Sambar

Where to see

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

Ranthambore National Park leads · 25 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~80%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
8 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~60%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
12 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
14 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
17 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
18 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
19 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
20 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
21 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
22 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
23 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
24 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
25 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Sambar?

Ranthambore National Park

In Ranthambore National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting on a given day, the highest of the 25 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Sambar?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and October–December in Ranthambore National Park (about 90%), January in Khao Yai National Park (about 90%) and February, April–June and October in Bandhavgarh National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sambar on a given day. Each park's Sambar page has the full month-by-month chart.