Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Angamedilla National Park

Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

+40 birds+2 mammals

Ancient tanks and sal forests define this water-rich sanctuary in Sri Lanka's North Central heartland, where seasonal wetlands and dry deciduous woodland create a mosaic of…

Bandhavgarh National Park

Garhpuri, India

+285 birds+17 mammals

Where granite ridges rise dramatically above sal and bamboo forests, one of India's most pristine tiger reserves unfolds across the Vindhyan plateau. Ancient rock formations tower…

Bandipur National Park

Hirehalli, India

+302 birds+19 mammals

Where the Western Ghats descend into the Deccan plateau, ancient deciduous forests blanket a landscape carved by the Nugu River. Bandipur unfolds across 880 square kilometres…

Berbak National Park

Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia

+24 birds

Across the lowland peatswamps and tidal forests of eastern Sumatra's coast, Berbak National Park sprawls over more than 3,000 square kilometres of one of Southeast Asia's…

Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park

Bolaang Mongondow, Indonesia

+154 birds+4 mammals

Across North Sulawesi's rugged interior, where tectonic uplift has carved steep ridges and deep valleys through ancient volcanic terrain, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park sprawls across…

Eravikulam National Park

Devikulam, India

+192 birds+7 mammals

High in the Western Ghats of Kerala, where monsoon mists cling to slopes that rise above 2,000 metres, Eravikulam National Park preserves one of South India's…

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China

+443 birds+13 mammals

Gir National Park

Asundrali, India

+258 birds+13 mammals

Dry deciduous forests cloak the rolling hills of western Gujarat where the Gir landscape rises as a final sanctuary for one of the world's rarest felids:…

Gunung Ciremai National Park

Majalengka, Indonesia

+116 birds+1 mammals

Volcanic slopes rise sharply from West Java's interior, where Gunung Ciremai's 3,078-metre summit dominates a landscape carved by geological upheaval and shaped by equatorial monsoon rainfall.…

Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

Ao Nang, Thailand

+253 birds+9 mammals

Where limestone karsts rise dramatically from turquoise waters, Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park unfolds across a mosaic of beach, mangrove forest, and island…

Kanha Tiger Reserve

Kanha Kisli F.V., India

+321 birds+23 mammals

Where sal forests give way to emerald meadows and crystalline streams carve through ancient valleys, one of India's finest wilderness reserves unfolds across the Maikal Range.…

Kaziranga National Park

Kohora, India

+422 birds+26 mammals

Dawn breaks over the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, where tall grasslands stretch endlessly beneath monsoon-heavy skies. This sprawling wilderness of northeastern Assam is a mosaic of…

Keoladeo National Park

Shreenagar Rural, India

+326 birds+14 mammals

Where shallow wetlands shimmer beneath vast Rajasthani skies, one of Asia's finest bird sanctuaries pulses with extraordinary life. This former maharaja's hunting reserve, now spanning 29…

Khao Laem National Park

Sangkhla Buri District, Thailand

+197 birds

Where the Vajiralongkorn Reservoir sprawls across the forested valleys of Kanchanaburi's northern borderlands, Khao Laem National Park protects a landscape where limestone ridges rise dramatically from…

Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park

Mueang Rayong District, Thailand

+159 birds+3 mammals

Where limestone hills meet the Gulf of Thailand, Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park stitches together a mosaic of terrestrial and marine worlds that few…

Khao Yai National Park

Prachantakham District, Thailand

+377 birds+46 mammals

Evergreen dipterocarp forest blankets the rolling terrain of this national park in eastern Thailand, where limestone hills rise abruptly from the forest floor and seasonal streams…

Komodo National Park

Komodo, Indonesia

+155 birds+14 mammals

Where volcanic peaks rise dramatically from turquoise waters, a primordial landscape unfolds across three main islands and countless smaller ones scattered throughout the Lesser Sunda archipelago.…

Lore Lindu National Park

Indonesia

+177 birds+4 mammals

Across the mountainous spine of Central Sulawesi spreads a wilderness of montane forest, rolling ridges, and deep valleys that rises from the island's volcanic bedrock to…

Lunugamvehera National Park

Sri Lanka

+204 birds+14 mammals

Dry scrubland and shallow wetlands converge in Sri Lanka's southeastern lowlands, where Lunugamvehera National Park anchors one of the island's most ecologically vital landscapes. The park's…

Minneriya National Park

Sri Lanka

+158 birds+9 mammals

Across the dry zone of Sri Lanka's North Central Province spreads a landscape of shallow tanks, grassland margins, and scattered dry forest—a mosaic of water and…

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park

Thailand

+47 birds+1 mammals

Forty-two limestone islands rise from the Gulf of Thailand, their weathered karst peaks piercing emerald waters in a landscape of stunning geological drama. Mu Ko Ang…

Nagarahole Tiger Reserve

Nalkeri Forest, India

+323 birds+23 mammals

Where granite escarpments rise above dense deciduous forests and the Kabini River carves through pristine wilderness, one of India's most biodiverse landscapes unfolds across the Western…

Orang National Park

Rangagarapathar, India

+298 birds+1 mammals

Where the Brahmaputra's floodplains meet the foothills of Assam, Orang National Park unfolds across a mosaic of riverine grasslands, forests and wetlands that pulse with the…

Pampadum Shola National Park

Vattavada, India

+258 birds+14 mammals

Where misty shola forests cling to the high plateaus of the Nilgiri Mountains, ancient evergreen remnants create a world apart. This 2,316-hectare reserve protects one of…

Panna National Park

Badgadi Kalan, India

+271 birds+17 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through central India's Vindhyan plateau, a landscape of stark beauty unfolds across nearly six hundred square kilometers. The Ken River carves through…

Penang National Park

Balik Pulau, Malaysia

+107 birds+2 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Andaman Sea where tropical rainforest clings to steep slopes in one of Malaysia's oldest protected landscapes. Mangrove forests fringe the…

Periyar National Park

Mlappara, India

+232 birds+4 mammals

Dawn breaks over mist-shrouded ridges where the Western Ghats tumble toward Kerala's spice-scented lowlands. Here, ancient tropical forests envelope a glittering artificial lake, creating a mosaic…

Ranthambhore National Park

Sawai Madhopur, India

+294 birds+20 mammals

Granite ridges and ravines carved through the Aravalli Range frame this protected landscape in eastern Rajasthan, where deciduous forest mingles with open scrubland and seasonal water…

Sembilang National Park

Banyuasin, Indonesia

+56 birds+3 mammals

Where tidal mangroves grade into freshwater swamp forest and the Musi River delta spreads across more than 7,000 square kilometres, Sembilang National Park represents one of…

Tadoba National Park

Palasgaon Singru, India

+270 birds+20 mammals

Where sal forests meet open grasslands and rocky outcrops rise from red laterite soil, central India's landscape unfolds in raw, untamed beauty. Ancient teak woodlands and…

Taman Nasional Baluran

Situbondo, Indonesia

+189 birds+9 mammals

Across the northeastern tip of East Java, where monsoon winds sweep down from the Bali Strait, a landscape of contrasts unfolds within 374 square kilometres of…

Taman Negara National Park

Kampong Samas, Malaysia

+393 birds+48 mammals

Where ancient rainforest meets limestone peaks, one of Southeast Asia's oldest protected wilderness preserves sprawls across 4,343 square kilometers of primordial landscape. Dipterocarp giants tower overhead,…

Wasgamuwa National Park

Sri Lanka

+156 birds+8 mammals

Dry deciduous forest and open grassland sweep across the North Central lowlands where Wasgamuwa National Park protects one of Sri Lanka's largest remaining tracts of this…

Way Kambas National Park

Lampung Timur, Indonesia

+237 birds+20 mammals

Across the low swamplands of eastern Lampung, where freshwater wetlands merge into tidal mangrove forests along the Sunda Strait, sprawls one of Sumatra's most vital sanctuaries.…

West Bali National Park

Gerokgak, Indonesia

+240 birds+8 mammals

Across West Bali's northwestern reaches, where the Indian Ocean meets volcanic slopes and limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, sprawls a protected realm of roughly 325…