The Iberá Marshlands
- Duration: 4 or 5 days
- Season: All year round
The Iberá Marshlands are Argentina’s main subtropical wetland and a region that hosts an extraordinary diversity of bird life, in environments and habitats of great interest. In this expedition we will take you to the southern part of the Iberá basin, near Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, where we will stay, exploring a good variety of wildlife-rich habitats.
The wetlands are the habitat of Rufescent tiger-herons, Brazilian ducks, Anhinga, Ringed and Amazon kingfishers, Roseate spoonbills, Black-collared hawks, Wattled jacana, Jabiru and Maguari storks, Southern screamer, Scarlet-headed blackbirds, White-headed marsh-tyrant and the endangered Yellow cardinal, among dozens of species. In the grasslands we will find the Greater rhea, the Strange-tailed tyrant and the Saffron-cowled blackbird both endangered species, together with the Yellow-rumped marshbird, the Red-winged tinamou and various endemic species of seedeaters.
We will also visit the palm groves and nandubay forests, where we will see White woodpeckers, Savannah hawks, Red-crested cardinals, Striped cuckoos and the endangered yellow cardinal.
Itinerary
- Day 1: Flight to Posadas. Trip to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, stopping on the way for birding in the grasslands and wetlands.
- Day 2: Navigation in the Iberá Marshlands. In the afternoon explore the forests and palm groves near the Iberá Lake.
- Day 3: Explore the “ñandubay” woods, palm groves and marshlands.
- Day 4: During the morning we will bird-watch in the Marshlands. Transfer to Posadas to continue to Iguassu or to your next destination.