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Wildlife of P.N. Mburucuyá

Wildlife of P.N. Mburucuyá

12 mammals, 111 birds, 1 reptile y 33 plant species recorded at this gateway of the Great Iberá Park.

A national park where three ecoregions meet. Yatay palm groves and threatened birds such as the strange-tailed tyrant.

12Mammals
111Birds
1Reptiles
33Flora
157in total

The gateway highlights

29 of the 157 species at this gateway name Mburucuyá in their profile.

Ocelot
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Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis

Year round. Sightings are extraordinary events. The best chances come on night safaris in portals with dense stretches of closed woodland. Portals Mburucuyá and Laguna Iberá (Sendero de los Montes Nativos) have the most consistent records.

Maned Wolf
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Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus

Dawn and dusk in grasslands and at woodland edges. Portals Carambola, Mburucuyá and San Antonio.

Yellow Cardinal
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Yellow Cardinal
Gubernatrix cristata

Year-round in the dry Chaco woodland. Portal San Nicolás and Mburucuyá are the best sites. The species is uncommon: every sighting is a privilege.

Gray Brocket Deer
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Gray Brocket Deer
Subulo gouazoubira

Year round. Best sightings in the early morning or at dusk, walking in complete silence along forest footpaths or the edges of wooded vehicle tracks. Portals Laguna Iberá and Mburucuyá are the most productive.

Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
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Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
Cabassous tatouay

Year round. The best times are night safaris or walking quietly along forested trails at dusk. Portal Mburucuyá and the Sendero del Monte de Pellegrini have the most consistent records.

Seven-banded Armadillo
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Seven-banded Armadillo
Dasypus septemcinctus

Year round, with the best chances on sunny spring and autumn afternoons. The attentive visitor may spot it moving through the tall grass beside the trails. Portal Mburucuyá is the best place in the park to record the species.

Sharp-billed Canastero
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Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca

A visitor of the cold months (autumn and winter) in the tall grasslands and reed beds. Portal San Nicolás and the grassland areas of Mburucuyá are the best sites.

White-banded Mockingbird
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White-banded Mockingbird
Mimus triurus

An austral autumn-winter visitor (it does not nest in Iberá; it breeds farther south). In the dry woodland of Portal San Nicolás and Mburucuyá.

Mammals · 12

Mammals recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Black Howler MonkeyAlouatta caraya Crab-eating FoxCerdocyon thous Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi Gray Brocket Deer Subulo gouazoubira Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay JaguarundiHerpailurus yagouaroundi Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus Nine-banded ArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Plains ViscachaLagostomus maximus PumaPuma concolor Seven-banded Armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus

Birds · 111

Birds recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

American Barn OwlTyto furcata American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Black VultureCoragyps atratus Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicana Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis Blue-billed Black TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia Campo FlickerColaptes campestris Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimango Chivi VireoVireo chivi Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi Common GallinuleGallinula galeata Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus Crowned Solitary Eagle Buteogallus coronatus Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana Freckle-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticollis Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus Great EgretArdea alba Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Greater RheaRhea americana albescens Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros Guira CuckooGuira guira Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus House SparrowPasser domesticus Lark-like Brushrunner Coryphistera alaudina Little NightjarSetopagis parvula Little Thornbird Phacellodomus sibilatrix Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni Maguari StorkCiconia maguari Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris Rufous Casiornis Casiornis rufus Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca Short-billed Canastero Asthenes baeri Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis Southern ScreamerChauna torquata Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia Striped CuckooTapera naevia Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura Toco ToucanRamphastos toco Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba Turkey VultureCathartes aura Turquoise-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix White MonjitaXolmis irupero White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys Yellowish PipitAnthus chii

Reptiles · 1

Reptiles recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Urutu LanceheadBothrops alternatus

Flora · 33

Flora recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Aguaí (white star apple)Chrysophyllum gonocarpum Anchico coloradoParapiptadenia rigida Arrayán (Chilean myrtle)Blepharocalyx salicifolius Black carob treeNeltuma nigra Black lapacho (pink trumpet tree)Handroanthus heptaphyllus Black laurelOcotea acutifolia Caranday palmCopernicia alba Carandilla (dwarf palm)Allagoptera campestris Curupaí (cebil)Anadenanthera colubrina Dwarf yatay palmButia paraguayensis Espartillo (lemon grass)Elionurus muticus GuabiyúMyrcianthes pungens GuayaibíCordia americana Ibirapitá (yellow poinciana)Peltophorum dubium Mbocayá palm (macaúba)Acrocomia aculeata Misiones cedarCedrela fissilis 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 Southern cattailTypha domingensis Strangler figFicus luschnathiana Tala (spiny hackberry)Celtis ehrenbergiana TatanéChloroleucon tenuiflorum Timbó (ear tree)Enterolobium contortisiliquum UbajayHexachlamys edulis UrundayMyracrodruon balansae Water hyacinthPontederia crassipes White quebrachoAspidosperma quebracho-blanco Wild guayaboEugenia uruguayensis Yatay palmButia yatay

When to see them

Best time at Mburucuyá

Autumn (April to June): pleasant temperatures, peak wildlife, ideal for a photo safari. Spring (September to November): palm grove blooming, maximum birdwatching and breeding season.

Month by month

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

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