Where to see
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Keoladeo National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-breasted Waterhen during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Keoladeo National Park
In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Waterhen sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ranthambore National Park and more
After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-breasted Waterhen are in Ranthambore National Park (India, about 60%), Sundarbans National Park (India, about 40%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%), January, August and October–November in Ranthambore National Park (about 70%) and July in Sundarbans National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-breasted Waterhen on a given day. Each park's White-breasted Waterhen page has the full month-by-month chart.
