Where to see
Macaca radiata
Periyar National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bonnet Macaque during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Periyar National Park
In Periyar National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bonnet Macaque sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nagarhole National Park and more
After Periyar National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bonnet Macaque are in Nagarhole National Park (India, about 70%), Mudumalai National Park (India, about 50%) and Bandipur National Park (India, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–April and December in Periyar National Park (about 80%), September and November–December in Nagarhole National Park (about 80%) and September in Mudumalai National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bonnet Macaque on a given day. Each park's Bonnet Macaque page has the full month-by-month chart.
