Plain Tiger Butterfly

Where to see

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Berenty Reserve leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Plain Tiger Butterfly during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~50%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
4 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
5 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~40%
6 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
7 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
10 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
11 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
12 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
15 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
16 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
17 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
18 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
20 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
21 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
22 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
23 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
24 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Plain Tiger Butterfly?

Berenty Reserve

In Berenty Reserve, Madagascar, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Tiger Butterfly sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Plain Tiger Butterfly?

Niokolo-Koba National Park and more

After Berenty Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Plain Tiger Butterfly are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best options are Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Oceania (about 40%), Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 30%) and Bali Barat National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Plain Tiger Butterfly?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are December in Berenty Reserve (about 60%), January in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 60%) and December in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Plain Tiger Butterfly on a given day. Each park's Plain Tiger Butterfly page has the full month-by-month chart.