Where to see
Macaca sinica
Wilpattu National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Toque Macaque during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Toque Macaque sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Udawalawe National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Toque Macaque are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%), Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Wilpattu National Park (about 90%), July and December in Udawalawe National Park (about 80%) and January in Horton Plains National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Toque Macaque on a given day. Each park's Toque Macaque page has the full month-by-month chart.
