Where to see
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Kaeng Krachan National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-naped Monarch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 18 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 20 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Kaeng Krachan National Park
In Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Monarch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Khao Luang National Park and more
After Kaeng Krachan National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-naped Monarch are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Kanha National Park (India, about 40%) and Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 40%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Kanha National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 80%), May, August and October in Khao Luang National Park (about 70%) and February to June in Kanha National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-naped Monarch on a given day. Each park's Black-naped Monarch page has the full month-by-month chart.
