Wildlife of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
protected area · India
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in India covering about 91 km². Our database links 6 mammals and 244 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.
What wildlife can you see at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary?
At least 6 mammal and 244 bird species are recorded at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel, Tufted Gray Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Asian Elephant and Leopard.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Bonnet Macaque 5 rec.
- Chital 3 rec.
- Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel · listed by our guide
- Tufted Gray Langur · listed by our guide
- Asian Elephant · listed by our guide
- Leopard · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Red-vented Bulbul 1,403 rec.
- Spotted Dove 1,076 rec.
- Small Minivet 1,030 rec.
- White-bellied Drongo 989 rec.
- White-browed Bulbul 949 rec.
- Coppersmith Barbet 942 rec.
- Common Tailorbird 932 rec.
- Red-whiskered Bulbul 925 rec.
- Common Iora 899 rec.
- Yellow-billed Babbler 889 rec.
- Orange Minivet 861 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 791 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 789 rec.
- Brown-headed Barbet 788 rec.
- Asian Tit 754 rec.
- Indian Robin 731 rec.
- Purple-rumped Sunbird 676 rec.
- Common Woodshrike 668 rec.
- Black-hooded Oriole 641 rec.
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 639 rec.
- Purple Sunbird 631 rec.
- White-cheeked Barbet 608 rec.
- Malabar Parakeet 554 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 542 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 539 rec.
- Bay-backed Shrike 538 rec.
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 527 rec.
- Greenish Warbler 523 rec.
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 516 rec.
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 502 rec.
214 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Munnar Wildlife Zone ESZ (Proposed) 10 km · 261 species
- Kurinjimala Sanctuary 13 km · 94 species
- Anamudi Shola National Park 14 km · 153 species
- Eravikulam National Park 15 km · 221 species
- Anaimalai Tiger Reserve 18 km · 359 species
- Anamalai Tiger Reserve Buffer Area 18 km · 199 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in our India guide.
4 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.