Where can you see the Vaux’s Swift?
Some of the best places to see the Vaux’s Swift in the wild include Dzibilchantún National Park (Mexico), Sian Ka’an (Mexico) and Mount Rainier National Park (United States) — among 10 wildlife hotspots across the United States, Mexico, Canada and Panama. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico
+134 birds+21 mammals
Crystalline waters lap against the world’s second-longest coral barrier reef, where vibrant walls of living limestone plunge into the abyss. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCoiba National Park
Montijo, Panama
+104 birds+7 mammals
Where the Pacific swallows a crown of emerald islands and pristine jungle canopy, one of Central America’s most biodiverse sanctuaries […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDzibilchantún National Park
Barcelona, Mexico
+97 birds+5 mammals
Cenotes puncture the limestone plateau of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula like sapphire eyes, and this compact 8-square-kilometre park shelters some of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier National Park
Glacier, Canada
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where the Columbia Mountains rise in British Columbia’s interior, temperate rainforest gives way to alpine meadows scattered with late-lying snow. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLassen Volcanic National Park
Shasta County, United States
+114 birds+25 mammals
Steaming vents pierce a landscape sculpted by volcanic fury, where obsidian flows meet alpine meadows across nearly 550 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Rainier National Park
Pierce County, United States
+105 birds+27 mammals
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from temperate rainforest to alpine tundra, a landscape of raw geological power unfolds across 1,322 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, United States
+122 birds+29 mammals
Where temperate rainforest meets alpine meadow and windswept coastline, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This 10,765-square-kilometre sanctuary […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRedwood National Park
Humboldt County, United States
+126 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient titans pierce the California fog, the tallest trees on Earth create a primordial landscape unlike anywhere else. Spanning […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSequoia National Park
Tulare County, United States
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient forests meet granite peaks, the Sierra Nevada’s western slope unfolds in a cathedral of superlatives. Towering giant sequoias, […]
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