Movement data of rescued Spot-billed Pelicans tracked using GPS-GSM telemetry in southern India

This dataset contains high-resolution GPS-GSM telemetry data of two rescued and rehabilitated Spot-billed Pelicans (Pelecanus philippensis) tracked from a mixed-species colonial waterbird breeding site in a human-dominated landscape of southern India.Each pelican was fitted with a 33 g solar-powered GPS-GSM patagial transmitter (OrniTrack P33, Ornitela, Lithuania), programmed to record locations at 10-minute intervals with daily data transmission.Movement data for Juvenile pelican span from 10 September 2022 to 31 August 2024 (722 days). Movement data for Adult pelican span from 4 February 2023 to 28 February 2025 (755 days).