Where to see
Hylobates lar
Khao Yai National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Lar Gibbon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Khao Yai National Park
In Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kaeng Krachan National Park and more
After Khao Yai National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Lar Gibbon are in Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and July in Khao Yai National Park (about 80%), February and November–December in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 60%) and February and May in Gunung Leuser National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Lar Gibbon on a given day. Each park's Lar Gibbon page has the full month-by-month chart.
