Brazil Ramsar wetland
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
156 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Filipefrazao · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.1 species in June.32 species in July.4 species in August.2 species in September.156 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
156 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 156Speciesrecorded more than once
- 3Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 511Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 91 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 72Songbirds
- 48Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 156 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
- Southern ScreamerChauna torquata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Capped HeronPilherodius pileatus
- Boat-billed HeronCochlearius cochlearius
- Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
- Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Green IbisMesembrinibis cayennensis
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds72 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelas
- Southern Beardless-tyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
- Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
- Greyish BaywingAgelaioides badius
- White-lored SpinetailSynallaxis albilora
- Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
- Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostris
- Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
- Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
- Pied Water TyrantFluvicola pica
- Xiphorhynchus picusXiphorhynchus picus
- Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatus
- Furnarius leucopusFurnarius leucopus
- Saltator coerulescensSaltator coerulescens
- Anthus chiiAnthus chii
- White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
- White-rumped MonjitaXolmis velatus
- Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
- Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii
- Stripe-necked Tody-tyrantHemitriccus striaticollis
- Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
- Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
- Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
- Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
- White-eyed AttilaAttila bolivianus
- Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
- Rusty-fronted Tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus latirostris
- Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
- Unicoloured BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
- Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus
- Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
- Rusty-backed SpinetailCranioleuca vulpina
- Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
- Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
- Rufous CacholotePseudoseisura unirufa
- Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
- Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
- Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
- Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
- Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
- Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
- Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola
- Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
- Grey-headed TanagerEucometis penicillata
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Band-tailed AntbirdHypocnemoides maculicauda
- Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufa
- Mato Grosso AntbirdCercomacra melanaria
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
- Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
- Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitarius
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
- Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbis
- Myiothlypis flaveolaMyiothlypis flaveola
- Tyrannus albogularisTyrannus albogularis
- Thraupis palmarumThraupis palmarum
Other birds48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusVU
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Chestnut-bellied GuanPenelope ochrogasterVU
- SunbitternEurypyga helias
- Golden-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
- Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
- Band-tailed NighthawkNyctiprogne leucopyga
- Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris
- Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
- Chionomesa fimbriataChionomesa fimbriata
- SungrebeHeliornis fulica
- Aramides cajaneaAramides cajanea
- Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons
- White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aenea
- Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle inda
- Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis
- Field FlickerColaptes campestris
- Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
- Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
- Toco ToucanRamphastos toco
- Chestnut-eared AraçariPteroglossus castanotis
- Aratinga aureaAratinga aurea
- Blue-winged macawPrimolius maracana
- Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
- Blue-fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaNT
- Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolataVU
- Red-throated Piping GuanPipile cujubiVU
- Greater RheaRhea americanaNT
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- Long-tailed Ground-doveUropelia campestris
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- Scaled DoveColumbina squammata
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Guira CuckooGuira guira
- Great PotooNyctibius grandis
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
- White-wedged PiculetPicumnus albosquamatus
- Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterus
- Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan33°/24°170 mm
- Feb32°/24°163 mm
- Mar33°/24°129 mm
- Apr33°/22°67 mm
- May31°/20°56 mm
- Jun32°/18°16 mm
- Jul33°/18°14 mm
- Aug36°/20°15 mm
- Sep37°/23°36 mm
- Oct37°/25°93 mm
- Nov35°/25°122 mm
- Dec33°/24°148 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park.
National park in Brazil
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Brazil.
156 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 511 open records.
The most recorded are the Hyacinth Macaw, the Limpkin and the Chestnut-bellied Guan.
0 species come for the summer, 1 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Hyacinth Macaw, Chestnut-bellied Guan and Bare-faced Curassow.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Corumbá International Airport (CMG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 148 km in a straight lineCar hire in CorumbaDiscover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Pantanal Matogrossense National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmMorro Cará-Cará · 5.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil
- 52Birdyas Score
- 156Species
- 3Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3179800) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 511 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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