Pelagornis

Pelagornis

Dossier Pelagornis.png

Creature

Group

Birds

Diet

Piscivore

Temperament

Skittish

Release Versions

245.0
Jul 28, 2016

739.3
Sep 1, 2016

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

 Eerie Pelagornis

Spawn Command

cheat summon Pela_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Pelagornis/Pela_Character_BP.Pela_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Knockout

Preferred Kibble

 Regular Kibble

Preferred Kibble

 Kibble (Compy Egg)

Preferred Food

 Raw Prime Fish Meat

Equipment

 Pelagornis Saddle (Level ?)

Rider Weaponry

No

Data

XP for kill

12 XP

Feces Size

 Small

Drag Weight

120

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Aberrant Megalosaurus
• Megalosaurus

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap
• Net Projectile

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood

Reproduction

Egg

 Pelagornis Egg

Incubation Range

29 - 32 °C / 84 - 90 °F
 Egg Incubator: 31 °C / 88 °F

Incubation Time

1h 39m 59.521s

Baby Time

3h 42m 13.333s

Juvenile Time

14h 48m 53.331s

Adolescent Time

18h 31m 6.664s

Total Maturation Time

1d 13h 2m 13.328s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

• The Island
• The Center
• Ragnarok
• Valguero
• Genesis: Part 1
• Crystal Isles
• Lost Island

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Pelagornis is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

“

Wild

The much-larger ancestor of water birds like the stork or pelican, Pelagornis miocaenus shares many traits with its modern-day brethren. However, it seems to spend far more time hunting for fish over the open deep-sea. In fact, I have rarely spotted a wild Pelagornis anywhere near the coasts of the main Island, as it prefers to rest its wings by paddling on the ocean's surface rather than waddling along the Island's beaches. Perhaps this behavior is a result of its survival instincts. The Early Miocene was a post-dinosaur epoch, after all, and Pelagornis would not be accustomed to such predators. Considering how quickly it flees from humans, one can hardly blame its caution.

Domesticated

Because of its ability to fly, walk and surface-swim, a tamed Pelagornis is one of the Island's most versatile mounts, but this comes at a cost. The same webbed feet that allow Pelagornis to serenely maneuver along the ocean's surface prevent it from carrying prey off the ground, which may limit its appeal to some survivors.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

	“	It swims on the surface, like a raft.	„
		~ Jeremy

Flying a tamed Pelagornis into the water will cause it to "land", and swim around until you take off again. Wild Pelagornis are naturally shy creatures that will fly away at the first sign of conflict.

Appearance

A relative of modern seagulls, Pelagornis is instantly recognizable from the more common Icthyornis by its size. With a wingspan rivaling Argentavis, it also possesses a beak filled with tooth-like projections for snagging fish, as well as webbed feet for paddling upon the ocean surface when it must rest its wings.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Pelagornis's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Pelagornis. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Pelagornis will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Pelagornis's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Pelagornis's "feathers" magenta.

Region 0:
Feathers

8

13

14

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

32

33

34

35

36

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 5:
Skin and Wing/Tail Tips

13

14

20

22

24

26

27

33

34

35

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide

In Primitive+:

• Fresh Poultry
• Hide
• Feathers

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	240	+48	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	180	+9	+4%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1200	+120	+10%		15%
Weight	150	+3	+3%
Melee Damage	16	+0.8	+1.275%	9.1%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+0%	36.5%
Torpidity	120	+7.2	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	132	?	?	229.5652	264	360.36	6
Swimming	330	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flying	600	?	?	1043.478	1200	1638	0.275

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Pelagornis bites the target.
		0	500	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		16

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Pelagornis

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Fish

The Pelagornis deals ten times more damage to  Coelacanth,  Sabertooth Salmon, and  Piranha, and can harvest them with the same attack that killed them. Coelacanth and Salmon can usually be killed in one hit by this, but Piranha have more health and may require two or three hits.

Taming

Pelagornis will not eat normal raw or cooked meats

• Base
• Mobile

Level 1					Time
Regular Kibble	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	2	1	1	0:07:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	11	17	4	2	0:14:08
Raw Fish Meat	16	29	6	3	0:20:01
Cooked Fish Meat	32	29	6	3	0:20:01
KO: × 12; × 5; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:40

Level 30					Time
Regular Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	13	18	4	2	0:16:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	25	71	15	8	0:32:07
Raw Fish Meat	38	122	25	13	0:47:31
Cooked Fish Meat	75	120	25	13	0:46:53
KO: × 33; × 14; × 4; × 3; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:59

Level 60					Time
Regular Kibble	3	0	0	0	0:08:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	20	46	10	5	0:25:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	40	155	33	17	0:51:23
Raw Fish Meat	60	253	53	27	1:15:01
Cooked Fish Meat	120	253	53	27	1:15:01
KO: × 55; × 23; × 7; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:13:57

Level 90					Time
Regular Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:13:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	91	20	10	0:35:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	55	262	56	28	1:10:39
Raw Fish Meat	83	420	90	45	1:43:46
Cooked Fish Meat	165	417	89	45	1:43:08
KO: × 77; × 32; × 9; × 5; × 4; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:16:07

Level 120					Time
Regular Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:16:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	35	140	31	16	0:43:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	70	387	84	42	1:29:55
Raw Fish Meat	105	608	132	66	2:11:16
Cooked Fish Meat	210	608	132	66	2:11:16
KO: × 98; × 40; × 11; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:17:48

Level 150					Time
Regular Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:18:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	43	203	45	23	0:53:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	85	527	116	58	1:49:10
Raw Fish Meat	128	825	182	91	2:40:01
Cooked Fish Meat	255	821	181	91	2:39:23
KO: × 120; × 49; × 14; × 8; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:12

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	2	1	1	0:07:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	12	19	4	2	0:15:25
	Raw Fish Meat	18	35	7	4	0:22:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	36	35	7	4	0:22:31
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:09
	Raw Fish Meat	6	2	1	1	0:07:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	12	2	1	1	0:07:31
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
KO: × 12; × 5; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:40

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:08:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	15	26	6	3	0:18:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	29	88	18	9	0:37:15
	Raw Fish Meat	43	143	30	15	0:53:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	86	143	30	15	0:53:46
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	10	7	2	1	0:12:51
	Raw Fish Meat	15	26	6	3	0:18:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	29	24	5	3	0:18:08
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
KO: × 33; × 14; × 4; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:59

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:13:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	90	19	10	0:35:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	55	249	53	27	1:10:39
	Raw Fish Meat	82	391	83	42	1:42:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	163	389	82	41	1:41:53
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:12:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	19	42	9	5	0:24:25
	Raw Fish Meat	28	90	19	10	0:35:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	55	87	19	10	0:34:23
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:35
	Raw Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:03:46
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
KO: × 66; × 27; × 8; × 5; × 4; × 3; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:15:06

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	8	13	3	2	0:21:19
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	49	247	55	28	1:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	98	625	138	69	2:05:52
	Raw Fish Meat	146	957	211	106	3:02:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	292	957	211	106	3:02:31
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:08:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	17	13	3	2	0:21:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	33	136	30	15	0:42:23
	Raw Fish Meat	49	247	55	28	1:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	98	247	55	28	1:01:16
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:09
	Raw Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
KO: × 120; × 49; × 14; × 8; × 7; × 5; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:12

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	14	104	25	13	0:37:18
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	92	707	165	83	1:55:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	183	1638	381	191	3:55:02
	Raw Fish Meat	275	2481	578	289	5:43:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	549	2476	576	288	5:43:08
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:13:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	31	116	27	14	0:38:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	61	423	99	50	1:18:21
	Raw Fish Meat	92	707	165	83	1:55:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	183	702	164	82	1:54:23
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:09:00
	Raw Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:12:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	19	0	0	0	0:11:53
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:16
KO: × 228; × 93; × 26; × 15; × 13; × 10; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:23:55

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	21	264	64	32	0:55:57
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	135	1288	313	157	2:48:46
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	269	2892	702	351	5:45:29
	Raw Fish Meat	403	4329	1050	525	8:23:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	806	4329	1050	525	8:23:46
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	7	0	0	0	0:18:39
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	45	267	65	33	0:56:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	90	806	196	98	1:55:36
	Raw Fish Meat	135	1288	313	157	2:48:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	269	1283	311	156	2:48:08
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:11:34
	Raw Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:17:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	27	0	0	0	0:16:53
	Kibble (Compy Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:16
KO: × 336; × 137; × 38; × 22; × 19; × 14; × 16; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:53

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

KO Strategy

The most reliable strategy for downing Pelagornis is to use a regular bow with tranquilizer arrows. Crossbows and Compound Bows may kill them before actually downing them depending on your server settings, the quality of your weapon, and the health of the bird. It is possible to use a bola on them, so if it's walking on the beach, this can be very easy.

If you have a low melee level Pteranodon, you can attack the Pelagornis and get it to flee inland, where a tribe mate can use a bola and then you both attack it with Tranq darts.

Alternatively you can follow them till they reach land and bola or shoot them so they can knock out over land.

Another strategy is to get a Raft directly under the flying Pelagornis, so there is a chance that they land on your raft and you can easily bola them and knock them out. Or you can try to bola them while flying over your raft.

One additional strategy is to use a grappling hook when over land, thus not allowing the Pelagornis to fly away and making the KO very easy.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Pelagornis. Due to their skittish temperament, they'll fly away when attacked.

Strategy

When a wild Pelagornis is attacked it will fly away. Use a bola to hold it in place to knock it out or kill it easier.

Weaponry

Use ranged weapon and aim at head, due to their low health, it should be dead after one shot.

Dangers

While the Pelagornis itself does not usually pose a threat, they will fly away when attacked, so a player more concentrated with killing or taming one than watching their surroundings may find themselves ambushed by a pack of Raptors or other hungry carnivores nearby, so it is best to quickly scout around the area before going in for the kill/tame.

Weakness

They have very little health.

Utility

Roles

• Last Hit Collector: Pelagornis is a great creature for trying to get the last hit on prey, due to its exclusive ability to kill and harvest a creature in a single attack. Circle around a fight of predators and wait for one of them to get bloodied, then swoop in to finish it off. This allows players to farm Meat or Hide without coming near enough to get damaged. However, the Pelagornis can not gather prime meat with this ability, so its utility is limited. Level up weight and melee.
• Oceanic Kick-Starter: When on water, Pelagornis lands safely and becomes a fast swimmer. This can save your life if your Pelagornis happens to get low on Stamina, but in swimming mode, Pelagornis will attract water creatures, which can make Megalodon your next problem but can also help with taming an Ichthyosaurus. They will swim up to the Pelagornis, and can be either tamed on the spot or led to a safer enclosed area, with the added bonus of being able to fly away should sea predators appear. To early players, this can be a helpful kick-start to establishing an oceanic presence. However, the high saddle level means that players may no longer have need of this utility once they are able to ride their Pelagornis.
• Organic Polymer Farmer: Can be used to fly to the tundra and eat penguins, harvesting organic polymer from them. Note that younger penguins give substantially more polymer, so target the babies first, as all penguins will run as soon as you start attacking. Level up weight and melee. Polymer is heavy, and the Pelagornis' base weight is very low.
• Fish Killer: The Pelagornis gets a massive attack bonus against Piranhas, Sabertooth salmon, and Coels. It will easily kill and harvest fish meat from them in one shot, usually killing multiple Piranhas in one hit as they tend to swarm as soon as you land on the water. Note that the bonus damage does not apply to mantas or other sea creatures.
• Long Distance Scout: Pelagornis get a 36.5% boost to flying speed when they are tamed, and have fairly good base stamina. Combined with their ability to land nearly anywhere to regain their stamina, this makes them an excellent long haul scout that can either out fly or out last someone trying to chase it down. Level stamina.
• Fishing Platform: Players can fish while on a Pelagornis, and it can fly to easily reach a favorite fishing location. Furthermore, if predators approach the Pelagornis, it can fly away to safety and to another fishing spot. This is not yet available on mobile version though. Level up health and weight.
• Damage:
• Transport:
• Travel:

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Organic Polymer	★★★★★
Raw Fish Meat	★★★★★
Raw Meat	★★★☆☆
Hide	★☆☆☆☆

Gallery

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  Swimming Pelagornis

• 

  Unconscious Pelagornis

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Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Pelagornis, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• Won't eat raw meat. Only Fish.
• Pelagornis will throw you off his back if you're flying over lava. Be careful!
• You can place a raft while riding on a Pelagornis.
• The dossier was revealed on 05/30/16.
• The Pelagornis miocaenus is the same name as the type species of genus Pelagornis, the genus name means 'miocene' in Latin.
• With a wingspan of around 6 m (18 ft), Pelagornis was one of the longest wingspan flying birds in history (Argentavis could have been bigger, but its wingspan is unknown).
• The Pelagornis will not spawn in Scorched Earth, not even through commands. If you try to transfer it through an obelisk it will disappear forever! (Seems fixed on unofficial. Tested 4/29/17 it's alive and well)
• The Pelagornis fits through an opened doorway, and unridden stands under ceilings 1 wall high (except when a sloped ceiling is used over the doorway). It can thus go anywhere inside a base that is ramp accessible.
• Pelagornis is one of the few animals that doesn't have a collar with a check mark by it in the notes. Even though it can be be tamed Helena didn't add a collar or check mark with her information.