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Way Kambas National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Plume-toed Swiftlet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Way Kambas National Park
In Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plume-toed Swiftlet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kinabalu Park and more
After Way Kambas National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Plume-toed Swiftlet are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Way Kambas National Park (about 70%), February–March, August, October and December in Kinabalu Park (about 50%) and October in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Plume-toed Swiftlet on a given day. Each park's Plume-toed Swiftlet page has the full month-by-month chart.
