Where can you see the Scissor-tailed Nightjar?
Some of the best places to see the Scissor-tailed Nightjar in the wild include El Palmar National Park (Argentina), El Rey National Park (Argentina) and Emas National Park (Brazil) — among 5 wildlife hotspots across Brazil and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Brazil
+100 birds+5 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise dramatically from the Atlantic Forest’s green embrace, a landscape of profound geological drama unfolds across the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Palmar National Park
Distrito Sexto, Argentina
+132 birds+21 mammals
Where the Paraná River winds through northern Argentina, vast groves of yatay palms rise from rolling grassland like a botanical […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Rey National Park
Municipio de Las Lajitas, Argentina
+59 birds+8 mammals
Where subtropical mountain forests merge with humid lowland savannas, northwestern Argentina guards one of South America’s most biodiverse yet underexplored […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEmas National Park
Brazil
+128 birds+29 mammals
Vast grasslands ripple across the central Brazilian plateau, where fire has sculpted the landscape for millennia. Parque Nacional das Emas […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Gandarela National Park
Brazil
150+ birds+9 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust upward through Atlantic Forest mist, the landscape reveals itself in dramatic relief—a montane wilderness sprawling across […]
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