Where to see
Kallima sylvia
Danum Valley Conservation Area leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Clipper during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Danum Valley Conservation Area
In Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sepilok and more
After Danum Valley Conservation Area, the next-best odds of seeing a Clipper are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%), Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 40%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and November in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 60%), January, September and November in Sepilok (about 50%) and May and December in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Clipper on a given day. Each park's Clipper page has the full month-by-month chart.
