All 5 in 3 days here: ~90%
City
Jamshedpur
🇮🇳 India
Asia, India 154 spp. recorded
Jamshedpur, also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India. Located on the confluence of the Swarnarekha and Kharkai rivers, the city is surrounded by the Dalma Hills. It is the largest city in the state of Jharkhand. Wikipedia
22.788° N 86.177° E
🦜 Nature
154 Species sighted
2,139 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Northern Palm Squirrel
Funambulus pennantii
NT
Indian Flying Fox
Pteropus medius
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Keeled Indian Mabuya
Eutropis carinata
LC
Bronze Grass Skink
Eutropis macularia
LC
Chequered Keelback
Fowlea piscator
LC
Common Dotted Garden Skink
Riopa punctata
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
Challenges you can complete here
All 4 in 3 days here: ~30%
Recent sightings in Jamshedpur
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
0
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?
4.3
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 474
🐒 Mammals 75
🦎 Reptiles 81
🐸 Amphibians 22
652 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
38 Threatened 7 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.3
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
71% 📊
Coverage (77 species at ≥5% of 652 in the inventory)
12% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 reptile)
20% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
2 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
18 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.2
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 0 Low
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Jamshedpur?
154 species
Jamshedpur's urban area has 154 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are House Crow (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 80%), Oriental Garden Lizard (about 80%), Black Kite (about 70%) and Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 70%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Jamshedpur?
January–April, June–August and October–November
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in May and December.
Can you see an Indian Pied Starling in Jamshedpur?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Pied Starling sighting in Jamshedpur on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June and August (about 80%).
Can you see a Red-whiskered Bulbul in Jamshedpur?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-whiskered Bulbul sighting in Jamshedpur on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February to April (about 80%).
Can you see an Oriental Garden Lizard in Jamshedpur?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Jamshedpur on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026.
Is Jamshedpur good for wildlife watching?
4.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Jamshedpur gets 4.3/5: 157th of 380 cities worldwide and 64th in Asia. 22 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