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Wilpattu National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crimson Rose Swallowtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson Rose Swallowtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Udawalawe National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Crimson Rose Swallowtail are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Wilpattu National Park (about 60%), May in Udawalawe National Park (about 50%) and February–March, July and November–December in Yala National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crimson Rose Swallowtail on a given day. Each park's Crimson Rose Swallowtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
