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Where to see the Lesser Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna javanica · bird · Anatidae

Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) is recorded in 438 protected areas and wildlife sites across 13 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kevladev National Park (India), Kanha National Park (India) and Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (India).

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Lesser Whistling-Duck
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Where is the best place to see the Lesser Whistling-Duck?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Lesser Whistling-Duck are Kevladev National Park (India), Kanha National Park (India) and Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (India). Most sites are in India (302), Thailand (63) and Sri Lanka (18). It appears in 6 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Lesser Whistling-Duck

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kevladev National ParkIndia4,2781973–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Kanha National ParkIndia2,9901979–2024Recorded on GBIF
3Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia2,0082001–2025Recorded on GBIF
4Kaziranga National ParkIndia1,4871977–2024Recorded on GBIF
5Deepar Beel Wildlife SanctuaryIndia1,4861996–2025Recorded on GBIF
6Nong Bong Khai Non-Hunting AreaThailand9431991–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Hastinapur SanctuaryIndia9222017–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Bueng Boraphet Non-Hunting AreaThailand9131984–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Sunderban Tiger ReserveIndia8312008–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Satpura National ParkIndia8042011–2025Recorded on GBIF
11Sajnekhali Wildlife SanctuaryIndia7962008–2024Recorded on GBIF
12Nandankanan Zoological ParkIndia6992014–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Okhla SanctuaryIndia5771994–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Yala National ParkSri Lanka5531975–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Ranthambore National ParkIndia5521973–2025Recorded on GBIF
16Thol Lake Bird SanctuaryIndia5472005–2025Recorded on GBIF
17Chitwan National ParkNepal5411980–2025Recorded on GBIF
18Tadoba-Andhari Tiger ReserveIndia5351979–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Nagarhole National ParkIndia5001989–2026Recorded on GBIF
20National Chambal WLSIndia4952002–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Doi Suthep-Pui National ParkThailand4941982–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Pallikaranai MarshIndia4702011–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal4501983–2026Recorded on GBIF
24National Chambal WLSIndia4502003–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Pobitora Wildlife SanctuaryIndia4421987–2024Recorded on GBIF

413 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 302, Thailand: 63, Sri Lanka: 18, Cambodia: 13, Bangladesh: 9, Malaysia: 8, Nepal: 6, Vietnam: 6, Indonesia: 5, Singapore: 3, Laos: 3, United Arab Emirates: 1 and Myanmar: 1.

Seen on trips

The Lesser Whistling-Duck 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 Kevladev National Park

Photo: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY.

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

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.