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 Serengeti National Park
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.