A national park where three ecoregions meet. Yatay palm groves and threatened birds such as the strange-tailed tyrant.
The gateway highlights
28 of the 176 species at this gateway name Mburucuyá in their profile.
Dawn and dusk in grasslands and at woodland edges. Portals Carambola, Mburucuyá and San Antonio.
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.
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.
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.
Year round, with the best chances at dusk in spring and autumn. 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.
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.
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.
Year round. The communal roosts at dusk in Portals Galarza and Mburucuyá are spectacular.
Mammals · 15
Mammals recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.
Birds · 119
Birds recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.
Reptiles · 8
Reptiles recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.
Amphibians · 2
Amphibians recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.
Flora · 32
Flora recorded at P.N. Mburucuyá. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.
When to see them
Best time at Mburucuyá
Year round: the park opens every day from 7:30 am. The trails can be walked until 6 pm from May to September and until 7 pm from October to April (Parques Nacionales, Sep 2026).
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 P.N. Mburucuyá. A local guide is the difference between seeing a grassland and seeing ten species.
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