Where to see
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Royal Bardia National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a River Lapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Royal Bardia National Park
In Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a River Lapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Chitwan National Park and more
After Royal Bardia National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a River Lapwing are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 50%), Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 30%) and Satpura National Park (India, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Royal Bardia National Park (about 70%), June in Chitwan National Park (about 60%) and February and March in Jim Corbett National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a River Lapwing on a given day. Each park's River Lapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
