Wild Water Buffalo
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Wild Water Buffalo

Bubalus arnee

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
36 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It was first described in 1792. The wild water buffalo is the most likely ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the global population totals less than 4,000 mature individuals. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Hog Deer
EN

Hog Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Axis porcinus

70–80% · Very likely
Barasingha
VU

Barasingha

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rucervus duvaucelii

60–70% · Likely
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

30–40% · Possible
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
6 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wild Water Buffalo in Kaziranga National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Wild Water Buffalo sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wild Water Buffalo in Kaziranga National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wild Water Buffalo in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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