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Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family.
Quand venir
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Meilleurs moisTous les mois
Records1,169 records
Curve from 1,169 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Où la trouver
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Great White Pelican is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,169 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé le Great White Pelican
Où séjourner
30+ résultats à Afrique du Sud
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Great White Pelican in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Great White Pelican at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve and Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Great White Pelican in South Africa?
- The Great White Pelican is most recorded in Western Cape (86% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (11% of records), based on 1 169 iNaturalist observations. 32 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Great White Pelican on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Great White Pelican?
- The Great White Pelican is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Great White Pelican?
- The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.