Where to see the Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta · mammal · Cercopithecidae
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) is recorded in 35 protected areas and wildlife sites across 6 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kevladev National Park (India), Wulingyuan (China) and Silver Springs State Park (United States of America).

Where is the best place to see the Rhesus Macaque?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Rhesus Macaque are Kevladev National Park (India), Wulingyuan (China) and Silver Springs State Park (United States of America). Most sites are in India (21), Nepal (5) and United States of America (3). It appears in 13 trip reports in our library.
Top 25 places for the Rhesus Macaque
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevladev National Park | India | 38 | 1994–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Wulingyuan | China | 37 | 2010–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Silver Springs State Park | United States of America | 33 | 1959–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 31 | 2002–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Silver River State Park | United States of America | 30 | 1959–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Banke National Park | Nepal | 25 | 2016–2022 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Asola-Bhatti WLS ESZ | India | 18 | 2021–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Rừng đặc dụng Sơn Trà | Vietnam | 16 | 2019–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Pakhui Tiger Reserve | India | 12 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago | Vietnam | 12 | 2019–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Bardiya National Park | Nepal | 11 | 2022–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | India | 11 | 1994–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Corbett Tiger Reserve | India | 11 | 1994–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | India | 11 | 2015–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | India | 10 | 2007–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Central Ridge Reserve Forest | India | 10 | 2018–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 17 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 9 | 1905 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 18 | Bandhavgarh National Park | India | 9 | 2009–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 19 | Parsa National Park | Nepal | 7 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 20 | Sunderban Tiger Reserve | India | 7 | 2014–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 21 | Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLS | India | 7 | 2007–2021 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 22 | Vansda National Park | India | 7 | 2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 23 | Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 7 | 2021–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 24 | Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLS | India | 6 | 2021–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 25 | Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 6 | 2014–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
10 more places in the interactive map.
By country
India: 21, Nepal: 5, United States of America: 3, China: 2, Vietnam: 2 and Myanmar: 2.
Seen on trips
The Rhesus Macaque is recorded in these trip reports:
- Vietnam Rare Primates Trip Report, April 2025: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Nepal Clouded Leopard Expedition Trip Report, November 2023: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam Birding Trip Report, January to February 2023: Tropical Birding — Tropical Birding
- Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Tadoba Tiger Mammal Watching Trip Report, June 2015: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Kanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2014: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat Mammal Watching Trip Report, December 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna Mammal Watching Trip Report, January 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Ladakh Snow Leopard Mammal Watching Trip Report, November 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
and 3 more.
Tours that have recorded it
- Vietnam's Rare Primate Tour — Royle Safaris
- Clouded Leopard Expedition — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam: Birding with a Camera — Tropical Birding
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our India guide, Thailand guide, Nepal guide, Bhutan 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 ParkPhoto: Peter Burka, CC-BY-SA.
GBIF downloads: India, China, United States of America, Nepal, Vietnam, Myanmar.
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.