Grey Pelican
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Grey Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
15 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) or gray pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Iran across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes. At a distance they are difficult to differentiate from other pelicans in the region although it is smaller but at close range the spots on the upper mandible, the lack of bright colours and the greyer plumage are distinctive. In some areas these birds nest in large colonies close to human habitations. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Pelican sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

White-bellied Heron
CR

White-bellied Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea insignis

5–10% · With luck
Indian Pond Heron
LC

Indian Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola grayii

<5% · Rare
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

<5% · Rare
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

<5% · Rare
Malayan Night Heron
LC

Malayan Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gorsachius melanolophus

<5% · Rare
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

<5% · Rare
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

Insufficient data
Purple Heron
LC

Purple Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea purpurea

Insufficient data
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

Insufficient data
Red-naped Ibis
LC

Red-naped Ibis

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pseudibis papillosa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
8 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Pelican in Royal Manas National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Pelican sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey Pelican in Royal Manas National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Grey Pelican in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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