Where to see
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Gir National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Oriental Honey-buzzard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 19 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Gir National Park
In Gir National Park, India, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Honey-buzzard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Royal Bardia National Park and more
After Gir National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Oriental Honey-buzzard are in Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 30%), Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Manas National Park (India, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Sok National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Gir National Park (about 70%), March and April in Royal Bardia National Park (about 40%) and January to March in Chitwan National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Oriental Honey-buzzard on a given day. Each park's Oriental Honey-buzzard page has the full month-by-month chart.
