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Otamendi National Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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70 km north of Buenos Aires. The habitat includes Pampa grassland, wetlands and forest. Lots of birds from the Pampas.

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Birds you can see here include:

Whistling Heron, Cattle Egret, White-faced Ibis, Silver Teal, Long-winged Harrier, Roadside Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Southern Lapwing, Brown-hooded Gull, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Monk Parakeet, Ringed Kingfisher, Golden-breasted Flicker, Checkered Woodpecker, Rufous Hornero, Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Wren-like Rushbird, Chicli Spinetail, Freckle-breasted Thornbird, Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Rufous-capped Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Spectacled Tyrant, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Sooty Tyrannulet, White-crested Tyrannulet, House Wren, Yellowish Pipit, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Golden-crowned Warbler, Diademed Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Double-collared Seedeater, Grassland Yellow Finch, Saffron Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Red-rumped Warbling Finch, Black and Rufous Warbling Finch, Great Pampa Finch, Hooded Siskin, Shiny Cowbird, Yellow-winged Blackbird, Brown-and-yellow Marshbird, House Sparrow

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70 Km north of Buenos Aires city taking national route 9 you'll find a town called 'Ingeniero Romulo Otamendi' and it's national reserve Otamendi. This town lies between the cities of Escobar and Campana.

The best and safest way to get there is to take your car. Never use public transportation like bus or (specially) train because you'll be probably robbed.

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Otamendi Natural Reserve

Content and images originally posted by Fritz73

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Here is a species list of birds seen by me on different visits:

Whistling Heron Cattle Egret White-faced Ibis Silver Teal Long-winged Harrier Roadside Hawk Southern Crested-Caracara Chimango Caracara Southern Lapwing Brown-hooded Gull Picazuro Pigeon Eared Dove Monk Parakeet Ringed Kingfisher Golden-breasted Flicker Checkered Woodpecker Rufous Hornero Curve-billed Reedhaunter Wren-like Rushbird Chicli Spinetail Freckle-breasted Thornbird Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Rufous-capped Antshrike Variable Antshrike Spectacled Tyrant Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Cattle Tyrant Great Kiskadee Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Sooty Tyrannulet White-crested Tyrannulet House Wren Yellowish Pipit Chalk-browed Mockingbird Rufous-bellied Thrush Masked Gnatcatcher Rufous-browed Peppershrike Golden-crowned Warbler Diademed Tanager Red-crested Cardinal Double-collared Seedeater Grassland Yellow Finch Saffron Finch Rufous-collared Sparrow Red-rumped Warbling Finch Black and Rufous Warbling Finch Great Pampa Finch Hooded Siskin Shiny Cowbird Yellow-winged Blackbird Brown-and-yellow Marshbird House Sparrow