How do you tame a Pelagornis in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Pelagornis is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Pelagornis eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Pelagornis is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

Where can you find Pelagornis in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Pelagornis spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Pelagornis?

A baby Pelagornis takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 29°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Pelagornis Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Pelagornis

FLYER

Pelagornis

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

11 mapsFull Map →

The Pelagornis spawns on 11 maps, typically found in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Pelagornis Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 29m 51s|Effectiveness: 98.7% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 120Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	7	29:51	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	14	35:01	70 Lvl (220)
Cooked Lamb Chop	26	1:04:56	62 Lvl (212)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	43	53:46	47 Lvl (197)
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	85	1:49:10	23 Lvl (173)
+2 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×7)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 32°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Saddle

Pelagornis SaddleLv.43

Immobilized By

Bola

Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Pelagornis SaddleBase: 43 XP · Lv.43

172 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Pelagornis's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Gathering Abilities

Weight Reduction

Polymer-80%

Organic Polymer-80%

Damage Resistances

The Pelagornis has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 6 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	240.0	+48.00	+4.00%
Stamina	180.0	+9.00	+0.80%
Torpidity	120.0	+7.20	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	150.0	+3.00	+0.60%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+7.50%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Pelagornis has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (3x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Pelagornis can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Pelagornis a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Pelagornis Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Pelagornis in ARK: Survival Ascended. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

This page is your complete guide to the Pelagornis in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Pelagornis has 240 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 150 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Pelagornis is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Pelagorniss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Pelagornis can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Pelagornis as a tamable, flying, piscivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Flyer classification.

At 240 base HP, the Pelagornis is not particularly tanky. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. With 180 base Stamina, the Pelagornis has decent staying power. A base Weight of 150 means average weight tolerance.

To tame the Pelagornis, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Pelagornis is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild Pelagornis yields 3 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.43 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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