Where to see
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Gir National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Koel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 17 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Gir National Park
In Gir National Park, India, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Koel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Udawalawe National Park and more
After Gir National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Asian Koel are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best option is Tangkoko Nature Reserve in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Gir National Park (about 60%), May and October–November in Udawalawe National Park (about 50%) and June in Yala National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Koel on a given day. Each park's Asian Koel page has the full month-by-month chart.
