Wildlife of Nagarhole National Park
national park · India
Nagarhole National Park is a national park in India covering about 680 km². Our database links 11 mammals and 311 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.
What wildlife can you see at Nagarhole National Park?
At least 11 mammal and 311 bird species are recorded at Nagarhole National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Asian Elephant, Dhole, Gaur, Chital and Sloth Bear.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Chital 15 rec.
- Indian Giant Squirrel 12 rec.
- Malabar Sacred Langur 10 rec.
- Stripe-necked Mongoose 6 rec.
- Asian Elephant 5 rec.
- Bonnet Macaque 5 rec.
- Eurasian Wild Pig 4 rec.
- Dhole 3 rec.
- Gayal 3 rec.
- Gaur · listed by our guide
- Sloth Bear · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Spotted Dove 2,966 rec.
- White-cheeked Barbet 2,875 rec.
- Plum-headed Parakeet 2,824 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 2,781 rec.
- Red-whiskered Bulbul 2,723 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2,536 rec.
- Common Myna 2,482 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 2,458 rec.
- Jungle Myna 2,406 rec.
- Gray Junglefowl 2,395 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 2,170 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 2,125 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 2,103 rec.
- Jungle Babbler 2,084 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 2,016 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 1,854 rec.
- Black Drongo 1,846 rec.
- Southern Hill Myna 1,772 rec.
- Malabar Parakeet 1,651 rec.
- Black-rumped Flameback 1,547 rec.
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo 1,541 rec.
- Rufous Treepie 1,539 rec.
- Orange Minivet 1,478 rec.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 1,471 rec.
- Greater Coucal 1,440 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 1,412 rec.
- Asian Tit 1,349 rec.
- Asian Green Bee-eater 1,322 rec.
- Common Hoopoe 1,262 rec.
- Small Minivet 1,245 rec.
281 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Nagarhole National Park
Nearby wildlife sites
- Kuruva Island 27 km · 165 species
- Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary 35 km · 239 species
- Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary 36 km · 223 species
- Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary 37 km · 156 species
- Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary 40 km · 146 species
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 52 km · 250 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Nagarhole National Park in our India guide.
2 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.