Western Swamphen

Where to see

Western Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Keoladeo National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
3 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~30%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Western Swamphen?

Keoladeo National Park

In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Western Swamphen sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Western Swamphen?

Doñana National Park and more

After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Western Swamphen are in Doñana National Park (Spain, about 40%), Camargue (France, about 30%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%). Outside Asia, the best option is Doñana National Park in Europe (about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Western Swamphen?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and April in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), January in Doñana National Park (about 50%) and January in Camargue (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Swamphen on a given day. Each park's Western Swamphen page has the full month-by-month chart.