Where to see
Orthetrum testaceum
Bako National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Orange Skimmer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Bako National Park
In Bako National Park, Malaysia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Skimmer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Danum Valley Conservation Area and more
After Bako National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Orange Skimmer are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Bako National Park (about 70%), April in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 60%) and May, July–August and December–January in Gunung Leuser National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Orange Skimmer on a given day. Each park's Orange Skimmer page has the full month-by-month chart.
