Where can you see the Rusty-barred Owl?
Some of the best places to see the Rusty-barred Owl in the wild include Iguazú National Park (Argentina), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil) — among 7 wildlife hotspots across Brazil and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Iguaçu National Park
Brazil
+387 birds+17 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, six thousand square kilometers of subtropical rainforest cling to steep gorges and river valleys in this corner…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguazú National Park
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
+346 birds+15 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, nearly 800 square kilometers of subtropical rainforest drape across Misiones Province in a landscape carved by millennia…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKItatiaia National Park
Brazil
+519 birds+12 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Atlantic rainforest canopy in southeastern Brazil, Itatiaia National Park rises as one of the country's oldest and most ecologically vital protected…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSão Joaquim National Park
Brazil
+222 birds+9 mammals
Where the southern Brazilian highlands rise above the Atlantic Forest, São Joaquim National Park protects nearly 1,000 square kilometers of montane terrain that shifts between temperate…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Bocaina National Park
Brazil
+441 birds+5 mammals
Where the escarpment of the Serra da Bocaina rises sharply from the Atlantic coastal plain, tropical rainforest cloaks steep mountainsides that climb toward peaks exceeding 2,000…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Gandarela National Park
Brazil
+333 birds+3 mammals
Where granite massifs rise through Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil's highlands, Serra do Gandarela National Park protects nearly 1,000 square kilometres of montane terrain that few…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra Geral National Park
Brazil
+211 birds+2 mammals
Where basalt cliffs and sandstone escarpments rise above the subtropical forests of southern Brazil, Serra Geral National Park preserves one of the Atlantic region's most dramatic…
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