Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
📅 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 Brown Pelican in Utría National Natural Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Brown Pelican sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Pelican in Utría National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Pelican in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.