please get in touch with Guy Cox or another Toucan Birding Guide for a full list of itineraries and prices, or to plan your own itinerary in Argentina's Atlantic Forest!
transport to and from Iguazú National Park entrance
All National Park entrance fees
optional 06.00 “early birding” on Route 101 before park opens
Mineral water and Subway lunch
Birding books, Iguazú Bird list and
Scope
Sample Itineraries
1-day Iguazú itinerary (Full Day)
2-day Iguazú itinerary (2 Full Days)
Sample 1-day birding itinerary
Magpie TanagerAM 08.00 Enter Iguazú National Park main entrance
Walk Macuco Trail (5.4km return trip) birding along the way.
12.30 approx return to visitor centre. Lunch.
PMOption 1 – Return Puerto Iguazu
and visit Hummingbird Garden (this option good if it’s hot, rainy, or
if you don’t want to walk too much).
PMOption 2 – To Garganta del Diablo station and visit Garganta del Diablo Falls
Birding tip – walking one way, either out or back, increases birding time along the river and through an interesting wetland area.
17.00 return Puerto Iguazu. End services
Tried and tested Sample 2-day birding itinerary
– call this the classic Iguazú trip if you like!
Day 1
AM 08.00 Enter Iguazú National Park main entrance
Black-throated Grosbeak
Walk Macuco Trail (5.4km return trip) birding along the way.
12.30 approx return to visitor centre. Lunch.
PMOption 1 – Return Puerto Iguazu
and visit Hummingbird Garden (this option good if it’s hot, rainy, or
if you don’t want to walk too much on the first day).
PMOption 2 – To Garganta del Diablo station and visit Garganta del Diablo Falls
Birding tip – walking one way, either out or back, increases birding time through an interesting wetland area.
17.00 return Puerto Iguazu. End services day 1
Day 2
AM Walk to Upper/Lower Circuit Station birding on
the way. Walk Upper Circuit (approx 1.2 km), then Lower Circuit (approx
1.8km), birding and looking at the many waterfalls on both walkway
routes. Lunch at LC restaurant, around 12.30.
PM Do the option we left out from Day 1, ie either go to Garganta del Diablo Falls or do the Hummingbird Garden.
Hooray! As from today the new website is up. We hope this one will not suffer the same problems the old one had. We are also planning lots of new content, including advice on which bird books to bring, conservation efforts of Tucai Birding guides and members, and lots more!
A few notes - numbers preceding a year date, such as 2, 3-2004, indicate the months (Feb and Mar in this case) of the last published sighting of this species. Year entries without month data indicate the most recent year the species was seen at the locality.
A single X indicates that the species has been recorded in the locality.
A double XX indicates a place where the species may be seen regularly.
Not all species have data entries. If there's no entry, this bird hasn't been seen for a while!
The list is presented in alphabetical order of scientific names. If you copy the list to an excel file, or using the Google spreadsheet app, the numbers in column A can be used to order the list in taxonomic series (Data>Sort... column A), or you can sort alphabetically by English name (Data>Sort... column C) as required.
There is a lot of information out there, in the form of trip reports and lists for localities published on the web for instance. We hope to collate and include many more sources soon, and to provide a "links and references" section so readers can evaluate these sightings and information more fully.
Finally, this Rare Bird Finder is intended to be used with a map showing the localities listed - coming soon!
MisionesBirdingReports My aim in this space is to give birders an idea of the species you could expect to see any month of the year on a Tucai - Birding Misiones bird tour with guide Guy Cox.
InteractiveBirdList But more than this, based on our reports of birding trips made in the Misiones area, Guy and other local birders are putting together an interactive BirdsofMisiones bird list. The idea of this list, based on the new SACC listing and available as an emailed excel file (also in the Tucai shop in San Pedro), is to provide enthusiasts with a constantly updating database of bird species registered in Misiones province, Argentina. The list will be open for anyone to participate and, as time progresses, will generate a gazeteer of the best places to see target bird species. While the list will be open to all to use, anyone who wants to participate by sending in data in the form of site lists, unusual or new site records (with recorded evidence if possible), will be added to the mailing list and so will receive future updates. The list is a non-profit undertaking, but I hope to cover minimal administrative costs by sales in printed form. I will take the role of editor, all those providing data will be recognized as collaborators.
Current list headings include: Scientific name (SACC 2010) English name (SACC 2010) Spanish name (based on Narosky and Yzurieta 1987) Status - C = Common; F = Frequent; O = Occasional; R = Rare; Ex = Extinct; Hy = Hypothetical; Va = Vagrant
Movements – R = Resident, MA = Long-distance migrant which reproduces in N. hemisphere and “winters” in S. hemisphere; MB = Species nesting in Argentina, which then move to N. hemisphere during southern winter; MC = Species which reproduce in Patagonia, then move northwards, but remain in Argentina, during southern winter. MD = Species with some other form of altitudinal or seasonal movements.
Habitat – First initial (habitat type) - F = forest; E = edges; G = grasslands or open areas; H = human habitations; A = aquatic habitats: rivers and marshes; S = scrub and overgrown or secondary habitats. Second initial (specialization within habitat) – O = overhead; C = canopy; M = mid-storey; U = undergrowth; B = bamboo; A = Araucaria.
Future editions of the list will include bird names in Guarani and many more localities. The first edition will be online soon - please let me know your thoughts and ideas - you can contact me on this blog or email me at: misionesbirds@gmail.com
