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Argentina Misiones

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Birding Misiones Province

This place is in the northeastern part of the country bordering with neighbouring Brazil and Paraguay. The warm and humid climate helps Nature in every sense. Distant 1.600 km (1,000 m.) straight to the north from Buenos Aires, it is better to get there by plane and then travel by car all over the place as it is full of birds wherever you look.

Close to Iguazú Airport and its surroundings is the Iguazú National Park. Just walk on its trails and paths and gorge yourself with the sighting of many a diferent bird as are the Toucans, Trogons and Hummingbirds. In the openings you can easily spot Black Vultures, Swallow-tailed Kites and Swifts. In the bordering bushes Plush-crested jays and Red-rumped Caciques are very common. Guira Cuckoos and Parrots fly everywhere and ground doves are abundant. Do not forget your camera as here are the world famous Iguazú Falls full of Neotropic Cormorants and Grey Swifts.

contributor

Sergio Corbet
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useful reading

Books, CDs, DVDs etc.

See the main Brazil page for guides etc. covering the whole country...

reserves

Parque Nacional Iguazú

http://www.argentinaxplora.com/activida/parques/parc/iguazu.htm
Sin duda las aves más características de las Cataratas del Iguazú son los vencejos de cascada que, haciendo gala de su gran precisión, atraviesan volando los intersticios de las columnas de agua de las cataratas, para posarse sobre la pared rocosa donde reposan e incluso anidan...

Reserva Natural Estricta San Antonio

http://www.argentinaxplora.com/activida/parques/parc/sananton.htm
Entre la fauna se destacan especies de aves asociadas al pino paraná, como el coludito de los pinos que recorre su follaje en busca de pequeńos invertebrados, y el loro vinoso, catalogado en peligro de extinción a nivel internacional, que frecuenta el lugar en otońo para alimentarse de los pińónes. Otras aves que habitan los pinares en la Argentina son el atila castańo y el bailarín castańo. Entre los mamíferos se destaca el mono aullador rojo...

Reserva Yaguaroundí

http://www.geocities.com/yaguar17/
Yaguaroundí es un área natural ubicada en el Corredor Verde, la denominación que se le da a la selva paranaense argentina. Con aproximadamente 2000 hectáreas de tupida vegetación, arroyos y saltos de agua, Yaguaroundí busca, como objetivo principal, albergar una muestra representativa de selva para protegerla, y para proteger a las especies que moran en ella.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

local guides

Asetur Misiones

http://www.aseturmisiones.com/eng/index.html
A brand new organization system of tours to Misiones will be introduced soon. This sistem allows people to schedule a visit to the province according to their needs and preferences. ASETUR MISIONES is a local tourism that will offer the best prices in the market.We give professional advice to the tourist so they can visit Misiones as much as they want and we also schedule the tours according to the tourists preferences and needs. We provide people accomodation, tours to different places in the province and all the services that you may need during your trip. We can get the best price and you only have to see which are your priorities according to your budget.The birds that belong to the forest of the Iguazú National Park are the following: the magpie (a kind of bird); the huí-parrot (a species of parrot); the Martín Pescador (a kind of bird); the toucans, the thrushes, the woodpeckers, the herons, the teros, the swallows and the yacutinga (a kind of bird).

places to stay

Cataratas Hotel

http://www.ecoadventures.com/hotels/dascataratashotel.html
This superior first class hotel is a true oasis in which to spend your vacations. You can get in touch with the magic of the forest and its infinite variety of flowers, tropical fruits and the most colorful birds and butterflies - more than you would ever imagine. All of the guest are comfortable and nicely equipped to give a feeling of relaxed luxury where guests can sit and enjoy the surroundings.

Establecimiento La Alegría

http://www.aseturmisiones.com/esp/la_alegria.htm
Establecimiento La Alegría is a wonderful new Lodge immersed in the heart of the Argentine subtropical paranaense rainforest, northeast Province of Misiones, within a multipurpose reserve, with a land extension of 30.000 hectares of private property. This is the mayor biodiversity region of the country, large rivers, clear water streams and cascades, red soil and bright green jungle, full of giant and ancient trees, peculiar endemic flora and a large presence of wild fauna...

Hotel tropical das Cataratas Hotel

http://www.dilos.com/hotel/5593
This superior first class hotel is a true oasis in which to spend your vacations. You can get in touch with the magic of the forest and its infinite variety of flowers, tropical fruits and the most colorful birds and butterflies - more than you would ever imagine. All of the guest are comfortable and nicely equipped to give a feeling of relaxed luxury where guests can sit and enjoy the surroundings.

Yacutinga Lodge

http://www.yacutinga.com/ing/menu.htm
An environmentally friendly Lodge and Private Wildlife Nature Reserve located in the heart of the Argentine Rainforest, surrounded by the Iguazú National Park...

Aves de Misiones

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1503/sos7.html
Este psittácido de 32,5 cm es una de las 4 especies del género Amazona que está presente en la Argentina (Noreste)...