Where can you see the Purple Gallinule?
Some of the best places to see the Purple Gallinule in the wild include Parque Nacional de Galápagos (Ecuador), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica) and Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica) — among 14 wildlife hotspots across 8 countries, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico
+134 birds+21 mammals
Crystalline waters lap against the world’s second-longest coral barrier reef, where vibrant walls of living limestone plunge into the abyss. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCorcovado National Park
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Rain hammers the canopy as moisture-laden clouds collide with the Osa Peninsula’s mountainous spine, birthing one of the planet’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEverglades National Park
Monroe County, United States
+123 birds+27 mammals
Where sawgrass prairie stretches endlessly beneath subtropical skies, a vast wetland wilderness pulses with primordial energy. Spanning over 13,000 square […]
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 PARKManu National Park
Manu, Peru
+131 birds+30 mammals
Where the Andes plunge into the Amazon basin, a wilderness of uncompromising scale unfolds across 1.5 million hectares. Spanning three […]
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 PARKNatural Serranía de los Churumbelos National Park
Santa Rosa, Colombia
+145 birds+15 mammals
Where the Andes’ western cordillera surrenders to the Pacific watershed, a fortress of granite peaks and cloud-draped valleys rises across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Utría National Park
Alto Baudó (Pie de Pató), Colombia
+144 birds+15 mammals
Where the Chocó rainforest plunges headlong into the Pacific, a pristine coastal wilderness unfolds across 1,287 square kilometers of Colombia’s […]
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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