Where to see
Gyps himalayensis
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Himalayan Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
In Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Mongolia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Jiuzhaigou National Park and more
After Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Himalayan Vulture are in Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 50%), Kaziranga National Park (India, about 30%) and Hemis National Park (India, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and August in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (about 60%), April and May in Jiuzhaigou National Park (about 60%) and February to April in Kaziranga National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Himalayan Vulture on a given day. Each park's Himalayan Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.
