All 3 in 3 days here: ~50%
Cat Tien National Park
🇻🇳 Vietnam
Southeast Asia, Vietnam 1040 spp. recorded
Cat Tien National Park is a protected lowland reserve in southern Vietnam, defined by sweeping tropical dry forest and dense bamboo groves. Unlike water-logged southern deltas, this terrain experiences distinct seasonal dry spells that shape a resilient canopy of deciduous trees and ancient timber stands.
11.677° N 107.343° E
🦜 Nature
469 Species sighted
66,895 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Mar Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 714 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Cat Tien National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSounds of Cat Tien National Park
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Vietnam · 2022
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Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
81Jan
85Feb
87Mar
85Apr
83May
87Jun
67Jul
65Aug
61Sep
62Oct
77Nov
75Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Forest Floor Lodge
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard~70%≈
Spot-legged Tree Frog~70%+10%
Tokay Gecko~70%+10%
Pallas's Squirrel~60%+10%
Clouded Monitor~60%≈
Cattien Bent-toed Gecko~60%+10%
Common Indian Toad~60%+10%
Flat-tailed House Gecko~60%+10%
Many-lined Sun-skink~50%+10%
Asian Painted Frog~50%+10%
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo~50%-20%
Ayeyarwady Bulbul~50%-20%
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Bau Sau (Crocodile Lake)
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Ta Lai Track (including grasslands & wetlands)
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Forest Road
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard~70%≈
- Tokay Gecko~60%≈
- Pallas's Squirrel~60%+10%
- Clouded Monitor~60%≈
Black-shanked Douc Langur~60%≈
Bronze Grass Skink~50%+10%
Spotted Forest Skink~50%≈- Spot-legged Tree Frog~50%-10%
Cambodian Striped Squirrel~50%+10%
Crowned Pricklenape~50%≈
Stripe-throated Bulbul~50%-20%
Ashy Drongo~50%-20%
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Da Co (Heaven's Rapids) Track
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard~70%≈
- Spot-legged Tree Frog~60%≈
- Tokay Gecko~60%≈
- Cattien Bent-toed Gecko~60%≈
Round-tongued Floating Frog~60%+10%- Many-lined Sun-skink~50%+10%
- Common Indian Toad~50%+10%
Alpine Cricket Frog~50%+20%- Pallas's Squirrel~50%≈
Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog~50%+10%- Spotted Forest Skink~50%≈
Mada Paddy Frog~50%+10%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
2–3
daysTrails
Moderate
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 World-class
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.8
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 616
🐒 Mammals 193
🦎 Reptiles 158
🐸 Amphibians 73
1040 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
80 Threatened 3 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.8
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (328 species at ≥5% of 1040 in the inventory)
32% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (7 bird, 4 reptile, 1 amphibian)
72% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
149 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
25 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
51 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.6
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Moderate Medium
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We saw a total of 23 mammal species, including a reintroduced Pangolin and two Gibbon species.
The first woodpecker we saw was a pair of Greater Flamebacks.
I’ve a lot of fun by managed to spot and film many species during the monsoon, but only because I stayed for several consecutive weeks and stayed inside the park at the Cat Tien Headquarters.
A rescued black-shanked douc langur at the Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre.In my 15 years (so far) of traveling to various far-flung corners of Vietnam, I somehow had never made it to Cát Tiên National Park, which is in Đồng Nai Province and neighbors HCMC.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Cat Tien National Park?
1,040 species
Cat Tien National Park has 1,040 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are White-rumped Shama (about 70%), Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard (about 70%), Ashy Drongo (about 70%), Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (about 70%) and Ayeyarwady Bulbul (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Black-shanked Douc Langur (about 60%); among amphibians, Spot-legged Tree Frog (about 60%).
When is the best time to visit Cat Tien National Park for wildlife?
January–June and October–November
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in September.
Can you see a Southern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon in Cat Tien National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 300 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 70%).
Can you see a Black-shanked Douc Langur in Cat Tien National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-shanked Douc Langur sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 231 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and March (about 80%).
Can you see a Green Peafowl in Cat Tien National Park?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Peafowl sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 639 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June–September and December–February (about 40%).
Can you see a Sunda Pangolin in Cat Tien National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Pangolin sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May (about 30%). Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Where in Cat Tien National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Forest Floor Lodge
The richest sighting zone is around Forest Floor Lodge, followed by Bau Sau (Crocodile Lake) and Ta Lai Track (including grasslands & wetlands), ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Cat Tien National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Cat Tien National Park rates 4.8/5: 21st of 316 parks worldwide and 1st in Southeast Asia. 69 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
