Painted Stork

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Stork in Minneriya National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Painted Stork sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Stork in Minneriya National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Painted Stork in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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