Wildlife of Portal Cambyretá: 115 species and where to see them

A northeastern portal deep in the Paraná rainforest, 30 km from Ituzaingó. Red-and-green macaws, hiking and wildlife watching in a little-explored setting.

13Mammals

66Birds

4Reptiles

4Fish

28Flora

115in total

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8 of the 115 species at this gateway name Cambyretá in their profile.

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Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

Dawn and dusk. Reintroduced at the Cambyretá (2015) and Yerbalito (2026) portals. Peak activity in spring and summer during nesting season.

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Puma

Puma concolor

Year round. Encounters are by chance: crossing vehicle tracks at dawn or dusk, or silhouetted on a rise. Driving the internal tracks with close visual attention is the best strategy. Portals Cambyretá and San Nicolás have the most frequent records.

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Strange-tailed Tyrant

Alectrurus risora

Spring and summer during the breeding season. Mornings in the tall grasslands of Portals San Nicolás and Cambyretá.

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Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis

Year round. It is heard from before dawn in the woodlands of Cambyretá, Carambola and Mburucuyá. Very easy to see on the branches of the large trees beside the tracks.

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Planalto Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes platyrostris

Year-round in the portals with well-preserved gallery forest. Portal Galarza, San Antonio and Cambyretá.

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Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

Year-round in the portals with gallery forest. The noisy groups are impossible to ignore. Portal Galarza, San Antonio and Cambyretá.

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Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Aramides cajaneus

Dawn and dusk. Much easier to hear than to see. The riverside woodland of Portals Cambyretá, Carambola and Laguna Iberá are the best sites.

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Purplish Jay

Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Year-round in the portals with gallery forest and Chaco woodland. The boisterous groups are impossible to overlook. Portal Galarza, San Antonio and Cambyretá.

Mammals · 13

Mammals recorded at Portal Cambyretá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Black Howler MonkeyAlouatta caraya Crab-eating FoxCerdocyon thous Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi Gray Brocket DeerSubulo gouazoubira JaguarundiHerpailurus yagouaroundi Lutrine OpossumLutreolina crassicaudata Nine-banded ArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus OcelotLeopardus pardalis Plains ViscachaLagostomus maximus Puma ★Puma concolor Seven-banded ArmadilloDasypus septemcinctus Six-banded ArmadilloEuphractus sexcinctus Southern TamanduaTamandua tetradactyla

Birds · 66

Birds recorded at Portal Cambyretá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

AnhingaAnhinga anhinga Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolata Black VultureCoragyps atratus Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa Chaco Chachalaca ★Ortalis canicollis Chivi VireoVireo chivi Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi Common GallinuleGallinula galeata Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus Gray-cowled Wood-Rail ★Aramides cajaneus Great EgretArdea alba Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis Guira CuckooGuira guira Iberá SeedeaterSporophila iberaensis JabiruJabiru mycteria Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus Muscovy DuckCairina moschata Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius Planalto Woodcreeper ★Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Plush-crested Jay ★Cyanocorax chrysops Purplish Jay ★Cyanocorax cyanomelas Red-and-green Macaw ★Ara chloropterus Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana Strange-tailed Tyrant ★Alectrurus risora Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus Striped OwlAsio clamator Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura Toco ToucanRamphastos toco Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi Turkey VultureCathartes aura Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

Reptiles · 4

Reptiles recorded at Portal Cambyretá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Argentine Black-and-white TeguSalvator merianae CaimanCaiman latirostris / C. yacare Coral SnakeMicrurus baliocoryphus Urutu LanceheadBothrops alternatus

Fish · 4

Fish recorded at Portal Cambyretá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Golden doradoSalminus brasiliensis PacúPiaractus mesopotamicus Sábalo (streaked prochilod)Prochilodus lineatus Spotted SorubimPseudoplatystoma corruscans

Flora · 28

Flora recorded at Portal Cambyretá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Black carob treeNeltuma nigra Brazilian orchid treeBauhinia forficata BulrushSchoenoplectus californicus Caranday palmCopernicia alba Carandilla (dwarf palm)Allagoptera campestris Curupaí (cebil)Anadenanthera colubrina Dwarf yatay palmButia paraguayensis Espartillo (lemon grass)Elionurus muticus Gambaúta (anchored water hyacinth)Pontederia azurea GuayaibíCordia americana Jerusalem thornParkinsonia aculeata Mbocayá palm (macaúba)Acrocomia aculeata Molle inciensoSchinus longifolius ÑandubayNeltuma affinis Paja brava (giant marsh grass)Panicum prionitis Paja colorada (red marsh grass)Andropogon lateralis Pink trumpet treeHandroanthus heptaphyllus Red quebrachoSchinopsis balansae Roman cassie (espinillo)Vachellia caven Southern cattailTypha domingensis Tala (spiny hackberry)Celtis ehrenbergiana TatanéChloroleucon tenuiflorum UrundayMyracrodruon balansae Water hyacinthPontederia crassipes Water lettucePistia stratiotes White quebrachoAspidosperma quebracho-blanco White sarandíPhyllanthus sellowianus Yatay palmButia yatay

When to see them

Best time at Cambyretá

All year round. The macaw is most active in spring and summer (nesting). Photo safari: best in early-morning and late-afternoon light.

Month by month

Every species has its moment: blooms, migrations and breeding season change month to month. See the Iberá calendar.

Guides and boat tours at this gateway

The providers working at Portal Cambyretá. A local guide is the difference between seeing a grassland and seeing ten species.

Reserva Natural Don Luis Koe Itú - Turismo Esteros Arasy - Asociación de Guías Turismo Diversidad Iberá Connecta Natalia Andrea Tenaglia Camila Cabanes Lucrecia M. C. Ojeda Florencia Noemí Barrios

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Laguna Iberá San Antonio Galarza Río Corriente Carambola San Nicolás Uguay Capivari Mburucuyá

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