Where to see
Esacus recurvirostris
Yala National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Thick-knee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Yala National Park
In Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Thick-knee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wilpattu National Park and more
After Yala National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Thick-knee are in Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Ranthambore National Park (India, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, April, June and November in Yala National Park (about 50%), April and May in Wilpattu National Park (about 50%) and February in Udawalawe National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Thick-knee on a given day. Each park's Great Thick-knee page has the full month-by-month chart.
