Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Spanish: Pelícano blanco

The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.

TaxonomyAves › Pelecaniformes › Pelecanidae

Local records13 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records84,654 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2019 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2025-01-21 — observation by pnvg_apffhg
2024-02-19 — observation by adrian_mora
2023-02-05 — observation by zihuadean
2022-12-24 — observation by santiagob1986
2022-04-17 — observation by emmanuelsaag
2020-04-05 — observation by santiagob1986

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Cite as: “American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pelecanus-erythrorhynchos/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.