Wildlife of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
protected area · India
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is a protected area in India covering about 433 km². Our database links 19 mammals and 252 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.
What wildlife can you see at Parambikulam Tiger Reserve?
At least 19 mammal and 252 bird species are recorded at Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Asian Elephant, Gaur and Leopard.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Nilgiri Langur 259 rec.
- Indian Giant Squirrel 127 rec.
- Asian Elephant 99 rec.
- Gayal 54 rec.
- Bonnet Macaque 24 rec.
- Chital 22 rec.
- Eurasian Wild Pig 17 rec.
- Jungle Palm Squirrel 13 rec.
- Sloth Bear 13 rec.
- Southern Red Muntjac 13 rec.
- Sambar 13 rec.
- Lion-tailed Macaque 12 rec.
- Indian Chevrotain 7 rec.
- Leopard 5 rec.
- Tiger 5 rec.
- Indian Crested Porcupine 4 rec.
- Stripe-necked Mongoose 4 rec.
- Gaur · listed by our guide
- Nilgiri Tahr · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3,268 rec.
- White-cheeked Barbet 3,239 rec.
- Yellow-browed Bulbul 2,511 rec.
- Southern Hill Myna 2,273 rec.
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot 1,968 rec.
- Malabar Whistling-Thrush 1,742 rec.
- Malabar Parakeet 1,658 rec.
- Orange Minivet 1,640 rec.
- Malabar Gray Hornbill 1,619 rec.
- Nilgiri Flowerpecker 1,561 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 1,529 rec.
- Gray Junglefowl 1,526 rec.
- Malabar Barbet 1,494 rec.
- Crimson-backed Sunbird 1,398 rec.
- Red-whiskered Bulbul 1,328 rec.
- Jungle Babbler 1,270 rec.
- White-bellied Treepie 1,248 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 1,248 rec.
- Jungle Owlet 1,227 rec.
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 1,152 rec.
- Black-rumped Flameback 1,105 rec.
- Spotted Dove 1,085 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 1,069 rec.
- Malabar Flameback 1,039 rec.
- Bronzed Drongo 950 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 950 rec.
- Common Iora 848 rec.
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo 830 rec.
- Plum-headed Parakeet 824 rec.
- Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon 824 rec.
222 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed) 3 km · 322 species
- Thattekad Bird Sanctuary 21 km · 294 species
- Chimmony WLS ESZ (Proposed) 27 km · 170 species
- Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary 27 km · 226 species
- Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary 31 km · 257 species
- Anaimalai Tiger Reserve 38 km · 359 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Parambikulam Tiger Reserve 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.