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Bali Barat National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 11 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Bali Barat National Park
In Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Royal Bardia National Park and more
After Bali Barat National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater are in Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 40%), Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Kaziranga National Park (India, about 30%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Royal Bardia National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Bali Barat National Park (about 70%), April in Royal Bardia National Park (about 70%) and February–March and December in Khao Yai National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's Chestnut-headed Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
