Where can you see the Smooth-billed Ani?
Some of the best places to see the Smooth-billed Ani in the wild include Parque Nacional de Galápagos (Ecuador), Serra do Cipó National Park (Brazil) and Darién National Park (Panama) — among 47 wildlife hotspots across 7 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Panama. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Amacayacu National Park
Leticia, Colombia
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where the Amazon’s dark waters merge with flooded forest and terra firme upland, five thousand square kilometres of pristine wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAnavilhanas National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rio Negro braids into a labyrinth of islands and waterways, one of the Amazon’s most pristine archipelagos unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBahuaja Sonene National Park
San Pedro de Putina Punco, Peru
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above the confluence of Peru’s Río Heath and Río Tambopata, one of the Amazon’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBrasília National Park
Plano Piloto, Brazil
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise above the cerrado grasslands of central Brazil, a vast sanctuary unfolds across 1,077 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo Orange National Park
Brazil
+29 birds+13 mammals
Where the Amazon’s momentum finally surrenders to the Atlantic, mangrove forests sprawl across tidal flats that stretch 15,115 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCatimbau National Park
Brazil
+63 birds+9 mammals
Where sandstone plateaus rise abruptly from the sertanejo scrubland of Brazil’s interior, dramatic canyons slice through ochre cliffs and wind-sculpted […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCerros de Amotape National Park
District of San Jacinto, Ecuador
+117 birds+6 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the tropical sky above northwestern Ecuador, a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity unfolds across nearly 4,800 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChaco National Park
Municipio de Presidencia de la Plaza, Argentina
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where the Gran Chaco’s thornforests meet wetland mosaics, a landscape of profound ecological contrast unfolds across northwestern Argentina. This 151-square-kilometre […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChagres National Park
Caimitillo, Panama
+131 birds+30 mammals
Where rainforest canopy meets mountain spine, the Chagres River carves through some of Central America’s most pristine tropical wilderness. Spanning […]
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