Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australian Pelican in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Australian Pelican sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Australian Pelican in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Australian Pelican in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.