Bolivia / Brazil / Paraguay Ramsar wetland
Pantanal
40 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Alicia Yo · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
3 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.40 species in August.0 species in September.0 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
40 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).
- 40Speciesrecorded more than once
- 0Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 134Recordsopen records within 15 km
- 92 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 11Songbirds
- 12Other 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 40 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
- Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
- Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Grey-headed KiteLeptodon cayanensis
Waders1 species
- Pied PloverHoploxypterus cayanus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
Ducks & geese2 species
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Southern ScreamerChauna torquata
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Songbirds11 species
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo
- Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
- Great AntshrikeTaraba major
- Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
- Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus cela
- Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
- Saltator coerulescensSaltator coerulescens
Other birds12 species
- SungrebeHeliornis fulica
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Golden-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Blue-fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaNT
- Red-throated Piping GuanPipile cujubiVU
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
- Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
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 August.
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.
Tropical wetland mostly within Brazil, and portions in Bolivia and Paraguay
Pantanal is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bolivia.
40 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 134 open records.
The most recorded are the Silver-beaked Tanager, the Venezuelan Troupial and the Sungrebe.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Red-throated Piping Guan.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
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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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Pantanal
Bolivia
- 35Birdyas Score
- 40Species
- 0Migrants
- 1Threatened
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil · 38 km
- 52Birdyas Score
- 156Species
- 3Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q157603) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 134 open bird records within 15 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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