Where to see
Gallus lafayettii
Wilpattu National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sri Lanka Junglefowl during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Junglefowl sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sri Lanka Junglefowl are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%), Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Wilpattu National Park (about 90%), May in Yala National Park (about 90%) and May, September–October and December in Horton Plains National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sri Lanka Junglefowl on a given day. Each park's Sri Lanka Junglefowl page has the full month-by-month chart.
