Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox
Tour price (Per person): EUR5,595 * USD5,869 * GBP4,641 * AUD9,076
Single Supplement: EUR420 * USD441 * GBP348 * AUD681
Paraguay has seemingly been forgotten when compared to its more illustrious neighbours, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. While the country cannot compete in either the number of species or available endemics, it does offer a variety of scarce, marginal, and rare species. Holding some of the last remaining large tracts of pristine Atlantic Lowland Forest, cerrado savannas, grasslands and most of the vast thorny Chaco, Paraguay appeals as both an introduction to Neotropical birding as well as a vital clean-up operation for the hardcore twitcher. Birds aside, Paraguay is also by many a mile the best mammal watching country in all South and Central America. Where else do you stand an excellent chance of seeing Jaguar, Puma, and Geoffroy's Cat in a single nation? Add the re-discovered Chaco Peccary, Lowland Tapir, Maned Wolf, Giant Anteater, a host of armadillos, monkeys, and remarkable rodents, and you'll probably double your Neotropical mammal list in a single trip here!
What’s more, this is a vast country with few inhabitants, and nowhere is this more noticeable than in the Chaco. For many, this Infierno Verde (Green Hell) is the major attraction of the country, and in fact Paraguay offers the only realistic chance of seeing all the Chaco endemics in a single trip. Add a handful of incredibly range-restricted or rare species such as White-winged Nightjar, Helmeted Woodpecker, Giant Snipe, Russet-winged Spadebill and Cock-tailed Tyrant, and you have the basis for an exciting and thoroughly rewarding tour of central South America!
Brushland & Quebracho Crested Tinamous; Lesser & Chacho Nothuras; Chaco Chachalaca; Black-fronted Piping Guan; Black-capped Screech Owl; Rusty-barred, Chaco & Black-banded Owls; Little, White-winged, Scissor-tailed, Rufous & Silky-tailed Nightjars; Ocellated Poorwill; Great Dusky Swift; Buff-bellied Hermit; Surucua Trogon; Rufous-capped Motmot; Saffron & Spot-billed Toucanets; Green-billed & Toco Toucans; White-fronted, Blond-crested, Helmeted, Black-bodied, Robust & Cream-backed Woodpeckers; Spot-winged Falconet; Maroon-bellied Parakeet; Pileated & Scaly-headed Parrots; Turquoise-fronted & Vinaceous-breasted Amazons; Chaco Earthcreeper; Crested Hornero; Short-billed Canastero; Lark-like Brushrunner; Brown Cacholote; Scimitar-billed & Great Rufous Woodcreepers; Red-billed Scythebill; Spot-backed, Tufted, Great & Rufous-winged Antshrikes; Stripe-backed Antbird; Rusty-backed Antwren; White-shouldered Fire-eye; Short-tailed Antthrush; Crested Gallito; Collared & Olive-crowned Crescentchests; Suiriri Flycatcher; Bearded Tachuri; Dinelli’s & Crested Doraditos; Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant; Plain Inezia; Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant; Russet-winged Spadebill; Cinereous Tyrant; White-rumped Monjita; White-headed Marsh Tyrant; Cock-tailed & Strange-tailed Tyrants; Sibilant Sirystes; Bare-throated Bellbird; Red-ruffed Fruitcrow; Helmeted Manakin; Sharpbill; Curl-crested & Plush-crested Jays; Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher; Ochre-breasted Pipit; Chestnut-bellied Euphonia; Blue-naped Chlorophonia; White-rimmed Warbler; Red-rumped Cacique; Orange-backed Troupial; Saffron-cowled Blackbird; Stripe-capped Sparrow; Yellow-billed Cardinal; White-rumped, Black-goggled, White-lined, Shrike-like, Green-headed & Burnished-buff Tanagers; Many-colored Chaco Finch; Black-masked Finch; Red Pileated Finch; Long-tailed Reed Finch; Black-capped Warbling Finch; Wedge-tailed & Lesser Grass Finches; Pampa Finch; Buffy-fronted, Temminck’s, Plumbeous, Rusty-collared, White-bellied, Copper, Tawny-bellied, Rufous-rumped, Dark-throated, Marsh & Chestnut Seedeaters; Black-backed Grosbeak; Black-throated Saltator.
Puma; Jaguar; Little Spotted & Geoffroy’s Cats; Jaguarundi; Crab-eating Fox; Maned Wolf (rare); Lowland Tapir; Chaco Peccary; Marsh Deer; Grey Brocket; Azara's Night Monkey; Chacoan Titi Monkey; Plains Viscacha; Capybara; Azara's Agouti; Dwarf Patagonian Cavy (Chacoan Mara); various armadillos
Humid chaco; dry chaco; cerrado; Atlantic Forest; wetlands; grassland; ephemeral pans
Very hot, alternating between the dry Chaco and humid Atlantic Forest
8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader
This is a moderate to difficult tour. Most days start pre-dawn & end after dark. Several long travel days. You should have a good level of fitness & be in good health. Not suitable for dedicated or avid photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges.
Comfortable in the large towns to basic in remoter areas. Hot water is not always provided given the very hot Chaco environment.
Moderate. Some target species are low density. Several target species that may require repeat efforts.
350 - 370
Salto del Monday, Yacyretá Dam
Reasonable to good, can be very bright in open habitats. No hides or regular feeders.
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