All 5 in 3 days here: ~20%
Nagarhole National Park
🇮🇳 India
Indian Subcontinent, India 856 spp. recorded
Nagarhole National Park is a protected tropical rainforest reserve situated in southern India. Dense stands of teak and rosewood, winding jungle streams, and emerald valleys define this lush habitat, setting it apart from the drier thorn forests found elsewhere on the subcontinent.
12.010° N 76.144° E
🦜 Nature
372 Species sighted
73,962 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jan Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
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📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 569 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
Recent sightings in Nagarhole National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
54Jan
53Feb
43Mar
47Apr
44May
42Jun
48Jul
47Aug
42Sep
48Oct
48Nov
42Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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JLR Kings Sanctuary,Nagarahole
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12.073° N, 76.153° E
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Udbhuru
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12.055° N, 76.117° E
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Kabini River lodge
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Easy
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.7
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 539
🐒 Mammals 120
🦎 Reptiles 135
🐸 Amphibians 62
856 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
72 Threatened 4 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.3
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
69% 📊
Coverage (218 species at ≥5% of 856 in the inventory)
25% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 mammal, 3 bird)
50% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
154 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
27 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
32 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.4
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Easy High
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We also saw leopards and a pack of wild dogs preying on a deer.
Herons and egrets and the occasional waterhen (more heard than seen, squawking loudly in a bamboo thicket) but also others: brahminy kites, paddy field pipits, and once—a first-ever sighting for us—a blue-faced malkoha.
We saw plenty of birds, a couple of crocodiles resting on the banks, again the peaceful scenes of monkeys playing and deer grazing.
We saw elephants, monkeys, squirrels, mongoose, deer, a variety of interesting birds, and a fearsome crocodile or two, but all we saw of tigers was a paw print in the dust.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Nagarhole National Park?
856 species
Nagarhole National Park has 856 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Axis Deer (about 90%), Asian Elephant (about 80%), Gayal (about 70%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 70%) and Common Peafowl (about 70%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Indian Black Turtle (about 50%); among amphibians, Bicolored Frog (about 40%).
When is the best time to visit Nagarhole National Park for wildlife?
November
In that month the park's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 60% in February–March, May, July–August, October and December.
Can you see a Tiger in Nagarhole National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January, March and October (about 80%).
Can you see an Asian Elephant in Nagarhole National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Elephant sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–May and September–November (about 90%).
Can you see a Common Peafowl in Nagarhole National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Peafowl sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 1,429 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 90%).
Where in Nagarhole National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around JLR Kings Sanctuary,Nagarahole
The richest sighting zone is around JLR Kings Sanctuary,Nagarahole, followed by Udbhuru, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Nagarhole National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Nagarhole National Park rates 4.5/5: 53rd of 316 parks worldwide and 8th in Asia. 44 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
