Asian Woolly-necked Stork

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Asian Woolly-necked Stork

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Kaziranga National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Woolly-necked Stork during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
8 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
14 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
15 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Asian Woolly-necked Stork?

Kaziranga National Park

In Kaziranga National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Woolly-necked Stork sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an Asian Woolly-necked Stork?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and August in Kaziranga National Park (about 70%), January, March and October–November in Wilpattu National Park (about 70%) and November to January in Royal Bardia National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Woolly-necked Stork on a given day. Each park's Asian Woolly-necked Stork page has the full month-by-month chart.