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Where to see the Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala · bird · Ciconiidae

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is recorded in 300 protected areas and wildlife sites across 9 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kevladev National Park (India), Pallikaranai Marsh (India) and Sultanpur National Park (India).

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Painted Stork
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Where is the best place to see the Painted Stork?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Painted Stork are Kevladev National Park (India), Pallikaranai Marsh (India) and Sultanpur National Park (India). Most sites are in India (232), Sri Lanka (22) and Thailand (16). It appears in 6 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Painted Stork

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kevladev National ParkIndia6,7241970–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Pallikaranai MarshIndia4,3322006–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Sultanpur National ParkIndia2,8611972–2025Recorded on GBIF
4Sultanpur National Park ESZIndia2,8611972–2025Recorded on GBIF
5Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary ESZ (Proposed)India2,4522011–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore1,8091990–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Boeung Tonle Sap Protected AreaCambodia1,4901992–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Okhla SanctuaryIndia1,4651977–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Nal Sarovar Bird SanctuaryIndia1,3581994–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Thol Lake Bird SanctuaryIndia1,2961989–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation ReserveIndia1,2052008–2024Recorded on GBIF
12Ranthambore National ParkIndia1,1411980–2025Recorded on GBIF
13Pulicat Bird SanctuaryIndia1,0921993–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Udawalawe National ParkSri Lanka9401991–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Yala National ParkSri Lanka8251975–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Hastinapur SanctuaryIndia7971995–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Satpura National ParkIndia7582011–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka6161980–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Nanjarayan Tank Bird SanctuaryIndia5992012–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Koothankulam Bird SanctuaryIndia5791993–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Pulicat Lake Bird SanctuaryIndia5601981–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Kazhuveli Bird SanctuaryIndia5541984–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Indian Wild Ass SanctuaryIndia5421989–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Blackbuck National ParkIndia5301988–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Nagarhole National ParkIndia5291989–2025Recorded on GBIF

275 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 232, Sri Lanka: 22, Thailand: 16, Malaysia: 14, Singapore: 4, Nepal: 4, Cambodia: 3, Bangladesh: 3 and Vietnam: 2.

Seen on trips

The Painted Stork is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, Malaysia guide, India guide, Thailand 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: Livson Thomas, CC BY 4.0.

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

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.