Where to see
Anhinga melanogaster
Kaziranga National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Oriental Darter during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Kaziranga National Park
In Kaziranga National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Darter sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Keoladeo National Park and more
After Kaziranga National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Oriental Darter are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 80%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 70%). Outside Asia, the best option is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Southeast Asia (about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January to March in Kaziranga National Park (about 80%), April, September and November–February in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%) and May and October–November in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Oriental Darter on a given day. Each park's Oriental Darter page has the full month-by-month chart.
