Sambar

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

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	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	80–90%
2	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	80–90%
3	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
7	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	60–70%
8	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
9	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
10	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	50–60%
11	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
12	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
13	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	30–40%
14	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
15	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	30–40%
16	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
17	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
18	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
19	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	10–20%
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
22	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
23	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
24	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
25	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
26	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
27	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sambar in Wilpattu National Park?

About 62% of visitor-days record a Sambar sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sambar in Wilpattu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sambar in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.