Red Dead Redemption 2 Pelican
Pelican
Class Bird
Size Moderate

Quick Overview

Red Dead Redemption 2 Pelican can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Moderate sized Bird animal. We recommend using a Varmint Rifle or a Repeater to hunt this animal. You can cook the Exotic Bird meal from hunting it, American White Pelican, Brown Pelican. it's not a Legendary Animal.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Pelican Locations

Every type of Pelican found in RDR2.

Using the best weapons to hunt a Pelican in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is carnivores you should use Predator Bait to attract it in the wild.

Pelican Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.

  • Use Predator Bait
  • Varmint Rifle with 0.22

Regular Pelican Locations

    RDR2 Pelican Locations

    There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

    American White Pelican

    • The American White Pelican is native to the coastal areas of West Elizabeth, New Hanover and Lemoyne.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of fish, insects, amphibians, turtles, crustaceans, birds and small mammals.
    • The Varmint Rifle is considered to be the most effective weapon for hunting pelicans.
    • The meat from pelicans can be used for cooking and their feathers can be used for crafting.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Brown Pelican

    • Brown Pelicans are native to the coastal areas of West Elizabeth, New Hanover and Lemoyne.
    • As carnivores, their diet includes small birds and mammals, turtles, crustaceans, fish and amphibians.
    • The Varmint Rifle is considered to be the ideal weapon for hunting pelicans.
    • The feathers from pelicans can be used for crafting, and their meat can be used for cooking.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium
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    Pelican Cooking Recipes

    Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.

    Recipe Name Regular Thyme Type Oregano Type Mint Type
    Exotic Bird Plain Exotic Bird Thyme Exotic Bird Oregano Exotic Bird Minty Exotic Bird

    Pelican Materials

    The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Pelican will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.

    Material Cost Kill Quality
    Perfect Pelican Carcass $3.75 Perfect Kill
    Good Pelican Carcass $2.25 Good Kill
    Poor Pelican Carcass $1.5 Poor Kill
    Pelican Feather $1.2 Any
    Exotic Bird Meat $0.6 Any
    Flight Feather $0.15 Any

    Red Dead Redemption 2 Pelican Crafting

    What you can make from Pelican crafting materials.

    Trapper Crafting

    Item Name Pricing How to unlock

    Fence Crafting

    Recipe Name Effect How to obtain Type Price

    Where to find these Special Crafting Materials

    Ingredient How to get

    Camp Crafting

    Used for It makes Crafting ingredients

    Item Crafting

    Recipe Name Ingredients Where to find Description
    Improved Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 + 15 Damage
    Fire Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 + 20 Damage | Incendiary Effect
    Dynamite Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Dynamite – 1x Flight Feather Located at the South end of Wapiti Indian Reservation, at the base of a wooden bridge you will find it within a chest. | Also sold by Fences after “A Short Walk in a Pretty Town” + 40 Damage | Explosive Effect
    Poison Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Oleander Sage – 1x Flight Feather Located Northeast of Bacchus Station, right outside the Mysterious Hill Home. You will receive it from a chest | Also sold by Fences after Chapter 2 + 5 Damage | Good for Hunting
    Small Game Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Regular Shotgun Shells – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 - 20 Damage | Good for Hunting Small animals