Where to see
Pycnonotus jocosus
Eravikulam National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-whiskered Bulbul during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 13 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Eravikulam National Park
In Eravikulam National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-whiskered Bulbul sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Periyar National Park and more
After Eravikulam National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-whiskered Bulbul are in Periyar National Park (India, about 70%), Mudumalai National Park (India, about 60%) and Nagarhole National Park (India, about 60%). Outside Asia, the best option is Doi Inthanon National Park in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Eravikulam National Park (over 90%), January and February in Periyar National Park (about 80%) and April–May and August in Mudumalai National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-whiskered Bulbul on a given day. Each park's Red-whiskered Bulbul page has the full month-by-month chart.
