Where can you see the Wattled Jacana?
Some of the best places to see the Wattled Jacana in the wild include Darién National Park (Panama), Sarigua National Park (Panama) and Tijuca National Park (Brazil) — among 25 wildlife hotspots across 6 countries, including Brazil, Panama, Argentina and Colombia. 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 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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada 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 PARKDarién National Park
Tucutí, Panama
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where rainforest swallows the horizon and rivers carve through primordial wilderness, one of Central America’s last great untamed frontiers unfolds […]
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 […]
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