Where can you see the Red-backed Kingfisher?
Some of the best places to see the Red-backed Kingfisher in the wild include Kakadu National Park (Australia), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia) and Carnarvon National Park (Australia) — among 22 wildlife hotspots across Australia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Boodjamulla National Park
Australia
+142 birds+3 mammals
Where red sandstone gorges carve through the semi-arid interior of far north Queensland, Boodjamulla National Park reveals a landscape shaped by seasonal water availability and ancient…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCape Range National Park
Australia
+159 birds+15 mammals
Where arid limestone ridges plunge toward turquoise waters, Cape Range National Park frames one of Australia's most dramatic desert-ocean interfaces. The park's spine—a stark, weathered range…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCarnarvon National Park
Philadelphia, Australia
+179 birds+17 mammals
Across 15,000 square kilometres of inland Queensland, rugged sandstone plateaus rise above eucalypt woodlands and open grasslands, carved by creeks that have worn deep gorges into…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Australia
+229 birds+12 mammals
Granite ridges and eucalyptus woodlands define this 869-square-kilometre park straddling the border between Victoria and New South Wales, where rugged terrain rises sharply from gentler foothill…
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 PARKGreat Sandy National Park
Australia
+306 birds+40 mammals
Where coastal dunes rise inland from the Queensland coastline, Great Sandy National Park encompasses a landscape of remarkable ecological diversity shaped by subtropical humid conditions year-round.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGreater Bendigo National Park
Whipstick, Australia
+202 birds+8 mammals
Across the red volcanic plains of inland Victoria, Greater Bendigo National Park sprawls across more than 1,000 square kilometres of eucalyptus woodland, open grassland, and scattered…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIkara-Flinders Ranges National Park
Australia
+149 birds+10 mammals
Where ancient quartzite ridges rise across the semi-arid heart of South Australia, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park unfolds across nearly two thousand square kilometres of one of…
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…
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