Where to see
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Keoladeo National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Painted Stork during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Keoladeo National Park
In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Stork sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Painted Stork are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 80%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%) and Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and November in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%), November in Yala National Park (about 90%) and September in Wilpattu National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Painted Stork on a given day. Each park's Painted Stork page has the full month-by-month chart.
