Where can you see the Rufous-backed Thrush?
Some of the best places to see the Rufous-backed Thrush in the wild include Saguaro National Park (United States), Parque Nacional Benito Juárez (Mexico) and Parque Nacional Cerro de la Estrella (Mexico) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across the United States and Mexico. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+155 birds+6 mammals
Across southwestern Arizona's harshest terrain, where the Colorado River marks the border with Mexico, lies a sanctuary shaped entirely by heat and aridity. Cabeza Prieta National…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Cameron County, United States
+365 birds+19 mammals
Where coastal prairie meets shallow lagoon along the southernmost tip of Texas, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across a landscape sculpted by salt spray and…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYParque Nacional Benito Juárez
San Andrés Huayápam, Mexico
+128 birds+4 mammals
High in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, where cloud forest mingles with pine woodland and the terrain climbs steeply through ravines carved by mountain…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional Cerro de la Estrella
Mexico
+126 birds+4 mammals
Where volcanic peaks rise sharply above Mexico City's sprawling metropolis, Parque Nacional Cerro de la Estrella offers a rare glimpse of high-altitude terrain within one of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional Grutas de Cacahuamilpa
Pilcaya, Mexico
+97 birds+12 mammals
Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the tropical deciduous forests of central Guerrero, the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park shelters one of Mexico's most extensive cave…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional Isla Isabel
Santiago Ixcuintla, Mexico
+107 birds+2 mammals
A volcanic island sanctuary rises from the Pacific waters off Nayarit's coast, where three dormant cones define a landscape of sharp ridges, coastal cliffs, and sheltered…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaguaro National Park
Rincon Valley, United States
+354 birds+40 mammals
Where the Sonoran Desert meets sky-island mountains, two geographically separated districts of Saguaro National Park sprawl across nearly two thousand square kilometers of Arizona's most iconic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSanta Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, United States
+349 birds+12 mammals
Where the Rio Grande delta meets the semi-arid scrublands of South Texas, Santa Ana National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves a rare mosaic of wetland and thornforest habitat…
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