Wildlife of Portal Uguay: 140 species and where to see them

A remote settlement where 20 families live inside the reserve. Horseback riding and boating on Laguna Fernández.

10Mammals

98Birds

3Reptiles

3Amphibians

3Fish

23Flora

140in total

The gateway highlights

9 of the 140 species at this gateway name Uguay in their profile.

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Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

Dawn along the edges of the wetland. Portals Uguay, San Nicolás and Laguna Iberá.

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Saffron-cowled Blackbird

Xanthopsar flavus

Year-round. The breeding season in spring and summer is the best time to see them. Portal Uguay and Laguna Iberá in the wet grasslands.

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Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

Year-round at the riverbanks and the vegetation of the shores. Portal Laguna Iberá and Uguay.

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Sickle-winged Nightjar

Eleothreptus anomalus

At nightfall in the wetlands with tall grasslands. Portals Laguna Iberá, Uguay and Capivari are the best sites to find it.

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Streamer-tailed Tyrant

Gubernetes yetapa

Year-round in the wet grasslands and marsh edges. Portal Laguna Iberá and Uguay are the best sites.

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Black-and-white Monjita

Heteroxolmis dominicana

Year-round, with greatest detectability in spring and summer. Portal San Nicolás and Uguay in wet grasslands are the best sites.

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Yellowish Pipit

Anthus chii

Year-round in the wet grasslands. Best detected when the males sing in flight over the grassland. Portal San Nicolás and the Uguay area.

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Spot-flanked Gallinule

Porphyriops melanops

Year round. Best observed at dawn and dusk at the edges of the rush beds. Portals Laguna Iberá, Galarza and Uguay.

Mammals · 10

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

Black Howler MonkeyAlouatta caraya Brazilian Guinea PigCavia aperea CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris CoypuMyocastor coypus Crab-eating FoxCerdocyon thous Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi JaguarundiHerpailurus yagouaroundi Marsh Deer ★Blastocerus dichotomus Pampas DeerOzotoceros bezoarticus leucogaster Pampas FoxLycalopex gymnocercus

Birds · 98

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

Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona Austral NegritoLessonia rufa Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Black VultureCoragyps atratus Black-and-white Monjita ★Heteroxolmis dominicana Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis Black-crowned MonjitaXolmis coronatus Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus Brown-and-yellow Marshbird ★Pseudoleistes virescens Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia Campo FlickerColaptes campestris Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis Chimango CaracaraMilvago chimango Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi Common GallinuleGallinula galeata Common PotooNyctibius griseus Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinelliana Eared DoveZenaida auriculata Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis Great EgretArdea alba Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis Greater AniCrotophaga major Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros Grey MonjitaNengetus cinereus Guira CuckooGuira guira Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganus LimpkinAramus guarauna Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus Muscovy DuckCairina moschata Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis Saffron-cowled Blackbird ★Xanthopsar flavus Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis Sickle-winged Nightjar ★Eleothreptus anomalus Silver TealSpatula versicolor Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis Southern ScreamerChauna torquata Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixi Spot-flanked Gallinule ★Porphyriops melanops Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla Streamer-tailed Tyrant ★Gubernetes yetapa Striped CuckooTapera naevia Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba Turkey VultureCathartes aura Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus Wattled JacanaJacana jacana Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix White MonjitaXolmis irupero White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus White-winged CootFulica leucoptera Wood StorkMycteria americana Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops Yellow-billed Cardinal ★Paroaria capitata Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro Yellowish Pipit ★Anthus chii

Reptiles · 3

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

False Water CobraHydrodynastes gigas Patagonian RacerPhilodryas patagoniensis Yacare caimanCaiman yacare

Amphibians · 3

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

Hensel's Swamp FrogPseudopaludicola falcipes Montevideo Tree FrogBoana pulchella Wrestler FrogLeptodactylus luctator

Fish · 3

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

Bluntnose KnifefishBrachyhypopomus gauderio Dusky Millions FishPhalloceros caudimaculatus Tararira (trahira)Hoplias argentinensis

Flora · 23

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

Aguaí (white star apple)Chrysophyllum gonocarpum Anchico coloradoParapiptadenia rigida ArrayánBlepharocalyx salicifolius Arrowhead (water arrow)Sagittaria montevidensis Black laurelOcotea acutifolia Floating fernSalvinia auriculata Gambaúta (anchored water hyacinth)Pontederia azurea GuabiyúMyrcianthes pungens Humboldt's willowSalix humboldtiana Ibirapitá (yellow poinciana)Peltophorum dubium Ingá (ice-cream-bean tree)Inga vera Paja brava (giant marsh grass)Panicum prionitis Pindó palmSyagrus romanzoffiana Sarandí coloradoCephalanthus glabratus Southern cattailTypha domingensis Strangler figFicus luschnathiana Timbó (ear tree)Enterolobium contortisiliquum Tree PhilodendronThaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum UbajayHexachlamys edulis Water hyacinthPontederia crassipes White sarandíPhyllanthus sellowianus White waterlilyNymphaea prolifera Wild guayaboEugenia uruguayensis

When to see them

Best time at Uguay

April to October. The May and June sunrises, with low fog over the lagoon, are especially photogenic. The yellow cardinal is best spotted in the dry season.

Month by month

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

Wildlife at the other gateways

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

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