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Namdapha National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Giant Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 9 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Namdapha National Park
In Namdapha National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Giant Squirrel 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 Namdapha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Giant Squirrel are in Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Kaziranga National Park (India, about 50%) and Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January–February and April in Namdapha National Park (about 70%), January in Khao Yai National Park (about 70%) and February and October in Kaziranga National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Giant Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Black Giant Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
