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Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park

Q: Where is Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park?

Patna, India. Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in Patna, India. Its coordinates are 25.597° N, 85.099° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Chitwan National Park, about 213 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park?

50 species. Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, including Silver Pheasant, Axis Deer, Common Crane, Ring-necked Pheasant and Common Peafowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in the wild?

Silver Pheasant: Khao Yai National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park), Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park) and Common Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Biebrza National Park).

Q: When did Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1973, 44 ha. Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in Patna, India, opened in 1973 and covers about 44 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.

🇮🇳 India

🏙️ In Patna

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 50 spp. present

Patna Zoo is located off Bailey Road in Patna, Bihar, India. The park was opened to the public as a zoo in 1973. The park is Patna's most frequented picnic spot, with more than 36,000 visitors on New Year's Day alone in 2022. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

25.597° N 85.099° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1973

Size

Large

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Getting there

forest.bih.nic.in/SGBPark.htm ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Lophura nycthemera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Khao Yai National Park+ 3 more parks

Axis axis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Wilpattu National Park+ 17 more parks

Grus grus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Biebrza National Park+ 13 more parks

Phasianus colchicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Kiskunság National Park+ 15 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Platalea leucorodia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Doñana National Park+ 18 more parks

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Nycticorax nycticorax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas+ 138 more parks

Before you go

Where is Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park?

Patna, India

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in Patna, India. Its coordinates are 25.597° N, 85.099° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Chitwan National Park, about 213 km away.

What animals can you see at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park?

50 species

Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, including Silver Pheasant, Axis Deer, Common Crane, Ring-necked Pheasant and Common Peafowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in the wild?

Silver Pheasant: Khao Yai National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Silver Pheasant (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Yai National Park), Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park) and Common Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Biebrza National Park).

When did Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1973, 44 ha

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in Patna, India, opened in 1973 and covers about 44 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.