Toque Macaque
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Toque Macaque

Macaca sinica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park
48 Verified records at Yala National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The toque macaque (; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the riḷawā (Sinhala: රිළවා), (hence the English word rillow). Its name refers to the whorl of hair at the crown of the head, reminiscent of a brimless toque cap. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Toque Macaque sighting in Yala National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Tufted Langur
NT Endemic

Tufted Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus priam

70–80% · Very likely
Purple-faced Lutung
EN

Purple-faced Lutung

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus vetulus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Toque Macaque in Yala National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Toque Macaque sighting in Yala National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Toque Macaque in Yala National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Toque Macaque in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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