El Palmar National Park
🇦🇷 Argentina
🐹 Capybaras Among the Yatay PalmsEl Palmar protects a stand of yatay palms on the Uruguay river, and the grassland under them is open enough that the animals are simply there to be walked up to. Capybaras graze the low ground on more than nine visits in ten and black-and-white tegus cross the tracks on eight.
-31.900° S 58.256° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
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Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
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Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus
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Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
★ Plains Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus
★ Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
📊 Most Spotted
Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocercus
Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus
Axis Deer
Axis axis
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Lesser Grison
Galictis cuja
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus septemcinctus
Geoffroy's Cat
Leopardus geoffroyi
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman latirostris
Urutu Lancehead
Bothrops alternatus
Yellow-bellied Liophis
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Black-bellied Slider
Trachemys dorbigni
Lichtenstein's Green Racer
Philodryas olfersii
False Mussurana
Boiruna maculata
King's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena kingii
Striped Worm Lizard
Ophiodes striatus
South American Hognose Snake
Xenodon dorbignyi
Ocellated Whiptail Lizard
Teius oculatus
Fronted Ground Snake
Lygophis flavifrenatus
Silver-lined Worm Lizard
Ophiodes intermedius
📊 Most Spotted
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Oven Frog
Leptodactylus latinasus
Montevideo Tree Frog
Boana pulchella
Wrestler Frog
Leptodactylus luctator
Lesser Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax nasicus
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Hensel's Swamp Frog
Pseudopaludicola falcipes
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Hensel's Dwarf Frog
Physalaemus henselii
Striped Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax squalirostris
Dumeril's Striped Frog
Leptodactylus gracilis
Argentine Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax granulatus
Recent sightings in El Palmar National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
2Frog Chorus in the Palm Grassland
Rococo toads and oven frogs breed in the flooded grassland and call through the night.
1Tegus and Capybaras in the Warm Months
Black-and-white tegus are active across the open ground and capybara groups graze the low grass.
3Foxes and Sliders in
Crab-eating foxes are seen along the tracks and d'Orbigny's sliders bask on the river logs.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Tegus and Capybaras in the Warm Months
- 2Frog Chorus in the Palm Grassland
- 3Foxes and Sliders in
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Quick answers
What animals can you see in El Palmar National Park?
The most likely sightings are Capybara (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Rufous-collared Sparrow (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Monk Parakeet (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Plains Viscacha (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Eared Dove (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers) — among 554 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit El Palmar National Park for wildlife?
February has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Capybara in El Palmar National Park?
Yes — about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Capybara sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 290 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Argentine Black-and-white Tegu in El Palmar National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Argentine Black-and-white Tegu sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Plains Viscacha in El Palmar National Park?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Viscacha sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Crab-eating Fox in El Palmar National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Fox sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
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Experience
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