Wildlife of Portal Río Corriente: 86 species and where to see them

Southwestern portal steeped in Belgrano-era history. Sport fishing, boat rides and horseback riding through the Corriente River marshes.

6Mammals

64Birds

6Fish

10Flora

86in total

The gateway highlights

6 of the 86 species at this gateway name Río Corriente in their profile.

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Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris

Year-round in the rivers and open lagoons. The clear rivers of Portal Río Corriente and Carambola are the best sites. Also frequent in Portal Laguna Iberá.

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Buff-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes fuscus

Autumn and winter (April to August) when it descends from the Andes. Seen along the banks of the rivers and lagoons of Portals Río Corriente and Galarza.

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Spotted Sorubim

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Year-round. Best in winter and autumn when the water levels drop. Portals Río Corriente and Ituzaingó.

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Boga

Megaleporinus obtusidens

Spring and summer. Portals Río Corriente and Galarza. It is fished with dry fly, nymph or small spoons.

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Golden dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

September to March (peak October to November). Portals Río Corriente and Ituzaingó. Always catch-and-release.

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Pacú

Piaractus mesopotamicus

November to March, when the riverside trees fruit. Portal Río Corriente and Canal de Goya.

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Present year round at all 10 portals of the park. Sightings practically guaranteed from boats, kayaks and boardwalks. At Portal Laguna Iberá they swim by the dozen around the pier. Also very frequent at Carambola (calm streams), San Nicolás (boarding coves) and Galarza.

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Year-round, swimming in a zigzagging fashion in clear channels and open lagoons. Best in the early morning, when they are seen fishing or basking on floating logs.

Mammals · 6

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

CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris CoypuMyocastor coypus Crab-eating FoxCerdocyon thous Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi JaguarundiHerpailurus yagouaroundi Neotropical OtterLontra longicaudis

Birds · 64

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

Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona American Barn OwlTyto furcata Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus Black VultureCoragyps atratus Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera Buff-winged Cinclodes ★Cinclodes fuscus Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia Campo FlickerColaptes campestris Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi Common GallinuleGallinula galeata Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana Great EgretArdea alba Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber Guira CuckooGuira guira Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus LimpkinAramus guarauna Little NightjarSetopagis parvula Maguari StorkCiconia maguari Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum OspreyPandion haliaetus Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis South American Painted-snipeNycticryphes semicollaris Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Turkey VultureCathartes aura Wattled JacanaJacana jacana White MonjitaXolmis irupero White-backed StiltHimantopus melanurus White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila White-winged CootFulica leucoptera Wood StorkMycteria americana Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata Yellow-billed Tern ★Sternula superciliaris Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus Yellowish PipitAnthus chii

Fish · 6

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

Boga ★Megaleporinus obtusidens Golden dorado ★Salminus brasiliensis Ocellate river stingrayPotamotrygon motoro Pacú ★Piaractus mesopotamicus Sábalo (streaked prochilod)Prochilodus lineatus Spotted Sorubim ★Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Flora · 10

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

BulrushSchoenoplectus californicus Cockspur coral treeErythrina crista-galli Humboldt's willowSalix humboldtiana Paja brava (giant marsh grass)Panicum prionitis Pindó palmSyagrus romanzoffiana Sarandí coloradoCephalanthus glabratus Southern cattailTypha domingensis Water hyacinthPontederia crassipes Water lettucePistia stratiotes White sarandíPhyllanthus sellowianus

When to see them

Best time at Río Corriente

Autumn and spring for sport fishing (golden dorado and surubí catfish active from March to June and from September to November). Riverside birdwatching all year round. Snorkeling is best in the clear waters of the dry season.

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 Río Corriente. A local guide is the difference between seeing a grassland and seeing ten species.

Estancia Tupambaé - Avistaje de Aves y Senderismo Aguas del Iberá - Pesca Travesía Río Corriente - Kayak Astroturismo Iberá Sur Campo Adentro - Birding y Caminatas

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Laguna Iberá Cambyretá San Antonio Galarza Carambola San Nicolás Uguay Capivari Mburucuyá

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