All 5 in 3 days here: <5%
City
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
🇮🇳 India
Asia, India 188 spp. recorded
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is a city in India. The Aurangabad caves now known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Caves are twelve rock-cut Buddhist shrines located on a hill running roughly east to west, close to the city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The first reference to the Aurangabad Caves is in the great chaitya of Kanheri Caves. Wikipedia
19.867° N 75.341° E
🦜 Nature
188 Species sighted
4,446 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
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Indian Hare
Lepus nigricollis
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Northern Plains Gray Langur
Semnopithecus entellus
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📊 Most Spotted
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Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
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Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
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Common Krait
Bungarus caeruleus
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Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
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Jerdon's Snake-eye
Ophisops jerdonii
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Common Dotted Garden Skink
Riopa punctata
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Lined Supple Skink
Lygosoma lineata
📊 Most Spotted
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Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
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Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
📊 Most Spotted
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🌙 Most active after dark
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Recent sightings in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
1
spotsZoos & centres
1
placesClimate
Tropical savanna
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 405
🐒 Mammals 79
🦎 Reptiles 68
🐸 Amphibians 16
568 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
29 Threatened 11 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.3
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Top-12 Avg Probability
58% 📊
Coverage (102 species at ≥5% of 568 in the inventory)
18% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
7 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
18 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.2
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 1 Low
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar?
188 species
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's urban area has 188 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Greater Coucal (about 70%), Black Drongo (about 60%), Laughing Dove (about 60%), Ashy Prinia (about 60%) and Asian Green Bee-eater (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Northern Palm Squirrel (about 40%); among reptiles, Khorat Blind Snake (about 40%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar?
February and March
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in May–July, September and December–January. Those are among Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in July.
Can you see an Ashy Prinia in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Prinia sighting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on a given day, based on 128 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February–March, May, July and October (about 70%).
Can you see a Northern Palm Squirrel in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Palm Squirrel sighting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August (about 70%).
Can you see a Khorat Blind Snake in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Khorat Blind Snake sighting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August and September (about 70%).
Is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar good for wildlife watching?
4.2 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar gets 4.2/5: 170th of 380 cities worldwide and 71st in Asia. 21 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data