Where to see
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Keoladeo National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Pintail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Keoladeo National Park
In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pintail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve and more
After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Pintail are in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Kaziranga National Park (India, about 40%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best options are El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 40%) and Wadden Sea National Park in Europe (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), November in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (about 70%) and February in Kaziranga National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Pintail on a given day. Each park's Northern Pintail page has the full month-by-month chart.
