Wildlife of Bandhavgarh National Park
national park · India
Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park in India covering about 481 km². Our database links 15 mammals and 290 birds species to it, and it features in 2 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Bandhavgarh National Park?
At least 15 mammal and 290 bird species are recorded at Bandhavgarh National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Gaur and Chital.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Tiger 256 rec.
- Bengal Sacred Langur 28 rec.
- Chital 26 rec.
- Rhesus Macaque 9 rec.
- Eurasian Wild Pig 7 rec.
- Nilgai 5 rec.
- Ruddy Mongoose 4 rec.
- Southern Red Muntjac 4 rec.
- Golden Jackal 4 rec.
- Sambar 4 rec.
- Northern Palm Squirrel 4 rec.
- Jungle Cat 3 rec.
- Leopard · listed by our guide
- Sloth Bear · listed by our guide
- Gaur · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Red-vented Bulbul 2,303 rec.
- Jungle Babbler 2,242 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 2,132 rec.
- Spotted Dove 2,076 rec.
- Plum-headed Parakeet 1,993 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 1,983 rec.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 1,910 rec.
- Indian Gray Hornbill 1,893 rec.
- Rufous Treepie 1,826 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 1,815 rec.
- Indian Roller 1,740 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1,701 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 1,697 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 1,694 rec.
- Asian Green Bee-eater 1,681 rec.
- Black Drongo 1,653 rec.
- Red Junglefowl 1,505 rec.
- Black-rumped Flameback 1,472 rec.
- Purple Sunbird 1,409 rec.
- Brown-headed Barbet 1,406 rec.
- Black-hooded Oriole 1,353 rec.
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon 1,306 rec.
- Alexandrine Parakeet 1,304 rec.
- Jungle Owlet 1,269 rec.
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo 1,223 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 1,201 rec.
- Common Tailorbird 1,197 rec.
- Indian Robin 1,195 rec.
- Greater Coucal 1,180 rec.
- Yellow-throated Sparrow 1,130 rec.
260 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Bandhavgarh National Park
- Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Sanjay Dubri WLS/Tiger Reserve 75 km · 233 species
- Sanjay National Park 77 km · 218 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Bandhavgarh National Park in our India guide.
3 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for India: doi:10.15468/dl.wgy7hx.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.