Nilgai

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Indian Gazelle
LC

Indian Gazelle

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Gazella bennettii

40–50% · Likely
Axis Deer
LC

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

80–90% · Very likely
Sambar
VU

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
80–90
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Ranthambore National Park?

About 74% of visitor-days record a Nilgai sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Nilgai in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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