Where can you see the Southern Tamandua?
Some of the best places to see the Southern Tamandua in the wild include Tijuca National Park (Brazil), Sete Cidades National Park (Brazil) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador) — among 21 wildlife hotspots across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Anavilhanas 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 PARKCalilegua National Park
Municipio de Calilegua, Argentina
+12 birds+14 mammals
Where the eastern Andean slopes plunge into Argentina’s subtropical lowlands, verdant cloudforests cling to ravines carved by rushing mountain streams. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCampos Amazónicos National Park
Amazonas, Brazil
+88 birds+21 mammals
Where open grasslands merge unexpectedly with dense Amazon rainforest, an ecological mosaic of rare brilliance unfolds across this 27,263-square-kilometre sanctuary […]
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 PARKManu National Park
Manu, Peru
+131 birds+30 mammals
Where the Andes plunge into the Amazon basin, a wilderness of uncompromising scale unfolds across 1.5 million hectares. Spanning three […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMapinguari National Park
Brazil
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where the Amazon’s southwestern frontier meets the Xingu Basin, vast tracts of pristine tropical forest rise and fall across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural el Cocuy National Park
Güicán, Colombia
+139 birds+13 mammals
Where snow-capped peaks pierce the Colombian highlands at over 5,000 metres, a landscape of stark geological drama unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Sierra de Chiribiquete National Park
Solano, Colombia
+130 birds+23 mammals
Where tabletop mountains rise abruptly from the Colombian Amazon, a landscape of almost alien majesty unfolds across nearly 87,000 square […]
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