Wildlife of Chitwan National Park

national park · Nepal

Chitwan National Park is a national park in Nepal covering about 1,204 km². Our database links 50 mammals and 509 birds species to it, and it features in 2 trip reports.

What wildlife can you see at Chitwan National Park?

At least 50 mammal and 509 bird species are recorded at Chitwan National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Greater One-horned Rhinoceros.

Species to look for

Greater One-horned Rhinoceros

Mammals most often recorded

• Sambar 193 rec.
• Chital 178 rec.
• Leopard 170 rec.
• Southern Red Muntjac 159 rec.
• Tiger 146 rec.
• Sloth Bear 66 rec.
• Large Indian Civet 66 rec.
• Jungle Cat 64 rec.
• Small Indian Civet 58 rec.
• Hog Deer 50 rec.
• Dhole 43 rec.
• Terai Sacred Langur 42 rec.
• Greater One-horned Rhinoceros 41 rec.
• Eurasian Wild Pig 32 rec.
• Rhesus Macaque 31 rec.
• Asian Elephant 21 rec.
• Gayal 17 rec.
• Fishing Cat 16 rec.
• Indian Fox 16 rec.
• Assamese Macaque 14 rec.

30 more mammals on the full list.

Birds most often recorded

• Red-vented Bulbul 2,459 rec.
• Spotted Dove 2,385 rec.
• White-throated Kingfisher 2,384 rec.
• Indian Peafowl 2,211 rec.
• Black Drongo 2,142 rec.
• Red-whiskered Bulbul 2,053 rec.
• Large-billed Crow 2,041 rec.
• Indian Pond-Heron 2,008 rec.
• Black-hooded Oriole 1,978 rec.
• Red-wattled Lapwing 1,911 rec.
• Ruddy Shelduck 1,892 rec.
• Common Myna 1,830 rec.
• Rufous Treepie 1,830 rec.
• Little Egret 1,823 rec.
• Red Junglefowl 1,760 rec.
• Long-tailed Shrike 1,718 rec.
• Jungle Myna 1,701 rec.
• Rose-ringed Parakeet 1,668 rec.
• Pied Kingfisher 1,657 rec.
• Asian Openbill 1,654 rec.
• Oriental Magpie-Robin 1,604 rec.
• Lesser Adjutant 1,602 rec.
• White-browed Wagtail 1,585 rec.
• Plum-headed Parakeet 1,583 rec.
• Common Kingfisher 1,565 rec.
• Gray-throated Martin 1,544 rec.
• Red-naped Ibis 1,526 rec.
• Jungle Babbler 1,526 rec.
• Common Tailorbird 1,450 rec.
• Alexandrine Parakeet 1,446 rec.

479 more birds on the full list.

Trip reports from Chitwan National Park

• Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
• Kanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2014: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris

Nearby wildlife sites

• Parsa National Park 4 km · 289 species
• Valmiki WLS/Tiger Reserve 18 km · 251 species
• Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary 77 km · 78 species
• Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary 79 km · 66 species

In our guides

Visiting tips, access and seasons: Chitwan National Park in our Nepal guide.

GBIF download for Nepal: doi:10.15468/dl.z7ve6x.

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.