Pink-backed Pelican

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

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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	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5–10%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
19	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
25	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
26	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
29	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
30	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
32	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
33	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-backed Pelican in Virunga National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-backed Pelican sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 419 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pink-backed Pelican in Virunga National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Pink-backed Pelican in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.