Where can you see the Band-winged Nightjar?
Some of the best places to see the Band-winged Nightjar in the wild include Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina), Lauca National Park (Chile) and Serra do Teixeira National Park (Brazil) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Brazil
+146 birds+15 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazilian cerrado, ancient escarpments reveal a landscape of extraordinary drama and ecological complexity. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLauca National Park
Putre, Chile
+106 birds+14 mammals
Where the Andes pierce the Chilean altiplano at heights exceeding 4,500 meters, a landscape of extraordinary geological drama unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNahuel Huapi National Park
Argentina
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into crystalline alpine lakes, the southern Andes create one of South America’s most dramatic wilderness theaters. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Chingaza National Park
Junín, Colombia
150+ birds
Where the Andes rise steeply above the Bogotá plateau, cloud forests cling to slopes that oscillate between mist-shrouded valleys and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPatagonia National Park
Cochrane, Chile
+92 birds+12 mammals
Where granite towers pierce the Patagonian sky and turquoise rivers carve through windswept steppe, one of South America’s most dramatic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSão Joaquim National Park
Brazil
+50 birds+18 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Atlantic Forest’s verdant embrace, a mosaic of ecosystems unfolds across nearly 1,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Teixeira National Park
Brazil
+80 birds
Where granite peaks thrust skyward across Brazil’s interior plateau, a vast tapestry of Atlantic Forest and cerrado grassland unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Puerto Varas, Chile
+62 birds
Where turquoise lakes meet temperate rainforest and snow-capped volcanoes pierce the southern Chilean sky, one of South America’s most pristine […]
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