bird · Pelecaniformes · Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 — also called White Pelican, white pelican. Occurrence records of the Great White Pelican are shared on GBIF from around 22 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (3 448 records), in 2 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
22reserves with records
6 453records around them
2provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 448 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 036 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 644 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 262 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 253 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 242 |
| Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 70 |
| Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 67 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 64 |
| Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 62 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 62 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 60 |
| !Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 55 |
| Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 37 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 36 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 11 |
| Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 19 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 3 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Pelecanidae
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus onocrotalus
- GBIF taxon
- 2480350
- Wikidata
- Q199427
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.