Argentina Ramsar wetland
Yverá Wetlands
132 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Evelyn Proimos · CC BY 2.0
This month here
32 species in January.0 species in February.20 species in March.0 species in April.51 species in May.1 species in June.1 species in July.95 species in August.0 species in September.35 species in October.19 species in November.56 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
132 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).
- 132Speciesrecorded more than once
- 33Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,121Recordsopen records within 15 km
- 55 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 1Owls
- 4Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 32Other 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 132 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
- Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- South American SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
- Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern ScreamerChauna torquata
- Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
- Silver TealSpatula versicolor
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Rufescent Tiger HeronTigrisoma lineatum
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Whispering IbisPhimosus infuscatus
- Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
- JabiruJabiru mycteria
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
- Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
- Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
- Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
- Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
- Unicoloured BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
- Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
- White-headed Marsh TyrantArundinicola leucocephala
- Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
- Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
- Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
- Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruber
- Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
- Black-capped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapilla
- Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
- Saltator coerulescensSaltator coerulescens
- Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
- Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
- Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
- Great Pampa-finchEmbernagra platensis
- Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
- Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
- Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
- Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
- Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri
- Wedge-tailed Grass-finchEmberizoides herbicola
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
- Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro
- Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
- Grey MonjitaXolmis cinereus
- Greyish BaywingAgelaioides badius
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Anthus chiiAnthus chii
- Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
- Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
- Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
- Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops
- Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicana
- Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
- Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
- White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
- Red Pileated FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
- Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
- Solitary CaciqueCacicus solitarius
- Epaulet OrioleIcterus cayanensis
- Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
- Black-capped Warbling FinchMicrospingus melanoleucus
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
- Field FlickerColaptes campestris
- Aramides cajaneaAramides cajanea
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
- Guira CuckooGuira guira
- Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Ash-throated CrakePorzana albicollis
- Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
- Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinus
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
- Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
- Common Squirrel-cuckooPiaya cayana
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Spot-flanked GallinuleGallinula melanops
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
- Greater RheaRhea americanaNT
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
- PauraqueNyctidromus albicollis
- Aratinga acuticaudataAratinga acuticaudata
- Blue-fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaNT
- Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
- Common PotooNyctibius griseus
- Striped CuckooTapera naevia
- Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
- 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 August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan34°/21°156 mm
- Feb33°/21°124 mm
- Mar31°/18°138 mm
- Apr27°/15°154 mm
- May22°/11°98 mm
- Jun20°/9°67 mm
- Jul20°/8°42 mm
- Aug22°/9°50 mm
- Sep25°/11°69 mm
- Oct28°/15°152 mm
- Nov30°/17°169 mm
- Dec33°/20°162 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Yverá Wetlands.
Protected area
Yverá Wetlands is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Argentina.
132 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,121 open records.
The most recorded are the Giant Wood-Rail, the Rufous Hornero and the Ringed Kingfisher.
24 species come for the summer, 8 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Concepciónnearest town · 24 km in a straight line
- Rubem Berta Airport (URG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 152 km in a straight lineCar hire in CorrientesDiscover 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 Yverá Wetlands.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmCerro Puitá · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLaguna Trin44 km² · 7.4 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.
Yverá Wetlands
Argentina
- 49Birdyas Score
- 132Species
- 33Migrants
- 0Threatened
Río Pilcomayo National Park
Argentina · 394 km
- 69Birdyas Score
- 259Species
- 96Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1369974) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,121 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 |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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