Wild Water Buffalo
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Wild Water Buffalo

Bubalus arnee

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
44 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
July 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Axis Deer
LC Endemic

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

80–90% · Very likely
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

60–70% · Likely
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

40–50% · Likely
White-spotted Chevrotain
LC

White-spotted Chevrotain

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Moschiola meminna

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Wilpattu National Park?

About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Wild Water Buffalo in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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