Where can you see the Swallow-tailed Kite?
Some of the best places to see the Swallow-tailed Kite in the wild include Baritú National Park (Argentina), Chagres National Park (Panama) and Lagunas de Montebello National Park (Mexico) — among 21 wildlife hotspots across 9 countries, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia and Panama. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Arenal Volcano National Park
Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica
+131 birds+30 mammals
Where a perfect cone of dark basalt rises 1,633 metres above rainforest canopy, Costa Rica’s most iconic volcano commands a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBaritú National Park
Argentina
+35 birds+5 mammals
Where the Andes descend into northwestern Argentina’s Misiones Province, steep forested ravines plunge toward the Río Baritú, their gorges carved […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBaru Volcano National Park
Cerro Punta, Panama
+146 birds+16 mammals
Where mist clings to volcanic slopes and cloud forest canopy rises above 3,500 metres, Panama’s highest peak dominates a landscape […]
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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Guimarães National Park
Brazil
+146 birds+15 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazilian cerrado, ancient escarpments reveal a landscape of extraordinary drama and ecological complexity. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChirripó National Park
Rivas, Costa Rica
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Central American spine rises above the clouds, granite peaks puncture a realm of perpetual mist and montane forest. […]
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 PARKEverglades National Park
Monroe County, United States
+123 birds+27 mammals
Where sawgrass prairie stretches endlessly beneath subtropical skies, a vast wetland wilderness pulses with primordial energy. Spanning over 13,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau drops away in a thunderous cascade, one of Earth’s most spectacular waterfall systems tears through subtropical […]
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