All 5 in 3 days here: ~10%
City
Kota
🇮🇳 India
Asia, India 220 spp. recorded
Kota, previously known as Kotah, is the third-largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also India's first and world's second traffic signal free city after Bhutan's capital Thimphu. Kota is renowned for its coaching institutes for engineering and medical entrance exams, such as JEE and NEET. Wikipedia
25.174° N 75.858° E
🦜 Nature
220 Species sighted
5,934 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
LC
Saw-scaled Viper
Echis carinatus
LC
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
LC
Khorat Blind Snake
Indotyphlops braminus
LC
Bronze Grass Skink
Eutropis macularia
LC
Northern House Gecko
Hemidactylus flaviviridis
VU
Indian Flap-shelled Turtle
Lissemys punctata
Murray's House Gecko
Hemidactylus murrayi
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
LC
Indus Valley Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
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Recent sightings in Kota
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
32Jan
29Feb
33Mar
30Apr
28May
30Jun
28Jul
25Aug
30Sep
35Oct
34Nov
26Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
1
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Hot semi-arid
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 442
🐒 Mammals 74
🦎 Reptiles 60
🐸 Amphibians 10
586 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
41 Threatened 7 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.6
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% 📊
Coverage (103 species at ≥5% of 586 in the inventory)
18% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 mammal)
20% 🌟
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%)
17 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.8
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 1 Low
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Kota?
220 species
Kota's urban area has 220 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Red-wattled Lapwing (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 80%), Laughing Dove (about 70%), Black Drongo (about 70%) and Black-winged Stilt (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Northern Plains Gray Langur (about 50%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Kota?
March
In that month the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in April–May, August and December. That is one of Kota's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 260 mm in August.
Can you see a Northern Plains Gray Langur in Kota?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Plains Gray Langur sighting in Kota on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (about 80%).
Can you see a Red-wattled Lapwing in Kota?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Red-wattled Lapwing sighting in Kota on a given day, based on 234 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January, March, June–July and October (about 90%).
Can you see a Rhesus Macaque in Kota?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rhesus Macaque sighting in Kota on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and July (about 70%).
Is Kota good for wildlife watching?
4.4 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Kota gets 4.4/5: 114th of 380 cities worldwide and 52nd in Asia. 23 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
Nearest Parks
Nearest Zoos & Centres
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