Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great White Pelican in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 418 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.