Where can you see the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl?
Some of the best places to see the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl in the wild include Dzibilchantún National Park (Mexico), Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica) and Sian Ka’an (Mexico) — among 17 wildlife hotspots across Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Araucárias 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 PARKBrasília National Park
Plano Piloto, Brazil
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise above the cerrado grasslands of central Brazil, a vast sanctuary unfolds across 1,077 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChaco National Park
Municipio de Presidencia de la Plaza, Argentina
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where the Gran Chaco’s thornforests meet wetland mosaics, a landscape of profound ecological contrast unfolds across northwestern Argentina. This 151-square-kilometre […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada 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 PARKDzibilchantún National Park
Barcelona, Mexico
+97 birds+5 mammals
Cenotes puncture the limestone plateau of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula like sapphire eyes, and this compact 8-square-kilometre park shelters some of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGuanacaste National Park
Santa Elena, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where Pacific dry forest meets cloud-shrouded volcanic peaks, one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse conservation areas unfolds across northwestern Guanacaste […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLençóis Maranhenses National Park
Brazil
+60 birds+3 mammals
Across 3,670 square kilometres of northeastern Brazil, an improbable landscape unfolds: a vast mosaic of freshwater lagoons, palm-studded dunes, and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKManuel Antonio National Park
Quepos, Costa Rica
+125 birds+30 mammals
White sand beaches curve between steep jungle walls where the Pacific laps against Costa Rica’s most biodiverse coastal sanctuary. Rainforest […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil
+139 birds+21 mammals
Where water and grassland merge in the heart of Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul, one of South America’s most biodiverse […]
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