Grey Pelican

Grey Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 47% of visitor-days record a Grey Pelican sighting in Yala National Park, based on 493 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Grey Pelican in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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