Wildlife of Pench National Park
national park · India
Pench National Park is a national park in India covering about 602 km². Our database links 8 mammals and 290 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Pench National Park?
At least 8 mammal and 290 bird species are recorded at Pench National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Tiger, Dhole, Gaur, Chital and Sloth Bear.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Tiger 7 rec.
- Chital 5 rec.
- Rhesus Macaque 4 rec.
- Bengal Sacred Langur 3 rec.
- Golden Jackal 3 rec.
- Dhole · listed by our guide
- Gaur · listed by our guide
- Sloth Bear · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Rufous Treepie 2,070 rec.
- Plum-headed Parakeet 1,841 rec.
- Jungle Babbler 1,817 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 1,777 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1,684 rec.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 1,684 rec.
- Indian Gray Hornbill 1,673 rec.
- Spotted Dove 1,663 rec.
- Indian Roller 1,648 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 1,634 rec.
- Black Drongo 1,588 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 1,492 rec.
- Black-hooded Oriole 1,470 rec.
- Jungle Owlet 1,319 rec.
- Black-rumped Flameback 1,312 rec.
- Brown-headed Barbet 1,284 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 1,180 rec.
- Alexandrine Parakeet 1,159 rec.
- Asian Green Bee-eater 1,127 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 1,101 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 1,070 rec.
- Common Myna 1,067 rec.
- White-bellied Drongo 1,065 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 1,060 rec.
- Little Cormorant 997 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 940 rec.
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon 934 rec.
- Greater Coucal 929 rec.
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo 925 rec.
- White-eyed Buzzard 909 rec.
260 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Pench WLS 22 km · 208 species
- Mansinghdeo WLS 23 km · 264 species
- Koka Wildlife Sanctuary 73 km · 197 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Pench National Park in our India guide.
3 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.