Black-headed Ibis

Where to see

Black-headed Ibis

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Keoladeo National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-headed Ibis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
3 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~40%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
7 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
9 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Black-headed Ibis?

Keoladeo National Park

In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Ibis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Black-headed Ibis?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%), January, June–July and November in Yala National Park (about 80%) and January–February and November in Kaziranga National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-headed Ibis on a given day. Each park's Black-headed Ibis page has the full month-by-month chart.