Way Kambas National Park

🇮🇩 Indonesia

🐒 Siamang Duets at Way Kambas

🌍 #189 Global · 3.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #11 in Southeast Asia #88 in Tropical Forest

Southeast Asia, Indonesia 972 spp. recorded

Way Kambas National Park is a tropical rainforest reserve in southern Sumatra, Indonesia, protecting lowland forest, swamp and coastal mangroves. Crab‑eating macaques forage along riverbanks, Asian painted frogs call from leaf‑litter after rains, and Sunda slow lorises glide through the canopy at night.

-4.924° S 105.748° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Panthera tigris

Elephas maximus

Symphalangus syndactylus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Macaca fascicularis

Kaloula pulchra

Otus lempiji

Megaderma spasma

Nycticebus coucang

Hylarana erythraea

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Muntiacus muntjak

Varanus salvator

Calotes versicolor

Ketupa ketupu

Callosciurus prevostii

30–40% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Panthera tigris

Elephas maximus

Symphalangus syndactylus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Macaca fascicularis

Megaderma spasma

Nycticebus coucang

Muntiacus muntjak

Callosciurus prevostii

30–40% · Possible

Rusa unicolor

30–40% · Possible

Cynopterus brachyotis

Insufficient data

Callosciurus notatus

Insufficient data

Galeopterus variegatus

Insufficient data

Neofelis diardi

Insufficient data

Trachypithecus cristatus

Insufficient data

Viverra tangalunga

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Otus lempiji

40–50% · Likely

Ketupa ketupu

40–50% · Likely

Chloropsis moluccensis

Phodilus badius

Todiramphus chloris

Psilopogon rafflesii

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Lanius schach

Halcyon smyrnensis

Caprimulgus macrurus

Dicrurus paradiseus

Pycnonotus goiavier

📊 Most Spotted

Varanus salvator

Calotes versicolor

Gekko gecko

Crocodylus porosus

Xenochrophis vittatus

Insufficient data

Ahaetulla prasina

Insufficient data

Tropidolaemus wagleri

Insufficient data

Eutropis multifasciata

Insufficient data

Boiga melanota

Insufficient data

Hemidactylus frenatus

Insufficient data

Dendrelaphis pictus

Insufficient data

Draco sumatranus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Kaloula pulchra

50–60% · Likely

Hylarana erythraea

40–50% · Likely

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

40–50% · Likely

Polypedates leucomystax

Insufficient data

Kaloula baleata

Insufficient data

Limnonectes blythii

Insufficient data

Fejervarya cancrivora

Insufficient data

Leptobrachium hasseltii

Insufficient data

Ingerophrynus biporcatus

Insufficient data

Chalcorana chalconota

Insufficient data

Fejervarya limnocharis

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Sumatran Tiger Tracking Tours

JanSepOct

Guided night and day safaris to track and observe wild Sumatran Tigers in their natural habitat, leveraging the park's dense lowland rainforest and high tiger density.

Macaca fascicularis

50–60% · Likely

Panthera tigris

Insufficient data

🦌

Siamang Symphony at Dawn

AprMayJulSep

The park's dense canopy comes alive at dawn with the hauntingly beautiful, booming calls of Siamangs, a sound synonymous with Sumatra's rainforests.

Nycticebus coucang

40–50% · Likely

Symphalangus syndactylus

40–50% · Likely

🦌

Elephant Sanctuary Visits

FebMaySepOct

Visitors can observe rescued Asian Elephants in semi-wild conditions, participate in feeding sessions, and learn about conservation efforts in the park's elephant sanctuary.

Elephas maximus

40–50% · Likely

Macaca nemestrina

Insufficient data

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

Tiger

30–40

10–20

20–30

10–20

20–30

10–20

40–50

50–60

10–20

20–30

Asian Elephant

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

60–70

30–40

20–30

30–40

50–60

70–80

40–50

30–40

Siamang

30–40

20–30

60–70

50–60

20–30

50–60

30–40

60–70

20–30

40–50

30–40

Crab-eating Macaque

30–40

40–50

30–40

60–70

50–60

30–40

50–60

60–70

70–80

20–30

30–40

Asian Painted Frog

50–60

60–70

70–80

80–90

30–40

40–50

30–40

20–30

50–60

60–70

30–40

Sunda Scops-Owl

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

20–30

60–70

50–60

10–20

30–40

Lesser false vampire bat

40–50

30–40

60–70

30–40

60–70

10–20

20–30

40–50

30–40

Sunda Slow Loris

30–40

20–30

70–80

50–60

20–30

50–60

30–40

50–60

20–30

40–50

30–40

Green Paddy Frog

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

10–20

20–30

50–60

70–80

10–20

30–40

Common Indian Toad

40–50

60–70

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

50–60

20–30

50–60

20–30

10–20

30–40

Southern Red Muntjac

40–50

20–30

30–40

20–30

30–40

40–50

20–30

60–70

20–30

40–50

60–70

Common Water Monitor

40–50

60–70

70–80

20–30

60–70

40–50

20–30

30–40

20–30

40–50

30–40

Oriental Garden Lizard

40–50

20–30

30–40

40–50

20–30

30–40

50–60

20–30

30–40

50–60

40–50

30–40

Buffy Fish-Owl

30–40

20–30

30–40

40–50

20–30

50–60

20–30

30–40

50–60

10–20

20–30

Prevost's Squirrel

30–40

20–30

30–40

40–50

60–70

20–30

10–20

60–70

10–20

50–60

40–50

20–30

Animal Events

🦌 Sumatran Tiger Tracking Tours

🦌 Siamang Symphony at Dawn

🦌 Elephant Sanctuary Visits

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

🐒 Siamang Duets at Way Kambas

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

581

🐒 Mammals

189

🦎 Reptiles

169

🐸 Amphibians

972 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

101 Threatened 3 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

2.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

46%

📊

Coverage (194 species at ≥5% of 972 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

20%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (6 mammal, 3 amphibian, 2 reptile, 1 bird)

47% Global avg

87%

🔭

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

132 Global avg

118

🌟

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

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

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Way Kambas National Park

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Tiger

Asian Elephant

Siamang

📊 Most Spotted

Crab-eating Macaque

Asian Painted Frog

Sunda Scops-Owl

Lesser false vampire bat

Sunda Slow Loris

Green Paddy Frog

Common Indian Toad

Southern Red Muntjac

Common Water Monitor

Oriental Garden Lizard

Buffy Fish-Owl

Prevost's Squirrel

⭐ Iconic Species

Tiger

Asian Elephant

Siamang

📊 Most Spotted

Crab-eating Macaque

Lesser false vampire bat

Sunda Slow Loris

Southern Red Muntjac

Prevost's Squirrel

Sambar

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Plantain Squirrel

Sunda Flying Lemur

Sunda Clouded Leopard

Silvered Leaf Monkey

Malay Civet

📊 Most Spotted

Sunda Scops-Owl

Buffy Fish-Owl

Blue-winged Leafbird

Oriental Bay-Owl

Collared Kingfisher

Red-crowned Barbet

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Long-tailed Shrike

White-throated Kingfisher

Large-tailed Nightjar

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Yellow-vented Bulbul

📊 Most Spotted

Common Water Monitor

Oriental Garden Lizard

Tokay Gecko

Saltwater Crocodile

Banded Keelback

Oriental Whipsnake

Wagler's Pit Viper

Many-lined Sun-skink

Western Mangrove Cat Snake

Common House Gecko

Common Bronze-back

Sumatran Gliding Lizard

📊 Most Spotted

Asian Painted Frog

Green Paddy Frog

Common Indian Toad

Common Tree Frog

Smooth-Fingered Narrow-mouthed Frog

Blyth's River Frog

Crab-eating Frog

Hasselt's Toad

Crested Toad

Schlegel's Frog

Alpine Cricket Frog

Animal Events

Sumatran Tiger Tracking Tours

Crab-eating Macaque

Tiger

Siamang Symphony at Dawn

Sunda Slow Loris