Wildlife of Kaziranga National Park
national park · India
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in India covering about 435 km². Our database links 19 mammals and 457 birds species to it, and it features in 3 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Kaziranga National Park?
At least 19 mammal and 457 bird species are recorded at Kaziranga National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Greater One-horned Rhinoceros, Asian Wild Buffalo, Asian Elephant, Tiger and Bengal Florican.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Eurasian Wild Pig 22 rec.
- Hog Deer 18 rec.
- Water Buffalo 18 rec.
- Greater One-horned Rhinoceros 17 rec.
- Asian Elephant 13 rec.
- Rhesus Macaque 11 rec.
- Irrawaddy Squirrel 10 rec.
- Roof Rat 8 rec.
- Indian Gray Mongoose 4 rec.
- Large Indian Civet 4 rec.
- Tiger 4 rec.
- Small Indian Civet 3 rec.
- Southern Black Giant Squirrel 3 rec.
- Greater Hog Badger 3 rec.
- Philippine Palm Civet 3 rec.
- Sambar 3 rec.
- Smooth-coated Otter 3 rec.
- Mainland Leopard Cat 3 rec.
- Asian Wild Buffalo · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Oriental Darter 4,171 rec.
- Lesser Adjutant 4,027 rec.
- Spotted Dove 3,990 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 3,969 rec.
- Black-necked Stork 3,956 rec.
- Common Myna 3,921 rec.
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 3,850 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 3,828 rec.
- Spot-billed Pelican 3,811 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 3,660 rec.
- Asian Openbill 3,634 rec.
- Little Cormorant 3,562 rec.
- Great Egret 3,561 rec.
- Indochinese Roller 3,452 rec.
- Indian Pied Starling 3,352 rec.
- Little Egret 3,342 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 3,328 rec.
- Jungle Myna 3,319 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 3,274 rec.
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle 3,240 rec.
- Red Junglefowl 3,132 rec.
- Black Drongo 3,121 rec.
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork 3,091 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 3,010 rec.
- Bar-headed Goose 2,993 rec.
- Rufous Treepie 2,937 rec.
- Indian Spot-billed Duck 2,923 rec.
- Red-breasted Parakeet 2,870 rec.
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon 2,854 rec.
- Chestnut-tailed Starling 2,853 rec.
427 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Kaziranga National Park
- Bhutan Birding Trip Report, March to April 2018: Tropical Birding — Tropical Birding
- Kanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2014: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Assam Mammal Watching Trip Report 2008 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary 50 km · 93 species
- Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary 59 km · 134 species
- Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary 61 km · 79 species
- Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary 66 km · 223 species
- Pakhui Tiger Reserve 67 km · 394 species
- Nameri National Park 67 km · 504 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Kaziranga National Park in our India guide.
1 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.