Where to see the Nilgiri Tahr
Nilgiritragus hylocrius · mammal · Bovidae
Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is recorded in 4 protected areas and wildlife sites across 1 country in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (India), Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (India) and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed) (India).
Where is the best place to see the Nilgiri Tahr?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Nilgiri Tahr are Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (India), Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (India) and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed) (India). It appears in 2 trip reports in our library.
Top 4 places for the Nilgiri Tahr
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaimalai Tiger Reserve | India | 174 | 2002–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Parambikulam Tiger Reserve | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed) | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | Munnar Wildlife Zone ESZ (Proposed) | India | 7 | 2014–2023 | Recorded on GBIF |
Seen on trips
The Nilgiri Tahr is recorded in these trip reports:
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our India guide.
Take it with you
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Make a field guide for Anaimalai Tiger ReservePhoto: Sreeraj PS aka Ezhuttukari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
GBIF downloads: India.
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.