Where to see
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Cat Tien National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Chinese Pond Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Cat Tien National Park
In Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Pond Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Khao Sok National Park and more
After Cat Tien National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Chinese Pond Heron are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 30%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to February in Cat Tien National Park (about 50%), January to March in Khao Sok National Park (about 40%) and April in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Chinese Pond Heron on a given day. Each park's Chinese Pond Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.
