Where to see
Orthetrum sabina
Cuc Phuong National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Slender Skimmer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Cuc Phuong National Park
In Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Skimmer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Way Kambas National Park and more
After Cuc Phuong National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Slender Skimmer are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Sundarbans National Park (India, about 30%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best options are Royal Bardia National Park in Asia (about 30%) and Kakadu National Park in Oceania (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Cuc Phuong National Park (about 60%), June in Way Kambas National Park (about 70%) and October in Royal Bardia National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Slender Skimmer on a given day. Each park's Slender Skimmer page has the full month-by-month chart.
