Nilgai

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Blackbuck
LC

Blackbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antilope cervicapra

30–40% · Possible
Axis Deer
LC

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

80–90% · Very likely
Sambar
VU

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

Insufficient data
Barasingha

Barasingha

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rucervus duvaucelii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
90–100
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
80–90%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nilgai in Keoladeo National Park?

About 84% of visitor-days record a Nilgai sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Nilgai in Keoladeo National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Nilgai in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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