Where to see the Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon
Nomascus gabriellae · mammal · Hylobatidae
Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) is recorded in 3 protected areas and wildlife sites across 2 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (Cambodia), Kon Ka Kinh National Park (Vietnam) and Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnam).
Where is the best place to see the Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon are Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (Cambodia), Kon Ka Kinh National Park (Vietnam) and Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnam). Most sites are in Vietnam (2) and Cambodia (1). It appears in 2 trip reports in our library.
Top 3 places for the Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary | Cambodia | 232 | 2010–2022 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Kon Ka Kinh National Park | Vietnam | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Cát Tiên National Park | Vietnam | 5 | 2016–2020 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Vietnam: 2 and Cambodia: 1.
Seen on trips
The Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon is recorded in these trip reports:
- Vietnam Rare Primates Trip Report, April 2025: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam Birding Trip Report, January to February 2023: Tropical Birding — Tropical Birding
Tours that have recorded it
- Vietnam's Rare Primate Tour — Royle Safaris
- Southern Vietnam: Birding with a Camera — Tropical Birding
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Vietnam 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 Keo Seima Wildlife SanctuaryPhoto: Musicaline, CC BY-SA 4.0.
GBIF downloads: Cambodia, Vietnam.
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.