Where can you see the Magellanic Penguin?
Some of the best places to see the Magellanic Penguin in the wild include Port Stephens (Falkland Islands), Murrell Farm (Falkland Islands) and Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands) — among 12 wildlife hotspots across Falkland Islands, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Cabo de Hornos National Park
Cape Horn, Chile
+34 birds+1 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into the Southern Ocean and beech forests cling to windswept slopes, one of Earth’s most remote […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCape Dolphin
falskland islands, Falkland Islands
+33 birds+1 mammals
Where windswept grasslands meet dramatic coastal cliffs, the Falkland Islands’ northern reaches reveal one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most compelling […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVECorcovado National Park
Chaitén, Chile
+32 birds+2 mammals
Where temperate rainforests collide with fjord systems and windswept coastline, one of South America’s most pristine wilderness areas unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKidney Island
Stanley, Falkland Islands
+16 birds
Wind-scoured tussock grassland sweeps across this remote South Atlantic outcrop, where peaty soils and exposed rock formations create a landscape […]
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGOMonte León National Park
Argentina
+53 birds+6 mammals
Where the Patagonian steppe meets the Atlantic, windswept plateaus descend abruptly to a dramatic coastline carved by relentless tidal forces […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMurrell Farm
falskland islands, Falkland Islands
+54 birds
Rolling grasslands sweep across windswept plateaux where the South Atlantic exerts its relentless influence on the vegetation, sculpting tussock grassland […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEPeixe National Park Lagoon
Brazil
150+ birds+5 mammals
Coastal lagoons and barrier-island ecosystems unfold across southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, where freshwater meets Atlantic salt in an […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPort Stephens
Port Stephens, Falkland Islands
+33 birds+5 mammals
Windswept moorlands sweep down to pristine beaches where kelp forests fringe the turquoise shallows, their giant fronds swaying in the […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVESea Lion Island
Sealion Island Settlement, Falkland Islands
+23 birds+3 mammals
Windswept tussock grasslands roll across volcanic terrain where Southern Ocean swells crash against rocky shores, creating one of the Falkland […]
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGO