Australian Pelican

Where to see

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Phillip Island Nature Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Australian Pelican during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Phillip Island Nature Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
2 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
3 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
4 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Australian Pelican?

Phillip Island Nature Park

In Phillip Island Nature Park, Australia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Pelican sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an Australian Pelican?

Rottnest Island and more

After Phillip Island Nature Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Australian Pelican are in Rottnest Island (Australia, about 40%), Cape Range (Australia, about 40%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 30%).

When is the best time to see an Australian Pelican?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and October in Phillip Island Nature Park (about 50%), May and December–February in Rottnest Island (about 50%) and October and November in Cape Range (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Australian Pelican on a given day. Each park's Australian Pelican page has the full month-by-month chart.