Langtang National Park

🇳🇵 Nepal

🐻 Red Panda Winter Wonderland

🌍 #241 Global · 3.1 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #23 in Asia #51 in Savanna & Grassland

Himalaya, Nepal 914 spp. recorded

Langtang National Park sits in the central Himalayas of Nepal, a mosaic of steep valleys, terraced ridges and temperate conifer forest that climbs toward snow‑capped peaks. Its mountainous woodlands contrast with the low‑land jungles of the country’s southern parks, offering a cooler, forested highland experience.

28.179° N 85.491° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

Insufficient data

Snow Leopard

Uncia uncia

Insufficient data

Himalayan Langur

Semnopithecus schistaceus

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely

Blue Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely

Rufous Sibia

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely

Grey-hooded Warbler

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

40–50% · Likely

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely

Variegated Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

40–50% · Likely

White-browed Fulvetta

Fulvetta vinipectus

40–50% · Likely

Gold-billed Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

40–50% · Likely

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

Insufficient data

Snow Leopard

Uncia uncia

Insufficient data

Himalayan Langur

Semnopithecus schistaceus

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

30–40% · Possible

Muntiacus muntjak

Muntiacus muntjak

30–40% · Possible

Domestic Yak

Bos grunniens

30–40% · Possible

Grey Himalayan Goral

Naemorhedus goral

30–40% · Possible

Assam Macaque

Macaca assamensis

20–30% · Possible

Himalayan Pika

Ochotona roylii

20–30% · Possible

Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel

Dremomys lokriah

20–30% · Possible

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

20–30% · Possible

Himalayan Muskdeer

Moschus leucogaster

Insufficient data

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

Insufficient data

Yellow-bellied Weasel

Mustela kathiah

Insufficient data

Siberian Weasel

Mustela sibirica

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely

Blue Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely

Rufous Sibia

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely

Grey-hooded Warbler

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

40–50% · Likely

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely

Variegated Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

40–50% · Likely

White-browed Fulvetta

Fulvetta vinipectus

40–50% · Likely

Gold-billed Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

40–50% · Likely

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Kashmir Rock Agama

Laudakia tuberculata

20–30% · Possible

Himalayan Trinket

Elaphe hodgsoni

Insufficient data

Himalayan Pitviper

Protobothrops himalayanus

Insufficient data

Bronzy-Brown Skink

Asymblepharus sikimmensis

Insufficient data

Cloud-forest Japalure

Japalura tricarinata

Insufficient data

Himalayan Keelback

Herpetoreas platyceps

Insufficient data

Big-eyed Bamboo Snake

Pseudoxenodon macrops

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Himalayan Toad

Duttaphrynus himalayanus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Red Panda Winter Activity Peak

JanDec

Red Pandas are most active during winter, descending to lower altitudes to forage on bamboo shoots and rest in tree hollows.

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

Insufficient data

🦌

Snow Leopard Prey Tracking Season

AugSepOctNov

Snow Leopards follow Himalayan Tahr and Musk Deer migrations, making them more visible near cliffs and ridges during autumn.

Snow Leopard

Uncia uncia

Insufficient data

🦌

Himalayan Tahr Rutting Display

JanMayJunNovDec

Male Himalayan Tahrs engage in dramatic head-butting contests and vocal displays to establish dominance during mating season.

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

30–40

<5

<5

0–10

<5

<5

0–10

0–10

0–10

<5

<5

30–40

0–10

<5

<5

0–10

<5

<5

0–10

0–10

0–10

10–20

10–20

0–10

Himalayan Langur

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

70–80

Large-billed Crow

80–90

80–90

60–70

70–80

50–60

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

Blue Whistling-Thrush

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

60–70

Streaked Laughingthrush

80–90

60–70

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

Green-backed Tit

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

30–40

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

60–70

70–80

Grey-hooded Warbler

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

30–40

20–30

40–50

40–50

60–70

Blue-fronted Redstart

70–80

60–70

50–60

40–50

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

20–30

50–60

60–70

Variegated Laughingthrush

30–40

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

30–40

60–70

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

60–70

50–60

30–40

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

40–50

50–60

White-browed Fulvetta

60–70

50–60

30–40

30–40

20–30

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

50–60

70–80

Gold-billed Magpie

40–50

50–60

20–30

30–40

20–30

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

Oriental Turtle Dove

20–30

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

60–70

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

10–20

Animal Events

🦌 Red Panda Winter Activity Peak

🦌 Snow Leopard Prey Tracking Season

🦌 Himalayan Tahr Rutting Display

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.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good

🐻 Red Panda Winter Wonderland

🦜

Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

700

🐒 Mammals

146

🦎 Reptiles

51

🐸 Amphibians

17

914 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

36 Threatened 7 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

2.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

52%

📊

Coverage (178 species at ≥5% of 914 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

19%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 mammal)

47% Global avg

20%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

144

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

9

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

13

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