Where can you see the Pacific Golden Plover?
Some of the best places to see the Pacific Golden Plover in the wild include Baikal National Park (Russia), Fitzgerald River National Park (Australia) and Orang National Park (India) — among 79 wildlife hotspots across 19 countries, including the United States, Australia, Indonesia and India. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+438 birds+7 mammals
Two crater lakes of contrasting chemistry define this remote corner of Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where soda lakes and freshwater basins create a mosaic of distinct aquatic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAketajawe 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 PARKAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska, United States
+391 birds+58 mammals
Where the North Pacific collides with Alaska's rugged coastline, a sprawling archipelago of islands, rocky outcrops, and coastal headlands forms one of North America's most remote…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYAlligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Dare County, United States
+288 birds+17 mammals
Where the coastal plain of North Carolina meets the Albemarle Peninsula, a sprawling mosaic of freshwater marshes, pocosins, and swamp forest creates one of the Atlantic…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYAnnan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park
Australia
+78 birds
Where the Annan River winds through northeastern Queensland's coastal hinterland, a compact national park of roughly 246 square kilometers protects a mosaic of subtropical rainforest, eucalypt…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBaikal National Park
Ольхонский район, Russia
+184 birds+11 mammals
Where the world's deepest freshwater lake meets ancient Siberian taiga, Baikal National Park sprawls across 66,203 square kilometers of one of Earth's most singular ecosystems. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBako National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+210 birds+17 mammals
Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide into a landscape of extraordinary geological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBecharof National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+146 birds+2 mammals
Across southwestern Alaska's windswept lowlands, where the Bristol Bay watershed spills into vast tidal flats and sedge marshes, lies one of North America's most pristine subarctic…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBen Boyd National Park
Eden, Australia
+255 birds+47 mammals
Where the temperate forests of the far south coast meet towering sea cliffs, Ben Boyd National Park unveils one of New South Wales' most dramatic coastal…
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