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The places with most species.

The 200 places with the most bird species recorded more than once in open data.

1Limoncocha National Biological ReserveEcuador · Ramsar wetland574species2Lake NakuruKenya · Ramsar wetland508species3Lake NaivashaKenya · Ramsar wetland482species4Mabamba BayUganda · Ramsar wetland477species5Caño Negro Wildlife RefugeCosta Rica · Ramsar wetland476species6Victoria Falls National ParkZimbabwe · Ramsar wetland474species7Lake ArenalCosta Rica · Ramsar wetland459species8Lake ElmenteitaKenya · Ramsar wetland440species9Tijuana River National Estuarine Research ReserveUnited States · Ramsar wetland428species10Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal · Ramsar wetland425species11Lake BaringoKenya · Ramsar wetland424species12Ottenby bird observatorySweden · bird observatory405species13Bishazari TalNepal · Ramsar wetland404species14Lagunas de Montebello National ParkMexico · Ramsar wetland403species15Bolinas LagoonUnited States · Ramsar wetland398species16Aqaba Bird ObservatoryJordan · bird observatory391species17Kevladev National ParkIndia · Ramsar wetland389species18Point Pelee National ParkCanada · Ramsar wetland385species19Elkhorn SloughUnited States · Ramsar wetland381species20Lake YojoaHonduras · Ramsar wetland378species21Dipor BilIndia · Ramsar wetland376species22Crooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryBelize · Ramsar wetland376species23Térraba RiverCosta Rica · Ramsar wetland375species24Towra Point Nature ReserveAustralia · Ramsar wetland374species25Lutembe BayUganda · Ramsar wetland372species26Tanbi Wetland ComplexGambia · Ramsar wetland367species27Tomales BayUnited States · Ramsar wetland364species28North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific InterestUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland363species29Mana PoolsZimbabwe · Ramsar wetland361species30Marievale Bird SanctuarySouth Africa · bird sanctuary359species31Montrose Point Bird SanctuaryUnited States · bird sanctuary354species32Hwange National ParkZimbabwe · Important Bird Area352species33Costanera Sur Ecological ReserveArgentina · Ramsar wetland350species34Lake BogoriaKenya · Ramsar wetland350species35Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye BayUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland349species36Palo Verde National ParkCosta Rica · Ramsar wetland349species37Tanji Bird ReserveGambia · bird sanctuary346species38U Thant IslandUnited States · bird sanctuary345species39Whitefish Point Bird ObservatoryUnited States · bird observatory340species40Delta de l'Ebre Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland340species41Sierpe RiverCosta Rica · Ramsar wetland340species42Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland337species43Machalilla National ParkEcuador · Ramsar wetland336species44Austin Roberts Bird SanctuarySouth Africa · bird sanctuary335species45Nal Sarovar Bird SanctuaryIndia · bird sanctuary334species46Estero Punta BandaMexico · Ramsar wetland331species47Göksu DeltaTurkey · Ramsar wetland330species48Long PointCanada · Ramsar wetland329species49Sumidero CanyonMexico · Ramsar wetland328species50La Albufera Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland326species51Cape May National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland326species52Boondall WetlandsAustralia · Ramsar wetland326species53Niagara RiverCanada · Ramsar wetland325species54TräslövslägeSweden · Ramsar wetland323species55Caroni SwampTrinidad and Tobago · Ramsar wetland319species56VanhankaupunginselkäFinland · Ramsar wetland318species57ZwinBelgium · Ramsar wetland317species58Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National ParkGuatemala · Ramsar wetland317species59Landsort bird stationSweden · bird observatory316species60Sihcao WetlandsTaiwan · Ramsar wetland314species61Cap Tourmente National Wildlife AreaCanada · Ramsar wetland313species62Lake AtanasovskoBulgaria · Ramsar wetland312species63Alaksen National Wildlife AreaCanada · Ramsar wetland310species64Connecticut RiverUnited States · Ramsar wetland306species65Djoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegal · Ramsar wetland305species66Pelican Island National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland305species67Western Treatment PlantAustralia · Ramsar wetland305species68Poda Protected AreaBulgaria · Ramsar wetland302species69Emiquon National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland302species70Umdoni Bird SanctuarySouth Africa · bird sanctuary302species71Prince Edward Point National Wildlife AreaCanada · bird observatory301species72Exe EstuaryUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland301species73Hula ValleyIsrael · Ramsar wetland301species74Lake HornborgaSweden · Ramsar wetland300species75Harike WetlandIndia · Ramsar wetland299species76Kızılırmak DeltaTurkey · Ramsar wetland298species77Lake ConnewarreAustralia · Ramsar wetland298species78KurefjordenNorway · Ramsar wetland298species79Playa de AguileraSpain · Special Protection Area for birds298species80Hula Nature ReserveIsrael · Ramsar wetland298species81Holme Bird ObservatoryUnited Kingdom · bird observatory297species82KvismarenSweden · Ramsar wetland296species83Durankulak lakeBulgaria · Ramsar wetland295species84Quivira National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland295species85Cheyenne BottomsUnited States · Ramsar wetland295species86Kota Kinabalu WetlandMalaysia · Ramsar wetland295species87Van Rck DamEswatini · Ramsar wetland295species88Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland294species89Khijadiya Bird SanctuaryIndia · bird sanctuary294species90Lake SibhayiSouth Africa · Ramsar wetland294species91Lake ShablaBulgaria · Ramsar wetland293species92Swan BayAustralia · Ramsar wetland292species93Ria de AlvorPortugal · Ramsar wetland291species94Kosi BaySouth Africa · Ramsar wetland291species95Ria FormosaPortugal · Ramsar wetland290species96Øra naturreservatNorway · Ramsar wetland290species97El Estrecho Natural ParkSpain · Special Protection Area for birds290species98Thol LakeIndia · bird sanctuary288species99Bundala National ParkSri Lanka · Ramsar wetland288species100Farallones de Cali National Natural ParkColombia · Important Bird Area287species101Dixon Waterfowl RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland286species102Lagoa do Peixe National ParkBrazil · Ramsar wetland286species103Nyungwe ForestRwanda · Important Bird Area285species104Krabi RiverThailand · Ramsar wetland284species105Edithvale-Seaford WetlandsAustralia · Ramsar wetland283species106Lake TechirghiolRomania · Ramsar wetland282species107Estuário do TejoPortugal · Ramsar wetland282species108Oak Hammock MarshCanada · Ramsar wetland280species109Le FanelSwitzerland · Ramsar wetland280species110Souss-Massa National ParkMorocco · Ramsar wetland280species111Laguna LachuáGuatemala · Ramsar wetland280species112ØyerenNorway · Ramsar wetland279species113Gangtey-PhobjiBhutan · Ramsar wetland279species114El Fondo Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland278species115BhojtalIndia · Ramsar wetland278species116TåkernSweden · Ramsar wetland277species117Hortobágy National ParkHungary · Ramsar wetland276species118Lake PomorieBulgaria · Ramsar wetland275species119La SeguaEcuador · Ramsar wetland275species120Sapais de Castro Marim (Special Protection Area)Portugal · Special Protection Area for birds273species121Gibraltar PointUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland272species122Huatulco National ParkMexico · Ramsar wetland272species123Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland271species124Horicon MarshUnited States · Ramsar wetland271species125Western PortAustralia · Ramsar wetland271species126Manchón-GuamuchalGuatemala · Ramsar wetland270species127Rutland WaterUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland269species128Europaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes ZeugAustria · Special Protection Area for birds269species129Lagoa de Santo AndréPortugal · Special Protection Area for birds269species130Ash Meadows National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland269species131Rio Doce State ParkBrazil · Ramsar wetland268species132Khao Sam Roi Yot National ParkThailand · Ramsar wetland267species133Churchill Island Marine National ParkAustralia · Ramsar wetland267species134Dersingham BogUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland266species135Salinas del Cabo de GataSpain · Ramsar wetland266species136Playa de PenarrondaSpain · Special Protection Area for birds266species137Lake OtúnColombia · Ramsar wetland266species138Ría de RibadeoSpain · Ramsar wetland265species139Marismas del OdielSpain · Ramsar wetland265species140Sečovlje SaltworksSlovenia · Ramsar wetland265species141Point LilliasAustralia · Ramsar wetland264species142Lagoa PequenaPortugal · Special Protection Area for birds264species143East Kolkata WetlandsIndia · Ramsar wetland264species144Mount MocoAngola · Important Bird Area264species145Dagua RiverColombia · Important Bird Area264species146Thrissur-Ponnani Kole WetlandsIndia · Ramsar wetland263species147Hamford WaterUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland262species148Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und AltmühlseeGermany · Special Protection Area for birds262species149Laguna de la CochaColombia · Ramsar wetland262species150Abberton ReservoirUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland261species151Missisquoi National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · Ramsar wetland261species152Limeburners BayAustralia · Ramsar wetland261species153Bolle di MagadinoSwitzerland · Ramsar wetland261species154Écozone du ForezFrance · Special Protection Area for birds261species155Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryUnited States · Ramsar wetland259species156Río Pilcomayo National ParkArgentina · Ramsar wetland259species157Santay IslandEcuador · Ramsar wetland259species158De Zoom - Kalmthoutse HeideBelgium · Ramsar wetland257species159Ghodaghodi TalNepal · Ramsar wetland257species160Lake OlomegaEl Salvador · Ramsar wetland257species161HumberUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland256species162Doñana National ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland256species163Lake BurgasBulgaria · Ramsar wetland256species164Laguna de Santa RosaUnited States · Ramsar wetland256species165Klingnauer StauseeSwitzerland · Ramsar wetland255species166Karnala Bird SanctuaryIndia · bird sanctuary255species167ÅkervikaNorway · Ramsar wetland254species168St. Clair National Wildlife AreaCanada · Ramsar wetland254species169Paraje Natural de las marismas del Río PalmonesSpain · Special Protection Area for birds254species170Les GrangettesSwitzerland · Ramsar wetland254species171Lago di MassaciuccoliItaly · Ramsar wetland253species172Vogelschutzgebiet 'Rieselfelder Münster'Germany · Ramsar wetland253species173Gediz DeltaTurkey · Ramsar wetland253species174Inle LakeMyanmar · Ramsar wetland253species175Sakumono LagoonGhana · Ramsar wetland252species176Laguna de la NavaSpain · Ramsar wetland251species177Leixão da GaivotaPortugal · Special Protection Area for birds251species178AllondonFrance · Ramsar wetland251species179Jagdishpur ReservoirNepal · Ramsar wetland251species180Myall LakesAustralia · Ramsar wetland251species181Breydon WaterUnited Kingdom · Ramsar wetland250species182Minesing WetlandsCanada · Ramsar wetland250species183Lednické rybníkyCzechia · Ramsar wetland250species184Salinas de Santa Pola Natural ParkSpain · Ramsar wetland250species185Creston Valley Wildlife Management AreaCanada · Ramsar wetland250species186Lake GüijaEl Salvador · Ramsar wetland250species187Nemunas DeltaLithuania · Ramsar wetland249species188Lagoa e Areal de ValdoviñoSpain · Ramsar wetland249species189Mer Bleue Conservation AreaCanada · Ramsar wetland249species190Azraq Wetland ReserveJordan · Ramsar wetland249species191Matchedash BayCanada · Ramsar wetland248species192The Ridges SanctuaryUnited States · Ramsar wetland248species193River GöksuTurkey · Ramsar wetland248species194Fivebough and Tuckerbil SwampsAustralia · Ramsar wetland248species195Laguna de GallocantaSpain · Ramsar wetland247species196Paul de TornadaPortugal · Ramsar wetland246species197Lagoa de ÓbidosPortugal · Ramsar wetland245species198Rørvikvatnet Nature ReserveNorway · Ramsar wetland245species199Fuente de Piedra LagoonSpain · Ramsar wetland245species200Étang de CapestangFrance · Special Protection Area for birds245species

Counts depend on how many birdwatchers visit: famous places are better recorded.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit