Iberá National Park

🇦🇷 Argentina

🐹 Capybara and Caiman Wetland

⏱ 2–3 days 🥾 Easy trails

🌍 #32 Global · 4.7 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #5 in South America #22 in Savanna & Grassland

Corrientes, Argentina 770 spp. recorded

Iberá is the easiest wildlife watching in Argentina. Yacaré caimans line the lagoon edges, capybaras graze in family groups beside the paths, and marsh deer — the largest deer in South America — feed in the open water meadows. All three are recorded on around nine of every ten visits.

-28.254° S 57.473° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

80–90% · Very likely

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

80–90% · Very likely

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

80–90% · Very likely

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Giant Wood-Rail

Aramides ypecaha

80–90% · Very likely

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

80–90% · Very likely

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

80–90% · Very likely

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

80–90% · Very likely

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

70–80% · Very likely

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

70–80% · Very likely

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

70–80% · Very likely

Brazilian Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

70–80% · Very likely

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

60–70% · Likely

Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

60–70% · Likely

Great Pampa-Finch

Embernagra platensis

60–70% · Likely

Campo Flicker

Colaptes campestris

60–70% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

80–90% · Very likely

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Black Howler

Alouatta caraya

50–60% · Likely

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

50–60% · Likely

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

30–40% · Possible

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

30–40% · Possible

Brazilian Guinea Pig

Cavia aperea

30–40% · Possible

Plains Viscacha

Lagostomus maximus

30–40% · Possible

Pampas Deer

Ozotoceros bezoarticus

30–40% · Possible

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

30–40% · Possible

Dicotyles tajacu

Pecari tajacu

30–40% · Possible

Six-banded Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

20–30% · Possible

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Insufficient data

Jaguar

Panthera onca

10–20% · With luck

⭐ Iconic Species

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Giant Wood-Rail

Aramides ypecaha

80–90% · Very likely

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

80–90% · Very likely

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

80–90% · Very likely

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

80–90% · Very likely

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

70–80% · Very likely

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

70–80% · Very likely

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

70–80% · Very likely

Brazilian Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

70–80% · Very likely

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

60–70% · Likely

Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

60–70% · Likely

Great Pampa-Finch

Embernagra platensis

60–70% · Likely

Campo Flicker

Colaptes campestris

60–70% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Broad-snouted Caiman

Caiman latirostris

50–60% · Likely

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

40–50% · Likely

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

30–40% · Possible

Urutu Lancehead

Bothrops alternatus

20–30% · Possible

False Water Cobra

Hydrodynastes gigas

20–30% · Possible

Wagler's Snake

Xenodon merremii

10–20% · Possible

Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle

Phrynops hilarii

Insufficient data

Jaeger's Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus jaegeri

10–20% · With luck

Striped Worm Lizard

Ophiodes striatus

10–20% · With luck

Patagonian Racer

Philodryas patagoniensis

10–20% · With luck

Mastigodryas bifossatus

Palusophis bifossatus

10–20% · With luck

Golden Liophis

Erythrolamprus semiaureus

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

40–50% · Likely

Lesser Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax nasicus

20–30% · Possible

Wrestler Frog

Leptodactylus luctator

10–20% · With luck

Montevideo Tree Frog

Boana pulchella

10–20% · With luck

Uruguay Harlequin Frog

Lysapsus limellum

10–20% · With luck

Chaco Tree Frog

Boana raniceps

Insufficient data

Bella Vista Toad

Rhinella dorbignyi

Insufficient data

Hensel's Swamp Frog

Pseudopaludicola falcipes

Insufficient data

Oven Frog

Leptodactylus latinasus

Insufficient data

Miranda's White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus macrosternum

Insufficient data

Whistling Grass Frog

Leptodactylus fuscus

Insufficient data

Brown-bordered Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax fuscomarginatus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐍

Anacondas Bask

JunJulAug

Yellow anacondas come out onto the banks and floating vegetation to warm up.

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

30–40% · Possible

🦌

Marsh Deer and Caimans in the Open

MarAprMay

Marsh deer feed in the open water meadows and yacaré caimans line the lagoon edges, both at their peak.

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

80–90% · Very likely

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

80–90% · Very likely

🦜

Macaws and Screamers over the Marsh

NovDecJanFeb

Reintroduced green-winged macaws fly between feeding sites, and southern screamers call from the marsh in numbers.

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

10–20% · With luck

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

70–80% · Very likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

Red-and-green Macaw

10–20

0–10

10–20

0–10

20–30

0–10

<5

<5

10–20

20–30

10–20

0–10

Giant Wood-Rail

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

Southern Lapwing

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

80–90

60–70

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

Southern Screamer

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

60–70

70–80

Crested Caracara

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

Brazilian Cardinal

50–60

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

60–70

80–90

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

Great Pampa-Finch

60–70

60–70

40–50

70–80

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

60–70

70–80

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

Animal Events

🐍 Anacondas Bask

🦌 Marsh Deer and Caimans in the Open

🦜 Macaws and Screamers over the Marsh

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ World-class

🐹 Capybara and Caiman Wetland

🦜

Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

495

🐒 Mammals

106

🦎 Reptiles

114

🐸 Amphibians

55

770 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

25 Threatened 25 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

78%

📊

Coverage (256 species at ≥5% of 770 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

33%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 mammal, 1 reptile)

47% Global avg

54%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

185

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

20

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High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

61

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