Pelicans
WHS where pelicans live in the wild. Sites with only rare sightings are excluded.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Brown | |
| Banc d'Arguin | "Notable breeding birds include white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus" (AB ev) | |
| Belize Barrier Reef | Brown Pelicans | |
| Cocos Island | Brown | |
| Coiba National Park | Brown | |
| Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands | The Dalmatian Pelican is a migratory bird in the area. (Nomination file, p. 54) | |
| Danube Delta | White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican (AB ev) | |
| Darien National Park | Brown | |
| Desembarco del Granma National Park | Brown | |
| Djoudj | "It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican" (Official desciption) | |
| Dong Phayayen | "the complex plays an important role for the conservation of migratory species, including the endangered Spot-billed Pelican" (Official desciption) | |
| Everglades | Brown Pelicans | |
| Galapagos Islands | On Fernandina Island | |
| Grand Canyon | Brown & American White | |
| Guanacaste | Brown | |
| Gulf of California | Brown Pelicans | |
| Hawraman/Uramanat | Dalmatian pelican (Nomination file, p. 35) | |
| Kaziranga National Park | "There is a pelican rookery (grey pelican) near Kaziranga village" (AB ev) | |
| Kenya Lake System | "It is (...) a major nesting and breeding ground for great white pelicans." (Official description) | |
| Keoladeo National Park | "Due to its strategic location in the middle of Central Asian migratory flyway and presence of water, large congregations of ducks, geese, coots, pelicans and waders arrive in the winter." (Official description) | |
| Los Katios National Park | Brown | |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | spot-billed pelicans | |
| Olympic National Park | Brown | |
| Redwood | "The marine and land life are equally remarkable, in particular the sea lions, the bald eagle and the endangered California brown pelican." (Official description) | |
| Saryarka | "It features wetlands of outstanding importance for migratory water birds, including globally threatened species, among them the extremely rare Siberian white crane, the Dalmatian pelican, Pallas's fish eagle, to name but a few." (Official description) | |
| Sian Ka'an | Brown & American White | |
| Srebarna Nature Reserve | "Among the most interesting bird species are the Dalmatian pelican, great egret, night heron, purple heron, glossy ibis and white spoonbill." (Official description) | |
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | American White | |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | American White | |
| Yellowstone | Nesting American pelicans | |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | "the huge numbers of waterfowl and large breeding colonies of pelicans, storks, herons and terns are impressive and add life to the wild natural landscape of the area." (Official description) |
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