Where can you see the Phainopepla?
Some of the best places to see the Phainopepla in the wild include Zion National Park (United States), Sequoia National Park (United States) and Death Valley National Park (United States) — among 10 wildlife hotspots across the United States. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County, United States
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where the Rio Grande carves a serpentine boundary between Texas and Mexico, the Chisos Mountains rise abruptly from desert scrubland […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCarlsbad Caverns National Park
Eddy County, United States
+131 birds+27 mammals
Where limestone towers pierce the New Mexico desert, an underground realm rivals the grandeur of any above-ground landscape. Spanning 518 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDeath Valley National Park
Inyo County, United States
+130 birds+29 mammals
Where scorched salt flats stretch beneath some of Earth’s most punishing skies, a landscape of extremes unfolds across 30,012 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJoshua Tree National Park
Riverside County, United States
+123 birds+29 mammals
Where two vast deserts collide, twisted rock formations pierce a sky of startling clarity. Spanning over 5,600 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPinnacles National Park
San Benito County, United States
+120 birds+30 mammals
Jagged volcanic spires thrust skyward across this 222-square-kilometre preserve in California’s Coast Ranges, their rust-coloured stone sculpted by millions of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaguaro National Park
Tucson, United States
+126 birds+28 mammals
Towering sentinels of the Sonoran Desert rise across nearly two thousand square kilometers of Arizona’s most iconic terrain. These magnificent […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaguaro National Park – Rincon Mountain District
Pima County, United States
+131 birds+28 mammals
Dawn breaks over slopes where towering saguaro cacti puncture the Sonoran Desert sky like sentinels guarding an ancient realm. This […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaguaro National Park – Tucson Mountain District
Pima County, United States
+134 birds+26 mammals
Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Sonoran Desert floor, their bajadas cloaked in a forest of colossal saguaro cacti that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSequoia National Park
Tulare County, United States
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient forests meet granite peaks, the Sierra Nevada’s western slope unfolds in a cathedral of superlatives. Towering giant sequoias, […]
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