Where to see the Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda · bird · Corvidae
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is recorded in 525 protected areas and wildlife sites across 8 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Ranthambore National Park (India).

Where is the best place to see the Rufous Treepie?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Rufous Treepie are Kanha National Park (India), Kevladev National Park (India) and Ranthambore National Park (India). Most sites are in India (433), Thailand (30) and Bangladesh (24). It appears in 7 trip reports in our library.
Top 25 places for the Rufous Treepie
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | India | 20,074 | 1982–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Kevladev National Park | India | 5,664 | 1970–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | India | 4,095 | 1973–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Thattekad Bird Sanctuary | India | 3,061 | 1996–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | India | 3,001 | 2011–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | India | 2,937 | 1971–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Panna National Park | India | 2,403 | 1996–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed) | India | 2,376 | 1990–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Pench National Park | India | 2,070 | 2006–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Periyar National Park | India | 1,889 | 1973–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Bannerghatta National Park | India | 1,853 | 1983–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 1,830 | 1979–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Bandhavgarh National Park | India | 1,826 | 1992–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Biligiriranga Hills Tiger Reserve | India | 1,746 | 1967–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Sultanpur National Park | India | 1,713 | 1984–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Sultanpur National Park ESZ | India | 1,713 | 1984–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 17 | Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 1,568 | 1998–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 18 | Nagarhole National Park | India | 1,539 | 1984–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 19 | Okhla Sanctuary | India | 1,495 | 1981–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 20 | Corbett Tiger Reserve | India | 1,461 | 1978–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 21 | Bori Wildlife Sanctuary | India | 1,458 | 2004–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 22 | Jim Corbett National Park | India | 1,395 | 1978–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 23 | Sariska Tiger Reserve | India | 1,378 | 1975–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 24 | Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | India | 1,325 | 1929–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 25 | Jhalana Conservation Reserve | India | 1,272 | 2008–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
500 more places in the interactive map.
By country
India: 433, Thailand: 30, Bangladesh: 24, Nepal: 12, Cambodia: 10, Pakistan: 8, Myanmar: 6 and Vietnam: 2.
Seen on trips
The Rufous Treepie is recorded in these trip reports:
- 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
Tours that have recorded it
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
- Tadoba Tiger Safari — Royle Safaris
- Kanha, Kaziranga & Chitwan Safari — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat Desert Mammal 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 Kanha National ParkPhoto: Manjith Kainickara from Dallas, Texas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.
GBIF downloads: India, Nepal, Cambodia, Pakistan, Thailand, Bangladesh, 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.