Wild Water Buffalo
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Wild Water Buffalo

Bubalus arnee

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
35 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It was first described in 1792. The wild water buffalo is the most likely ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the global population totals less than 4,000 mature individuals. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

30–40% · Possible
Grey Himalayan Goral
NT Endemic

Grey Himalayan Goral

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Naemorhedus goral

Insufficient data
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

20–30% · Possible
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

Insufficient data
Barasingha
VU

Barasingha

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rucervus duvaucelii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
Nov
60–70
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 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
6 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wild Water Buffalo in Royal Manas National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wild Water Buffalo in Royal Manas National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wild Water Buffalo in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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