Where to see
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Sundarbans National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Palm-Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Sundarbans National Park
In Sundarbans National Park, India, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Palm-Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Khao Yai National Park and more
After Sundarbans National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Asian Palm-Swift are in Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%) and Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Sundarbans National Park (about 90%), February and March in Khao Yai National Park (about 50%) and October in Udawalawe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Palm-Swift on a given day. Each park's Asian Palm-Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
