Where can you see the White-spotted Woodpecker?
Some of the best places to see the White-spotted Woodpecker in the wild include El Palmar National Park (Argentina), Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across Brazil and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
El Palmar National Park
Distrito Sexto, Argentina
+244 birds+14 mammals
Across the Paraná River floodplain in northeastern Argentina, palms rise from wetland and grassland in a landscape shaped by water and time. El Palmar National Park…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+387 birds+17 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, six thousand square kilometers of subtropical rainforest cling to steep gorges and river valleys in this corner…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguazú National Park
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
+346 birds+15 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, nearly 800 square kilometers of subtropical rainforest drape across Misiones Province in a landscape carved by millennia…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKItatiaia National Park
Brazil
+519 birds+12 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Atlantic rainforest canopy in southeastern Brazil, Itatiaia National Park rises as one of the country's oldest and most ecologically vital protected…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSão Joaquim National Park
Brazil
+222 birds+9 mammals
Where the southern Brazilian highlands rise above the Atlantic Forest, São Joaquim National Park protects nearly 1,000 square kilometers of montane terrain that shifts between temperate…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Bocaina National Park
Brazil
+441 birds+5 mammals
Where the escarpment of the Serra da Bocaina rises sharply from the Atlantic coastal plain, tropical rainforest cloaks steep mountainsides that climb toward peaks exceeding 2,000…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Itajaí National Park
Brazil
+227 birds+2 mammals
Where the Atlantic rainforest rises steeply from the coastal plains of Santa Catarina, Serra do Itajaí National Park spreads across 1,136 square kilometres of montane wilderness…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra Geral National Park
Brazil
+211 birds+2 mammals
Where basalt cliffs and sandstone escarpments rise above the subtropical forests of southern Brazil, Serra Geral National Park preserves one of the Atlantic region's most dramatic…
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