Wildlife of Portal San Antonio: 153 species and where to see them

A northern portal near Loreto, surrounded by silent wetlands. Kayaking, boating, birding and top-tier private nature reserves.

14Mammals

103Birds

9Reptiles

5Amphibians

1Fish

21Flora

153in total

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15 of the 153 species at this gateway name San Antonio in their profile.

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Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

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

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Irupé

Victoria cruziana

From November to March is the period of maximum splendor and flowering. It is found in shallow waters, sheltered bays and inner channels. It is a great attraction visible on the boat trips of Portal Laguna Iberá, the channels of Portal San Antonio and the water mirrors of Portal Galarza.

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Floating fern

Salvinia auriculata

Visible year-round, with its peaks of maximum expansion during the summer months (November to March). The shaded channels of Portal San Antonio, the calm waters of Portal Carambola and the sheltered bays of the Laguna Iberá often appear completely carpeted by these emerald mats.

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Stripe-crowned Spinetail

Cranioleuca pyrrhophia

Year round. Detected by its song. The portals with Chaco woodland and gallery forest such as Galarza, San Antonio and Mburucuyá.

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Creamy-bellied Thrush

Turdus amaurochalinus

Year-round. Dawn in the gallery forests of Portal Galarza and San Antonio is the best time to hear the song.

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Pale-crested Woodpecker

Celeus lugubris

Year round in the portals with tall palms and mature gallery forest. Portal Galarza and San Antonio are the best sites. Its distinctive song makes detection easier.

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White-spotted Woodpecker

Veniliornis spilogaster

Year round in the portals with dense gallery forest of subtropical influence. Portal Galarza and San Antonio are the best sites.

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Crane Hawk

Geranospiza caerulescens

Year-round in the portals with gallery forest and riverbanks. Uncommon and requiring a trained eye. Portal Galarza and San Antonio are the best sites.

Mammals · 14

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

Black Howler MonkeyAlouatta caraya Brazilian Guinea PigCavia aperea CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris Common Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus Crab-eating FoxCerdocyon thous D'Orbigny's Tuco-tucoCtenomys dorbignyi Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi Hairy Dwarf PorcupineCoendou spinosus JaguarundiHerpailurus yagouaroundi Maned Wolf ★Chrysocyon brachyurus Marsh DeerBlastocerus dichotomus Pampas FoxLycalopex gymnocercus Plains ViscachaLagostomus maximus White-eared OpossumDidelphis albiventris

Birds · 103

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

American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus Black VultureCoragyps atratus 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 Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimango Chivi VireoVireo chivi Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi Common GallinuleGallinula galeata Common PotooNyctibius griseus Crane Hawk ★Geranospiza caerulescens Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon Creamy-bellied Thrush ★Turdus amaurochalinus Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum Freckle-breasted Thornbird ★Phacellodomus striaticollis Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis Great EgretArdea alba Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis Greater AniCrotophaga major Greater RheaRhea americana albescens Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros Grey MonjitaNengetus cinereus Greyish BaywingAgelaioides badius Guira CuckooGuira guira Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus JabiruJabiru mycteria Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni Maguari StorkCiconia maguari Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus Muscovy DuckCairina moschata Ochre-collared PiculetPicumnus temminckii Pale-crested Woodpecker ★Celeus lugubris Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius Planalto Woodcreeper ★Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Plush-crested Jay ★Cyanocorax chrysops Purplish Jay ★Cyanocorax cyanomelas Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus Red-winged TinamouRhynchotus rufescens Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Solitary Black Cacique ★Cacicus solitarius Sooty-fronted Spinetail ★Synallaxis frontalis Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis Southern ScreamerChauna torquata Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana Streaked Flycatcher ★Myiodynastes maculatus Stripe-crowned Spinetail ★Cranioleuca pyrrhophia Striped CuckooTapera naevia Striped OwlAsio clamator SungrebeHeliornis fulica Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucura Toco ToucanRamphastos toco Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba Turkey VultureCathartes aura Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus White-spotted Woodpecker ★Veniliornis spilogaster White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys

Reptiles · 9

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

Brazilian Green RacerPhilodryas aestiva Broad-snouted caimanCaiman latirostris False Water CobraHydrodynastes gigas Lichtenstein's Green RacerPhilodryas olfersii MussuranaClelia clelia Parrot SnakeLeptophis ahaetulla Patagonian RacerPhilodryas patagoniensis Rio Tropical RacerPalusophis bifossatus Yacare caimanCaiman yacare

Amphibians · 5

Amphibians recorded at Portal San Antonio. The ★ marks the species whose profile names this gateway.

Cururu ToadRhinella diptycha Lesser Snouted Tree FrogScinax nasicus Orange-legged Monkey FrogPithecopus azureus Snouted Tree FrogScinax fuscovarius Wrestler FrogLeptodactylus luctator

Fish · 1

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

Tararira (trahira)Hoplias argentinensis

Flora · 21

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

Arrowhead (water arrow)Sagittaria montevidensis Brazilian orchid treeBauhinia forficata BulrushSchoenoplectus californicus Espartillo (lemon grass)Elionurus muticus Floating fern ★Salvinia auriculata Gambaúta (anchored water hyacinth)Pontederia azurea Ingá (ice-cream-bean tree)Inga vera Irupé ★Victoria cruziana Jerusalem thornParkinsonia aculeata Paja brava (giant marsh grass)Panicum prionitis Paja colorada (red marsh grass)Andropogon lateralis Pink trumpet treeHandroanthus heptaphyllus Sarandí coloradoCephalanthus glabratus Southern cattailTypha domingensis Tala (spiny hackberry)Celtis ehrenbergiana TatanéChloroleucon tenuiflorum Tree PhilodendronThaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum Water hyacinthPontederia crassipes Water lettucePistia stratiotes White sarandíPhyllanthus sellowianus White waterlilyNymphaea prolifera

When to see them

Best time at San Antonio

All year round. Peak in autumn and spring. Ideal stargazing from May to August.

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 San Antonio. A local guide is the difference between seeing a grassland and seeing ten species.

Aramí Excursiones - Lancha Aramí Excursiones - Kayak Rumbo Iberá - Kayak Guyra Wild Guides - Birding Reserva Natural Estero Alma Raíz del Monte Jurassic Plant - Tour Nocturno Maitei Loreto - Asociación de Prestadores Joparabio - Astroturismo

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