Where to see
Chalcophaps indica
Sinharaja Forest Reserve leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Emerald Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 16 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
In Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Emerald Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kaeng Krachan National Park and more
After Sinharaja Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Asian Emerald Dove are in Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 50%) and Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best option is Kaeng Krachan National Park in Southeast Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March and June in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (about 70%), March, June and August in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 60%) and May and October in Way Kambas National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Emerald Dove on a given day. Each park's Asian Emerald Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
