Where to see
Pericrocotus flammeus
Sinharaja Forest Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Orange Minivet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
In Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Minivet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Periyar National Park and more
After Sinharaja Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Orange Minivet are in Periyar National Park (India, about 60%), Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and September–October in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (about 70%), January–February and September in Periyar National Park (about 70%) and November in Horton Plains National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Orange Minivet on a given day. Each park's Orange Minivet page has the full month-by-month chart.
