Where can you see the Great-billed Heron?
Some of the best places to see the Great-billed Heron in the wild include Kakadu National Park (Australia), Sembilang National Park (Indonesia) and Taman Nasional Meru Betiri (Indonesia) — among 12 wildlife hotspots across Australia and Indonesia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aketajawe Lolobata National Park
Oba Tengah, Indonesia
+123 birds+2 mammals
Across the northeastern arm of Halmahera, where the Wallace Line once marked the boundary between Asian and Australasian fauna, lies a sprawling wilderness of over 13,800…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDaintree National Park
Dedin, Australia
+362 birds+37 mammals
Daintree National Park is one of the world’s oldest and most biologically diverse tropical rainforests, protecting an extraordinary landscape where ancient forests meet the Great Barrier…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEndeavour River National Park
Philadelphia, Australia
+203 birds+1 mammals
Where the Endeavour River winds through northeastern Queensland's tropical lowlands, a compact mosaic of rainforest, open woodland, and riverine corridor creates one of Australia's most ecologically…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKakadu National Park
Kakadu, Australia
+273 birds+46 mammals
Kakadu National Park is Australia’s largest national park and one of the world’s most remarkable protected areas, covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres in the tropical north…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKomodo 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.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNitmiluk National Park
Australia
+186 birds+27 mammals
Dramatic sandstone gorges carved by the Katherine River slice through the tropical savanna of Australia's Top End, creating a landscape where escarpments tower above crystalline pools…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRinyirru National Park
Lakefield, Australia
+258 birds+7 mammals
Where the savanna grasslands of far north Queensland meet seasonal wetlands and eucalypt woodlands, Rinyirru National Park sprawls across more than 12,500 square kilometres of rugged,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSembilang 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…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman 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…
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