Where to see
Lonchura punctulata
Udawalawe National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Nutmeg Mannikin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Udawalawe National Park
In Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Nutmeg Mannikin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Udawalawe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Nutmeg Mannikin are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Bali Barat National Park in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Udawalawe National Park (about 70%), December to February in Yala National Park (about 60%) and March–May and July in Bali Barat National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Nutmeg Mannikin on a given day. Each park's Nutmeg Mannikin page has the full month-by-month chart.
