Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCiconiiformes (Storks)
- FamilyCiconiidae (Storks)
- GenusLeptoptilos (Adjutants and Marabou)
- SpeciesLeptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Adjutant in Wilpattu National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Lesser Adjutant sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Adjutant in Wilpattu National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Adjutant in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.