Komodo National Park
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🦎 Komodo Dragon's IslandKomodo National Park lies in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, covering a chain of volcanic islands where tropical dry forest clings to limestone hills and scrubby savanna stretches to white‑sand beaches. The landscape alternates between rugged ridges, open grasslands and coastal mangrove fringes.
-8.621° S 119.585° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis
★ Javan Rusa
Rusa timorensis
★ Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
★ Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea
📊 Most Spotted
Munguna
Mobula alfredi
Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Barred Dove
Geopelia maugeus
Reef ray
Taeniura lymma
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Hawksbill
Eretmochelys imbricata
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Green Junglefowl
Gallus varius
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Crab-eating Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
Large Flying Fox
Pteropus vampyrus
Nusa Tenggara Komodomys
Komodomys rintjanus
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Dugong
Dugong dugon
Western Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia peronii
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Toddy Cat
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ater
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
insular horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus keyensis
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Barred Dove
Geopelia maugeus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Green Junglefowl
Gallus varius
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Hawksbill
Eretmochelys imbricata
White-lipped Island Pitviper
Trimeresurus insularis
Lesser Sundas bronzeback
Dendrelaphis inornatus
Siamese Russell's Viper
Daboia siamensis
Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
Common Wolf Snake
Lycodon capucinus
Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus renschi
Boschma's Flying Dragon
Draco boschmai
Darmandville Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus darmandvillei
Timor Python
Malayopython timoriensis
Banded Sea Krait
Laticauda colubrina
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
Munguna
Mobula alfredi
Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Reef ray
Taeniura lymma
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
Australian Bluespotted Maskray
Neotrygon australiae
catshark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
White-spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus ocellatus
Mangrove Ray
Urogymnus granulatus
Thorny Ray
Urogymnus asperrimus
coral catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus
Indonesian Wobbegong
Orectolobus leptolineatus
Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Animal Events
1Dragon Mating Season
During these months, adult Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) engage in intense territorial combat and courtship rituals, roaming more widely across the rugged terrain.
3Migratory Seabird Activity
Marine skies and coastal upwellings become hotspots for soaring seabirds like the lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel), which glide on thermal currents and hunt for fish.
2Sea Turtle Nesting Period
Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) come ashore on secluded sandy beaches under the cover of night to dig nests and lay their eggs.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Dragon Mating Season
- 2Sea Turtle Nesting Period
- 3Migratory Seabird Activity
Sighting Zones
Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Komodo National Park?
The most likely sightings are Komodo Dragon (seen by over 90% of wildlife watchers), Munguna (seen by over 90% of wildlife watchers), Blacktip Reef Shark (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Javan Rusa (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Large-billed Crow (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers) — among 510 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Komodo National Park for wildlife?
September has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Komodo Dragon in Komodo National Park?
Yes — over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Komodo Dragon sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 718 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Javan Rusa in Komodo National Park?
Yes — about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Rusa sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 273 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Green Turtle in Komodo National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Green Turtle sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Yellow-crested Cockatoo in Komodo National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crested Cockatoo sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
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