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Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio

Nature Reserve · Argentina

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Across the flat horizons of Chaco Province, where the Paraná River system spills into vast wetlands and grasslands, Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio protects one of Argentina's least-known but ecologically vital nature reserves. The reserve's 240 square kilometers encompass a mosaic of shallow lagoons, including the landmark Laguna Limpia, ringed by savanna woodland, palm-studded grassland, and gallery forest that traces waterways through the landscape. This is the Humid Chaco—a region where seasonal flooding and drought have sculpted a habitat of remarkable resilience and biological distinctiveness. Wading birds congregate at the lagoons during wet seasons, while raptors quarter the open grasslands and woodland margins hunting small mammals and ground-feeding birds. The dense subtropical scrub and forest edge shelter songbirds, insectivores, and small mammals adapted to this transition zone between river delta and dry interior. Caimans bask on muddy shores, and capybaras move through reed beds at dusk—icons of the wetland ecosystem that sustain the reserve's food web.

WILDLIFE

Ramphastos toco

Cream-backed Woodpecker

Campephilus leucopogon

Red Pileated Finch

Coryphospingus cucullatus

Golden-green Woodpecker

Piculus chrysochloros

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

Pyrrhura frontalis

Rupornis magnirostris

Falco rufigularis

Blue-crowned Parakeet

Thectocercus acuticaudatus

White-eyed Parakeet

Psittacara leucophthalmus

Variable Antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens

Sarcoramphus papa

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Suiriri Flycatcher

Suiriri suiriri

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Variegated Flycatcher

Empidonomus varius

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Golden-winged Cacique

Cacicus chrysopterus

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

Callonetta leucophrys

Blue-tufted Starthroat

Heliomaster furcifer

Theristicus caerulescens

Trogon surrucura

Green-barred Woodpecker

Colaptes melanochloros

Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus maximiliani

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Furnarius rufus

Lark-like Brushrunner

Coryphistera alaudina

Great Antshrike

Piratic Flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius

Streaked Flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus

White-banded Mockingbird

White-rimmed Warbler

Myiothlypis leucoblephara

Bluish-grey Saltator

Saltator coerulescens

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

Coragyps atratus

Myiopsitta monachus

Pitangus sulphuratus

Picazuro Pigeon

Patagioenas picazuro

Picui Ground Dove

Columbina picui

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Creamy-bellied Thrush

Turdus amaurochalinus

Thraupis sayaca

Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

Whistling Heron

Syrigma sibilatrix

Ictinia plumbea

Cyanocorax cyanomelas

Buteogallus meridionalis

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Tropical Parula

Setophaga pitiayumi

Great Rufous Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes major

Little Nightjar

Setopagis parvula

Nyctibius griseus

Crotophaga major

Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Blue Ground Dove

Claravis pretiosa

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus

Gampsonyx swainsonii

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Great Black Hawk

Buteogallus urubitinga

Buff-fronted Owl

Aegolius harrisii

White-barred Piculet

Picumnus cirratus

Colaptes campestris

Pale-crested Woodpecker

Celeus lugubris

Red-legged Seriema

Cariama cristata

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Barred Forest Falcon

Micrastur ruficollis

Planalto Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes platyrostris

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps

Spinus magellanicus

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Undulated Tinamou

Crypturellus undulatus

Tataupa Tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa

Red-winged Tinamou

Rhynchotus rufescens

Brushland Tinamou

Nothoprocta cinerascens

Spotted Nothura

Nothura maculosa

Southern Screamer

Chauna torquata

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Cairina moschata

Amazonetta brasiliensis

Nacunda Nighthawk

Chordeiles nacunda

Nyctidromus albicollis

Rufous Nightjar

Antrostomus rufus

Chaetura meridionalis

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus

Gilded Sapphire

Hylocharis chrysura

Smooth-billed Ani

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus

Spot-winged Pigeon

Patagioenas maculosa

Zenaida auriculata

Giant Wood Rail

Aramides ypecaha

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Aramus guarauna

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Mycteria americana

Jabiru mycteria

Ciconia maguari

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

Bare-faced Ibis

Phimosus infuscatus

White-faced Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Butorides striata

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Grey-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Cinereous Harrier

Circus cinereus

Long-winged Harrier

Geranospiza caerulescens

Black-collared Hawk

Busarellus nigricollis

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

American Barn Owl

Athene cunicularia

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

Strix chacoensis

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Spot-backed Puffbird

Nystalus maculatus

White Woodpecker

Melanerpes candidus

White-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes cactorum

Black-bodied Woodpecker

Dryocopus schulzii

Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Collared Forest Falcon

Micrastur semitorquatus

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

Nanday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday

Red-billed Scythebill

Campylorhamphus trochilirostris

Chaco Earthcreeper

Tarphonomus certhioides

Crested Hornero

Furnarius cristatus

Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla rufosuperciliata

Little Thornbird

Phacellodomus sibilatrix

Firewood-gatherer

Anumbius annumbi

Stripe-crowned Spinetail

Cranioleuca pyrrhophia

Yellow-chinned Spinetail

Certhiaxis cinnamomeus

Chotoy Spinetail

Schoeniophylax phryganophilus

Pale-breasted Spinetail

Synallaxis albescens

Sooty-fronted Spinetail

Synallaxis frontalis

Stripe-backed Antbird

Myrmorchilus strigilatus

Barred Antshrike

Thamnophilus doliatus

Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata

Elaenia spectabilis

Small-billed Elaenia

Elaenia parvirostris

Southern Beardless Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum

White-crested Tyrannulet

Serpophaga subcristata

Straneck's Tyrannulet

Serpophaga griseicapilla

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus

Yellow-olive Flatbill

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Euler's Flycatcher

Lathrotriccus euleri

Fuscous Flycatcher

Cnemotriccus fuscatus

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Spectacled Tyrant

Hymenops perspicillatus

Black-backed Water Tyrant

Fluvicola albiventer

Machetornis rixosa

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana

Rufous Casiornis

Casiornis rufus

Swainson's Flycatcher

Myiarchus swainsoni

Short-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus ferox

Green-backed Becard

Pachyramphus viridis

White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus polychopterus

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

White-rumped Swallow

Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Brown-chested Martin

Hirundo rustica

Masked Gnatcatcher

Polioptila dumicola

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Mimus saturninus

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

Passer domesticus

Yellowish Pipit

Purple-throated Euphonia

Euphonia chlorotica

Grassland Sparrow

Ammodramus humeralis

Saffron-billed Sparrow

Arremon flavirostris

White-browed Meadowlark

Leistes superciliaris

Solitary Cacique

Cacicus solitarius

Variable Oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus

Screaming Cowbird

Molothrus rufoaxillaris

Molothrus bonariensis

Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Amblyramphus holosericeus

Chopi Blackbird

Gnorimopsar chopi

Greyish Baywing

Agelaioides badius

Unicolored Blackbird

Agelasticus cyanopus

Chestnut-capped Blackbird

Chrysomus ruficapillus

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

Ultramarine Grosbeak

Cyanoloxia brissonii

Embernagra platensis

Many-colored Chaco Finch

Saltatricula multicolor

Green-winged Saltator

Saltator similis

Golden-billed Saltator

Saltator aurantiirostris

Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Lined Seedeater

Sporophila lineola

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

Rusty-collared Seedeater

Sporophila collaris

Black-capped Warbling Finch

Microspingus melanoleucus

Chestnut-vented Conebill

Conirostrum speciosum

Sicalis flaveola

Grassland Yellow Finch

Sicalis luteola

Greater Thornbird

Phacellodomus ruber

Tawny-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila hypoxantha

South American Coati

Southern Brown Brocket

Subulo gouazoubira

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

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Natural environment

Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio

Generally mild conditions, with noticeable seasonal changes.

Usual climateHumid temperate with hot summersLowland

Average annual temperature 21.8 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 92 m Lowland

Climate pattern Humid temperate with hot summers Main environment around this hotspot

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · July 15.6 °C Monthly maximum · January 27.3 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

92 m · Lowland

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

92 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Lowland

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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