Where to see
Funambulus palmarum
Sinharaja Forest Reserve leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Indian Palm Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
In Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Palm Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Minneriya National Park and more
After Sinharaja Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Indian Palm Squirrel are in Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December–January in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (about 60%), March in Minneriya National Park (about 70%) and October in Wilpattu National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Palm Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Indian Palm Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
