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Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
226 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 226 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Dusky Leaf-monkey
EN

Dusky Leaf-monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus obscurus

60–70% · Likely
Stump-tailed Macaque
VU

Stump-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca arctoides

30–40% · Possible
Robinson’s Banded Langur
NT

Robinson’s Banded Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis robinsoni

20–30% · Possible
Bengal Slow Loris
EN

Bengal Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
VU

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca leonina

5–10% · With luck
Crab-eating Macaque
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

Insufficient data
Sunda Slow Loris
EN

Sunda Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus coucang

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lar Gibbon in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 226 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lar Gibbon in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lar Gibbon in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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