Overview
In the heart of Corrientes province and 1000 kilometres north of Buenos Aires you will find Esteros del Ibera, the great marshlands of Argentina (also called the Pantanal of Argentina). The nature reserve, founded in the year 1983, covers over 13,000 km2 of marshes, lakes and islands.
In the year 2002 Esteros del Ibera was put on the list of reserves of fresh water systems by the Ramsar convention, especially because of the area's unique biodiversity and the multitude of endangered plants, birds and wildlife. Over 350 species of birds can be found in the Ibera.
Birds
Notable Species
Greater Ani, Crested Becard, Brown Cacholote, Black-capped Donacobius, Smooth-billed Ani, Green-backed Becard, Golden-winged Cacique, Crested Doradito, Anhinga, Eared Dove, Solitary Black Cacique, Warbling Doradito, Great Antshrike, White-winged Becard, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Rufous-capped Antshrike]], Pinnated Bittern, Southern Crested Caracara]], Variable Antshrike, Least Bittern, Chaco Chachalaca, Picui Ground-Dove, Stripe-backed Bittern, Red-crested Cardinal, Rock Dove, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Yellow Cardinal, Ruddy Ground-Dove, Chopi Blackbird, Yellow-billed Cardinal, White-tipped Dove, Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Scarlet-headed Blackbird, White-winged Coot, Brazilian Duck, Unicolored Blackbird, Neotropic Cormorant, Comb Duck, White-browed Blackbird, Bay-winged Cowbird, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, [[Yellow-winged Blackbird ]], Screaming Cowbird, Lake Duck, Bobolink, Shiny Cowbird, Muscovy Duck, Lark-like Brushrunner, Ash-throated Crake, White-faced Whistling Duck, Yellow-breasted Crake, Red-and-white Crake, Rufous-sided Crake, Ash-colored Cuckoo, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Guira Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Striped Cuckoo, Black-crested Buzzard-Eagle]], Aplomado Falcon, Azure Gallinule, Cinereous Harrier, Crowned Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Common Gallinule, Long-winged Harrier, Cattle Egret, Red-crested Finch, Purple Gallinule, Bay-winged Hawk, Great Egret, Lesser Grass-Finch, Spot-flanked Gallinule, Bicolored Hawk, Snowy Egret, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Firewood-Gatherer, Black-collared Hawk, Large Elaenia, Great Pampa-Finch, Masked Gnatcatcher, Blue-black Grassquit, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Long-tailed Reed-Finch, Great Grebe, Crane Hawk, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Black and Rufous Warbling Finch, Least Grebe, Great Black Hawk, Purple-throated Euphonia, Bl.-capp. Warb.-Finch, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-backed Hawk, Grassland Yellow-Finch, White-tufted Grebe, Roadside Hawk, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Indigo Grosbeak, Savanna Hawk, Field Flicker, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Swainson's Flycatcher, Dusky-legged Guan, Swainson's Hawk, Variegated Flycatcher, Gray-hooded Gull, White-tailed Hawk, Vermilion Flycatcher, Black-crested Night Heron, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Striated Heron, Br.-crest. Flycatcher, White-necked Heron, Crow. Slaty-Flycatcher, Whistling Heron, Euler’s Flycatcher, Rufous Hornero, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Suiriri Flycatcher, B.-br. Foliagegleaner, Bare-faced Ibis, Tropical Kingbird, Southern Lapwing, Brown and Yellow Marshbird, Buff-necked Ibi, Amazon Kingfisher, Limpkin, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Plumbeous Ibis, American Kestrel, Brown-chested Martin, White-faced Ibis, Green Kingfisher, Gray-breasted Martin, Wattled Jacana, Ringed Kingfisher, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Jabiru, Great Kiskadee, White-banded Mockingbird, Plush-crested Jay, Gray-headed Kite, Black-and-white Monjita, Purplish Jay, Plumbeous Kite, Black-crowned Monjita, Snail Kite, Gray Monjita, Swallow-tailed Kite, White Monjita, White-tailed Kite, Common Nighthawk, Epaulet Oriole, Black-hooded Parakeet, Nacunda Nighthawk, Crested Oropendola, Blue-crowned Parakeet, Scis-tailed Nighthawk, Barn Owl, Monk Parakeet, Band-wing. Nightjar, Reddish-bel. Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Little Nightjar, Burrowing Owl, Turquoise-front. Parrot, Rufous Nightjar, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Scaly-headed Parrot, Sickle-winged Nightjar, Great Horned Owl, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Spotted Nothura, Short-eared Owl, Tropical Parula, Striped Owl, Pauraque, Tropical Screech-Owl, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, White-barred Piculet, Picazuro Pigeon, Spot-winged Pigeon, Yellow-billed Pintail, Correndera Pipit, Hellmayr’s Pipit, Ochre-breasted Pipit, Short-billed Pipit, Yellowish Pipit, White-tipped Plantcutter, Collared Plover, Rosy-billed Pochard, Common Potoo, Giant Wood-Rail Golden-billed Saltator Bearded Tachuri Red-eyed Vireo Plumbeous Rail Grayish Saltator Blue-&-Yell. Tanager Black Vulture Spotted Rail Green-winged Saltator Hepatic Tanager L. Yell-head. Vulture Greater Rhea Baird’s Sandpiper Oran.-head. Tanager Turkey Vulture Wren-like Rushbird Buff-breast. Sandpiper Sayaca Tanager Solitary Sandpiper White-lined Tanager W Upland Sandpiper Cinnamon Teal Golden-cr. Warbler Wh-rumped Sandpiper Ringed Teal White-rimmed Warbler Gilded Sapphire Silver Teal Nar-bil. Woodcreeper Southern Screamer Speckled Teal Olivac. Woodcreeper Red-billed Scythebill Large-billed Tern Sc.-bill. Woodcreeper Capped Seedeater Yellow-billed Tern Check. Wookpecker Chestnut Seedeater Freckle-br. Thornbird Cr.-back. Wookpecker Dark-throat. Seedeater Greater Thornbird Gold.-br. Woodpecker Double-coll. Seedeater Little Thornbird Little Woodpecker Marsh Seedeater Creamy-bellied Thrush White Woodpecker Rusty-coll. Seedeater Pale-breasted Thrush W.-front. Wookpecker Tawny-bell. Seedeater Rufous-bellied Thrush Pale-cr. Woodpecker Red Shoveler Red-winged Tinamou Gray-necked Woodrail Hooded Siskin Tataupa Tinamou Grass Wren Black Skimmer Toco Toucan House Wren Common Snipe Surucua Trogon S-Am. painted Snipe Mottled-ch. Tyrannulet X/Y/Z Grassland Sparrow Sooty Tyrannulet Wh.-nap. Xenopsaris House Sparrow S. Beardl.-Tyrannulet Greater Yellowlegs Rufous-coll. Sparrow Wh.-cr. Tyrannulet Lesser Yellowlegs Chotoy Spinetail Blue-bill. Black-Tyrant Masked Yellowthroat Chicli Spinetail Cattle Tyrant Pale-breasted Spinetail Many-c. Rush-Tyrant Sooty-fronted Spinetail Pearl-vent Tody-Tyrant Yell.-throat. Spinetail Pied Water-Tyrant Roseate Spoonbill Sharp-tailed Tyrant Blue-tuftet Starthroat Spectacled Tyrant S-Am. Stilt Strange-tailed Tyrant American Wood Stork Taw.-cr. Pyg.-Tyrant Maguari Stork Wh.-h. Marsh-Tyrant Barn Swallow Yellow-browed Tyrant Bank Swallow Blue-&-Wh. Swallow Chilean Swallow S Rough-wing Swallow Tawny-head. Swallow White-rumped Swallow
Rarities
Saffron-cowled blackbird Xhanthopsar flavus Tordo Amarillo Scarlet-headed blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Federal
Red-crested cardinal Paroaria coronata Cardenal común Yellow cardinal Gubernatrix cristata Cardenal Amarillo
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus Angú
Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia musica Tangará cabeza celeste
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Hocó Colorado
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria Yabirú
Black-and-white monjita Xolmis dominica Monjita dominica
Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil Capuchino boina negra Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea Capuchino corona gris Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis Capuchino garganta café Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris Capuchino pecho blanco Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris Corbatita domino Tawny-bellied Seedeater Sporophila minuta Capuchino canela White-collared Seedeater Sporophila zelichi Capuchino de collar
Streamer tailed tyrant Gubernetes yetapa Yetapá grande Strange tailed tyrant Aletrurus risora Yetapá de collar
White-head. marsh-tyrant Fluvicola leucocephala Lavandera
White woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Carpintero blanco
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
To do
Other Wildlife
The intact environment is home and paradise to over 350 species of birds, Caimans, Capybara, Marsh Deer, Otter, Maned Wolf, Wild Cat, Howling Monkey, Skunk, Anaconda, Turtle, Piranha and many other animals. It's definitely a must for any ornithologist visiting Argentina.
Site Information
History and Use
Nature Reserve since 1983, under provincial protection
Areas of Interest
Ibera Wetlands and Aguapey River
Access and Facilities
Located only 500 km from the Iguazu National Park at the border to Brazil you can also combine your stay with the visit of this subtropical area that offers its slightly different beauties.
Contact Details
To do
External Links
For further details, visit: [www.ibera-argentina.com]
Content and images originally posted by mocosita
Reviews
Simply the best place for birding all over Argentina. At the following Lodge you are sure to find the best birding guides: www.ibera-argentina.com
Fritz73's review
Pros
- Lots of birds and other animals of the biggest wetland in Argentina
Cons
- The route to Ibera sometimes isn't easy to access after big rain showers
ibera's review
I have been 5 times already and I each time I get more in love with this place. About transport you can take a bus from Buenos Aires to Mercedes and there you can get transport to Colonia Pellegrini where the Ibera Lagoon is. www.ibera-argentina.com Pros
- Spectacular birding place
Cons
- maybe distance from Buenos Aires
