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Where to see the Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus · bird · Ciconiidae

Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is recorded in 154 protected areas and wildlife sites across 10 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kaziranga National Park (India), Sunderban Tiger Reserve (India) and Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary (India).

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Lesser Adjutant
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Where is the best place to see the Lesser Adjutant?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Lesser Adjutant are Kaziranga National Park (India), Sunderban Tiger Reserve (India) and Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary (India). Most sites are in India (77), Sri Lanka (16) and Indonesia (15). It appears in 6 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Lesser Adjutant

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kaziranga National ParkIndia4,0271971–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Sunderban Tiger ReserveIndia1,7371996–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Sajnekhali Wildlife SanctuaryIndia1,6272008–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Chitwan National ParkNepal1,6021980–2025Recorded on GBIF
5Boeung Tonle Sap Protected AreaCambodia1,3171992–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Manas Tiger ReserveIndia1,2961971–2024Recorded on GBIF
7Manas National ParkIndia1,2831971–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Bandhavgarh National ParkIndia1,1291992–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Yala National ParkSri Lanka8691975–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Kanha National ParkIndia8421979–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore7651999–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Deepar Beel Wildlife SanctuaryIndia6631999–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Kulen Promtep Wildlife SanctuaryCambodia5122005–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Pobitora Wildlife SanctuaryIndia4931994–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal4821984–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Cát Tiên National ParkVietnam4821984–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Kuala Selangor Nature ParkMalaysia3891991–2026Recorded on GBIF
18West Bali National ParkIndonesia3481984–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka2891980–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Sundarbans Reserved ForestBangladesh2862002–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Bhitarkanika National ParkIndia2722008–2025Recorded on GBIF
22Panna National ParkIndia2662005–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Bhadra Wildlife SanctuaryIndia2662003–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Alas Purwo National ParkIndonesia2301994–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India2231999–2024Recorded on GBIF

129 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 77, Sri Lanka: 16, Indonesia: 15, Malaysia: 13, Cambodia: 12, Nepal: 6, Bangladesh: 6, Thailand: 4, Singapore: 3 and Vietnam: 2.

Seen on trips

The Lesser Adjutant is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Sri Lanka 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 Kaziranga National Park

Photo: Stefan C, CC0 1.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Nepal, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand.

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.