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Terpsiphone paradisi
Wilpattu National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Indian Paradise-Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Paradise-Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Indian Paradise-Flycatcher are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%) and Gir National Park (India, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Luang National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, April and November in Wilpattu National Park (about 70%), January–February, April–June and November in Yala National Park (about 60%) and October and December–January in Udawalawe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Indian Paradise-Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Indian Paradise-Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
