Where to see the Bengal Florican
Houbaropsis bengalensis · bird · Otididae
Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) is recorded in 14 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Manas Tiger Reserve (India), Manas National Park (India) and Kaziranga National Park (India).
Where is the best place to see the Bengal Florican?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Bengal Florican are Manas Tiger Reserve (India), Manas National Park (India) and Kaziranga National Park (India). Most sites are in India (7), Nepal (5) and Cambodia (2). It appears in 1 trip report in our library.
Top 14 places for the Bengal Florican
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas Tiger Reserve | India | 876 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Manas National Park | India | 874 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | India | 203 | 1977–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve | Nepal | 94 | 2000–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 44 | 1985–2022 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Shuklaphanta National Park | Nepal | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 7 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 37 | 2011–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Orang National Park | India | 17 | 1996–2023 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Dudhwa Tiger Reserve | India | 12 | 1994–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Dudhwa National Park | India | 11 | 1994–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 11 | 1990–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary | Cambodia | 9 | 2011–2016 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Boeung Tonle Sap Protected Area | Cambodia | 4 | 2015–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Bardiya National Park | Nepal | 3 | 2001 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
India: 7, Nepal: 5 and Cambodia: 2.
Seen on trips
The Bengal Florican is recorded in these trip reports:
- Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
Tours that have recorded it
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
In our guides
Read the full species account in our India guide, Nepal guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Manas Tiger ReservePhoto: Rejoice Gassah, CC-BY.
GBIF downloads: India, Nepal, Cambodia.
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.