Where can you see the American Kestrel?
Some of the best places to see the American Kestrel in the wild include Tutuaca (Mexico), Archipiélago Juan Fernández National Park (Chile) and Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina) — among 72 wildlife hotspots across 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Antisana National Park
Quijos, Ecuador
+141 birds+21 mammals
Where the Andes spine rises above 4,700 meters, volcanic peaks pierce perpetual cloud forests in Ecuador’s eastern cordillera. This sprawling […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAraucárias National Park
Brazil
+54 birds+2 mammals
Where subtropical mountain forests rise above the Brazilian plateau, ancient Araucaria angustifolia trees tower like cathedral pillars through the mist. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKArches National Park
Grand County, United States
+61 birds+29 mammals
Towering fins of rust-red Entrada sandstone pierce the Colorado Plateau like the ribs of some ancient leviathan, creating a landscape […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKArchipiélago Juan Fernández National Park
San Juan Bautista, Chile
+24 birds+1 mammals
Where the Pacific’s cold currents collide with volcanic peaks, an archipelago of windswept islands rises like a natural fortress 670 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBic National Park
Rimouski, Canada
+119 birds+17 mammals
Granite cliffs plunge toward the churning Saint Lawrence River, where salt marshes and boreal forest converge in an explosive collision […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBig Bend National Park
Brewster County, United States
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where the Rio Grande carves a serpentine boundary between Texas and Mexico, the Chisos Mountains rise abruptly from desert scrubland […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Montrose County, United States
+103 birds+23 mammals
Where granite walls plunge nearly 2,000 feet to meet the Gunnison River’s relentless current, some of North America’s steepest and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCanyonlands National Park
Wayne County, United States
+62 birds+19 mammals
Where the Colorado River carves through rust-red sandstone, a labyrinth of mesas, buttes, and deep canyons rises across southeastern Utah’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCarlsbad Caverns National Park
Eddy County, United States
+131 birds+27 mammals
Where limestone towers pierce the New Mexico desert, an underground realm rivals the grandeur of any above-ground landscape. Spanning 518 […]
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