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Where does the Peruvian Pelican live?

Pelecanus thagus has 90,180 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from Chile.

Peruvian Pelican
Peruvian Pelican — Manuel González Olaechea y Franco / CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesPelecanidaePelecanus

When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Chile 63,977
Peru 23,659
Ecuador 2,538
El Salvador 3
Argentina 2
Colombia 1

Related animals

Others in the family Pelecanidae.

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Spot-billed Pelican
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Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican
56,531 records
Pink-backed Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
40,216 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.