Where to see
Anthus rufulus
Horton Plains National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Oriental Pipit during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Horton Plains National Park
In Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Pipit sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Udawalawe National Park and more
After Horton Plains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Oriental Pipit are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%) and Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best option is Way Kambas National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and July–August in Horton Plains National Park (about 80%), October and December in Udawalawe National Park (about 70%) and November in Yala National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Oriental Pipit on a given day. Each park's Oriental Pipit page has the full month-by-month chart.
