All 4 in 3 days here: ~90%
Bandhavgarh National Park
🇮🇳 India
Indian Subcontinent, India 690 spp. recorded
Bandhavgarh National Park is a protected reserve in central India, nestled in the tropical dry forests of Madhya Pradesh. The terrain mixes rolling hills, dense teak woodlands and open grasslands, creating a mosaic that separates it from neighboring sanctuaries.
23.698° N 80.979° E
🦜 Nature
343 Species sighted
71,354 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jan Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 437 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Bandhavgarh National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
51Jan
50Feb
43Mar
47Apr
49May
47Jun
26Jul
32Aug
30Sep
48Oct
42Nov
38Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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23.690° N, 81.017° E
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Tala Gate
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Khitauli Zone
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Common Peafowl~70%+10%
Jungle Babbler~70%-10%
Large-billed Crow~60%-10%
Rose-ringed Parakeet~60%-10%
Oriental Magpie-Robin~60%-20%
Rufous Treepie~60%≈
Pearl-necked Dove~60%-20%
Indian Grey Hornbill~50%-20%
Black Drongo~50%-10%
White-throated Kingfisher~50%-20%
Plum-headed Parakeet~50%-20%
Red-wattled Lapwing~40%-20%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Low
Typical stay
2–3
daysTrails
Easy
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 539
🐒 Mammals 71
🦎 Reptiles 67
🐸 Amphibians 13
690 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
44 Threatened 6 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.6
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Top-12 Avg Probability
73% 📊
Coverage (182 species at ≥5% of 690 in the inventory)
26% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (8 bird, 4 mammal)
59% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
140 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
27 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
44 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.4
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Low High
Trails Easy High
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
From 06:00 am till now, we had seen a variety of birds (Night Jar, Serpent eagle, dancing peacocks, Eurasian Thicknee, Jungle Fowl, common Kingfisher, and Indian Roller) and spotted dear, jungle cat and wild boar.
Here a couple of vehicles got to see a leopard which we didn’t, but we were all lucky to have two major tiger sightings.
The jungle in the morning (captured in my camera) On the way further, however, spotted deer (chital), sambhar and bisons were slaking their thirsts in the streams while some stood looking at us quizzically, their ears upright.
I found a side path and followed it through another grove of sal trees where, Here I saw a few birds including this red vented bulbul, a jungle babbler, and Indian robin, and a spotted dove.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Bandhavgarh National Park?
690 species
Bandhavgarh National Park has 690 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Tiger (about 80%), Axis Deer (about 80%), Northern Plains Gray Langur (about 80%), Sambar (about 80%) and Pearl-necked Dove (about 70%).
When is the best time to visit Bandhavgarh National Park for wildlife?
February
In that month the park's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 40% in July. That is one of Bandhavgarh National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 400 mm in August.
Can you see a Tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–May and October (about 90%).
Can you see an Axis Deer in Bandhavgarh National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Axis Deer sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February–June, October and December (about 80%).
Can you see a Northern Plains Gray Langur in Bandhavgarh National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Plains Gray Langur sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February, April–June and October–December (about 80%).
Is Bandhavgarh National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Bandhavgarh National Park rates 4.5/5: 55th of 316 parks worldwide and 9th in Asia. 49 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
