Where can you see the White-backed Woodpecker?
Some of the best places to see the White-backed Woodpecker in the wild include Gorkhi-Terelj National Park (Mongolia), Valdaysky National Park (Russia) and Białowieża National Park (Poland) — among 18 wildlife hotspots across 9 countries, including Russia, Poland, Hungary and Mongolia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Białowieża National Park
Bialowieza, Poland
+105 birds+29 mammals
Ancient woodland sprawls across the Polish-Belarusian border where primordial forests have escaped the axe for centuries. This 198-square-kilometre sanctuary harbours […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+130 birds+25 mammals
Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBieszczady National Park
Bieszczady County, Poland
+82 birds+6 mammals
Where the Carpathian foothills roll eastward into Ukraine, ancient beech and spruce forests cling to steep slopes that rise above […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBükk National Park
Répáshuta, Hungary
+70 birds
Where limestone plateaus collide with deciduous forests, Hungary’s northern highlands unfold across nearly 900 square kilometres of Europe’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where the Danube carves its sinuous path through northern Hungary, limestone ridges rise abruptly from the river valley, their pale […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGiant Panda National Park
Mianyang, China
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where mist-shrouded mountains rise above ancient bamboo forests, one of Earth’s most biodiverse regions unfolds across central China’s high plateaus […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGorkhi-Terelj National Park
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
+92 birds+17 mammals
Granite peaks thrust skyward across rolling steppe where ancient rivers have carved deep gorges through Mongolia’s heartland. This 295,400-hectare wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLosiny Ostrov National Park
Balashikhinsky District, Russia
+120 birds+30 mammals
Ancient pine and birch forests sweep across undulating terrain where the Moskva River winds through Moscow’s northeastern reaches, creating a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMagura National Park
Kotań, Poland
+76 birds+11 mammals
Where beech and spruce forests rise across the Pieniny Mountains, a landscape of dramatic limestone gorges and verdant plateaux unfolds […]
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