Barasingha

Barasingha

Rucervus duvaucelii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Satpura National Park
5 Verified records at Satpura National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan. The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel. The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Barasingha sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

50–60% · Likely
Axis Deer
LC Endemic

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

40–50% · Likely
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

Insufficient data
Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

50–60% · Likely
Nilgai
LC

Nilgai

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Boselaphus tragocamelus

30–40% · Possible
Blackbuck
LC

Blackbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antilope cervicapra

20–30% · Possible
Indian Gazelle
LC

Indian Gazelle

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Gazella bennettii

Insufficient data
Four-horned Antelope
VU

Four-horned Antelope

Mammal

Tetracerus quadricornis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
40–50
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barasingha in Satpura National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Barasingha sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barasingha in Satpura National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Barasingha in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.

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