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The best places in February

120 places where February is among the months with the most species.

508spp.93Ramsar wetlandLake NakuruKenyaKenya11 threatened species · Best month404spp.91Ramsar wetlandBishazari TalNepalNepal12 threatened species · Best month389spp.91Ramsar wetlandKevladev National ParkIndiaIndia10 threatened species · Best month374spp.91Ramsar wetlandTowra Point Nature ReserveAustraliaAustralia17 threatened species · Best month476spp.91Ramsar wetlandCaño Negro Wildlife RefugeCosta RicaCosta Rica9 threatened species · Best month314spp.89Ramsar wetlandSihcao WetlandsTaiwanTaiwan15 threatened species · Best month305spp.89Ramsar wetlandDjoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegalSenegal10 threatened species · Best month334spp.89bird sanctuaryNal Sarovar Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia12 threatened species · Best month298spp.89Ramsar wetlandLake ConnewarreAustraliaAustralia13 threatened species · Best month204spp.88Ramsar wetlandIzumi crane migration groundsJapanJapan10 threatened species · Best month239spp.87Ramsar wetlandXuan Thuy National ParkVietnamVietnam10 threatened species · Best month264spp.87Ramsar wetlandPoint LilliasAustraliaAustralia14 threatened species · Best month346spp.87bird sanctuaryTanji Bird ReserveGambiaGambia9 threatened species · Best month230spp.87Ramsar wetlandMès marshFranceFrance10 threatened species · Best month375spp.87Ramsar wetlandTérraba RiverCosta RicaCosta Rica8 threatened species · Best month376spp.87Ramsar wetlandDipor BilIndiaIndia8 threatened species · Best month218spp.86Ramsar wetlandKasai Marine ParkJapanJapan10 threatened species · Best month352spp.86Important Bird AreaHwange National ParkZimbabweZimbabwe8 threatened species · Best month267spp.86Ramsar wetlandKhao Sam Roi Yot National ParkThailandThailand9 threatened species · Best month299spp.85Ramsar wetlandHarike WetlandIndiaIndia8 threatened species · Best month284spp.84Ramsar wetlandKrabi RiverThailandThailand8 threatened species · Best month288spp.84bird sanctuaryThol LakeIndiaIndia8 threatened species · Best month376spp.83Ramsar wetlandCrooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryBelizeBelize6 threatened species · Best month195spp.82Ramsar wetlandThe Raven Nature ReserveIrelandIreland9 threatened species · Best month319spp.81Ramsar wetlandCaroni SwampTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago6 threatened species · Best month459spp.80Ramsar wetlandLake ArenalCosta RicaCosta Rica4 threatened species · Best month214spp.80Ramsar wetlandHaleji LakePakistanPakistan7 threatened species · Best month349spp.80Ramsar wetlandPalo Verde National ParkCosta RicaCosta Rica5 threatened species · Best month206spp.80Ramsar wetlandSan Ignacio LagoonMexicoMexico7 threatened species · Best month238spp.79Ramsar wetlandSan Francisco BayUnited StatesUnited States6 threatened species · Best month233spp.79Ramsar wetlandMerja ZergaMoroccoMorocco6 threatened species · Best month288spp.79Ramsar wetlandBundala National ParkSri LankaSri Lanka5 threatened species · Best month278spp.78Ramsar wetlandBhojtalIndiaIndia5 threatened species · Best month196spp.78Ramsar wetlandMud IslandAustraliaAustralia10 threatened species · Best month196spp.78Ramsar wetlandPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippinesPhilippines9 threatened species · Best month270spp.78Ramsar wetlandManchón-GuamuchalGuatemalaGuatemala5 threatened species · Best month253spp.78Ramsar wetlandInle LakeMyanmarMyanmar5 threatened species · Best month174spp.77Ramsar wetlandGruinart Flats SSSIUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom8 threatened species · Best month378spp.77Ramsar wetlandLake YojoaHondurasHonduras3 threatened species · Best month295spp.77Ramsar wetlandVan Rck DamEswatiniEswatini4 threatened species · Best month216spp.76Ramsar wetlandHokersar wetlandIndiaIndia5 threatened species · Best month217spp.76Ramsar wetlandGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaUnited StatesUnited States5 threatened species · Best month264spp.76Ramsar wetlandEast Kolkata WetlandsIndiaIndia4 threatened species · Best month196spp.76Ramsar wetlandLake AğgölAzerbaijanAzerbaijan5 threatened species · Best month252spp.76Ramsar wetlandSakumono LagoonGhanaGhana4 threatened species · Best month203spp.75Ramsar wetlandLangue de Barbarie National ParkSenegalSenegal5 threatened species · Best month177spp.75Ramsar wetlandDojran LakeGreeceGreece6 threatened species · Best month175spp.74Ramsar wetlandLagunas de Mejía National SanctuaryPeruPeru10 threatened species · Best month232spp.74Ramsar wetlandArrecife de Puerto Morelos National ParkMexicoMexico4 threatened species · Best month150spp.74Ramsar wetlandHarøya Wetlands SystemNorwayNorway7 threatened species · Best month239spp.74bird sanctuaryPorbandar Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia4 threatened species · Best month317spp.73Ramsar wetlandCultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National ParkGuatemalaGuatemala2 threatened species · Best month192spp.73Ramsar wetlandTanguar haorBangladeshBangladesh4 threatened species · Best month335spp.73bird sanctuaryAustin Roberts Bird SanctuarySouth AfricaSouth Africa2 threatened species · Best month257spp.73Ramsar wetlandLake OlomegaEl SalvadorEl Salvador3 threatened species · Best month154spp.72Ramsar wetlandLake ManJapanJapan7 threatened species · Best month255spp.72bird sanctuaryKarnala Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia3 threatened species · Best month238spp.71Ramsar wetlandRenuka LakeIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month181spp.71bird sanctuaryKadalundi Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia5 threatened species · Best month197spp.70Ramsar wetlandWalvis BayNamibiaNamibia6 threatened species · Best month149spp.69Ramsar wetlandTrappola marshlandItalyItaly5 threatened species · Best month237spp.69Ramsar wetlandChamela-Cuixmala Biosphere ReserveMexicoMexico1 threatened species · Best month222spp.69Ramsar wetlandPrek ToalCambodiaCambodia2 threatened species · Best month152spp.68Ramsar wetlandEmbalse de OrellanaSpainSpain4 threatened species · Best month219spp.68Ramsar wetlandTawa ReservoirIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month230spp.68bird sanctuaryThattekad Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia3 threatened species · Best month205spp.68Ramsar wetlandChinhoyi CavesZimbabweZimbabwe1 threatened species · Best month202spp.68Ramsar wetlandRopar WetlandIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month226spp.68bird sanctuaryKitam bird sanctuaryIndiaIndia1 threatened species · Best month214spp.67Ramsar wetlandWilpattu National ParkSri LankaSri Lanka3 threatened species · Best month175spp.66Ramsar wetlandVan Long Wetland Nature ReserveVietnamVietnam3 threatened species · Best month200spp.66bird sanctuaryVedanthangal Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month181spp.66Ramsar wetlandKanjli WetlandIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month141spp.66Ramsar wetlandDon Hoi LotThailandThailand5 threatened species · Best month147spp.66Ramsar wetlandBlack RiverJamaicaJamaica5 threatened species · Best month148spp.66Ramsar wetlandMoneyingyi Wetland SanctuaryMyanmarMyanmar2 threatened species · Best month197spp.65Ramsar wetlandPunta PatiñoPanamaPanama2 threatened species · Best month174spp.65Ramsar wetlandLagunas de Chacahua National ParkMexicoMexico3 threatened species · Best month212spp.64Ramsar wetlandLago de ApanásNicaraguaNicaragua92 migrants · Best month129spp.64Ramsar wetlandKatano KamoikeJapanJapan4 threatened species · Best month193spp.64bird sanctuaryKaraivetti Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month155spp.63Ramsar wetlandEverglades National ParkUnited StatesUnited States3 threatened species · Best month173spp.63Ramsar wetlandVembanadIndiaIndia3 threatened species · Best month209spp.62bird sanctuaryChintamoni Kar Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia1 threatened species · Best month129spp.62Ramsar wetlandLaguna Blanca National ParkArgentinaArgentina3 threatened species · Best month170spp.62Ramsar wetlandKolleru LakeIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month126spp.61Ramsar wetlandCorner InletAustraliaAustralia5 threatened species · Best month126spp.61bird sanctuarySaman Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia3 threatened species · Best month175spp.60Ramsar wetlandTram Chim National ParkVietnamVietnam2 threatened species · Best month128spp.60Ramsar wetlandDundalk BayIrelandIreland5 threatened species · Best month127spp.60Ramsar wetlandWular LakeIndiaIndia4 threatened species · Best month152spp.60Ramsar wetlandKerala backwatersIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month121spp.59Ramsar wetlandKawai Nui MarshUnited StatesUnited States5 threatened species · Best month110spp.59Ramsar wetlandMoulting LagoonAustraliaAustralia6 threatened species · Best month167spp.59Ramsar wetlandDensu RiverGhanaGhana3 threatened species · Best month108spp.59Ramsar wetlandLlancanelo LakeArgentinaArgentina2 threatened species · Best month92spp.58Ramsar wetlandAwarua WetlandNew ZealandNew Zealand7 threatened species · Best month107spp.58Ramsar wetlandInner LakeJapanJapan3 threatened species · Best month178spp.58Ramsar wetlandLake NabugaboUgandaUganda66 migrants · Best month108spp.58Ramsar wetlandBlue LakeAustraliaAustralia3 threatened species · Best month133spp.57Ramsar wetlandBallyallia LakeIrelandIreland2 threatened species · Best month126spp.57Important Bird AreaBundarra-Barraba Important Bird AreaAustraliaAustralia3 threatened species · Best month92spp.57Ramsar wetlandDetwah LagoonYemenYemen4 threatened species · Best month163spp.57Ramsar wetlandBumdeling ValleyBhutanBhutan64 migrants · Best month148spp.56Ramsar wetlandLaguna de TacariguaVenezuelaVenezuela3 threatened species · Best month120spp.56Ramsar wetlandLaguna de SayulaMexicoMexico1 threatened species · Best month153spp.56Ramsar wetlandEl Cajas National ParkEcuadorEcuador3 threatened species · Best month164spp.55Ramsar wetlandSasthamcotta LakeIndiaIndia56 migrants · Best month103spp.55Ramsar wetlandOlango Island GroupPhilippinesPhilippines4 threatened species · Best month136spp.55Ramsar wetlandEl Yali National ReserveChileChile3 threatened species · Best month114spp.55Ramsar wetlandAo Phang Nga National ParkThailandThailand2 threatened species · Best month120spp.54Ramsar wetlandBa Bể National ParkVietnamVietnam1 threatened species · Best month109spp.54Ramsar wetlandLake CorangamiteAustraliaAustralia3 threatened species · Best month90spp.54Ramsar wetlandLake AkkeshiJapanJapan3 threatened species · Best month115spp.54Ramsar wetlandKanwar Lake Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia63 migrants · Best month126spp.54bird sanctuaryMandagadde Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia2 threatened species · Best month132spp.54bird sanctuaryKumarakom Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia1 threatened species · Best month151spp.53bird sanctuaryUdayamarthandapuram Bird SanctuaryIndiaIndia1 threatened species · Best month127spp.53Ramsar wetlandSundarbans Reserved ForestBangladeshBangladesh1 threatened species · Best month85spp.53Ramsar wetlandShizugawa BayJapanJapan3 threatened species · Best month

Best months by the number of species recorded. Migration peaks in spring and autumn in most places.

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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