Tufted Langur
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Tufted Langur

Semnopithecus priam

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
35 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also known as Madras gray langur, and Coromandel sacred langur, is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is mainly a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. It is one of three Semnopithecus species named after characters from The Iliad, S. hector and S. ajax being the others. In Sinhala it is known as හැලි වඳුරා (Heli wandura). Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Langur sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Purple-faced Lutung
EN

Purple-faced Lutung

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus vetulus

20–30% · Possible
Toque Macaque
EN

Toque Macaque

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macaca sinica

50–60% · Likely
Gray Slender Loris
NT

Gray Slender Loris

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Loris lydekkerianus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tufted Langur in Minneriya National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Langur sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tufted Langur in Minneriya National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Langur in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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