I will say I want the Brown Pelican due to representation, but as it stands I think the Great White Pelican will be better due to the interspecies bonuses.
Now let’s say the next dlc also gives us the American Flamingo/ green sea turtle/ manatee/ more bird species, then I would say go Brown Pelican all the way!
You could make a near objective call as the most best on average for the great white, but im really not to fussed about it, i just want a pelican.
Defenetly the order for me would be great white > Brown > dalmatian
But the best options would be either Brown Pelican or Great white pelican, some good alternate choices; Australian pelican, Dalmatian pelican and American white pelican