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Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

cover photo by Marco Valentini

Location added by WildRic

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.6 (average on 10 votes)

Coordinates : -17.334908,-56.78009 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Birds, 650 species including: Jabiru stork (height 140cm), Greater Rhea (EMU), Hyacint Macaw (Hyacinth ARA), Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Red-and-green Macaw, Red-bellied Macaw, Yellow Parakeet-chevroned , White-eyed Parakeet, Black-hooded Parakeet, 5 species of Kingfishers including Ringed Kingfisher Amazon Kingfisher, Toco Toucan (TUCANO), Chestnut-eared Aracari, Southern Screamer, Bare-faced Curassow, Refuscent Tiger Heron, Striated Heron, Agami Heron, Heron Cocoi, Southern Crested Caracara, Black-collared Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Swallow-tailed Kite, Laughing Falcon, Snail Kite, King Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Silver-beaked Tanager, Masked Water Tyrant, Black-fronted Nunbird, Red-crested Cardinal, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Black-capped Donacobius, Lineated Woodpecker, Green-barred Woodpecker, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Orange-backed Troupial and many others. Mammals, 80 species including: jaguar, ocelot, puma, giant otter, giant anteater, tapir, capybara, deer in the Pantanal, capuchin monkeys, Alouatta monkeys, howler monkeys. Reptiles, 50 species including: caiman, anacondas, iguanas. Butterflies, 1,100 species.

Recommended equipment : The wildlife is abundant and easily approachable, and light equipment. Jaguars can be seen sitting in the boat, with the possibility of placing the tripod.

Best months : Jaguars and other big cats from June to November. Birds and other animals throughout the year.

How to get there : From Italy, flight to Sao Paulo and then to Cuiabá, where you can take tours along the Transpantaneira

Visits : Admission is free but the roads may not be feasible during the rainy season, so it is always advisable to rely on an experienced guide.

Notes : The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world and the ecosystem with the greatest biodiversity and the greatest concentration of fauna and flora of the entire American continent. Here it is very easy to spot the animals in fact, contrary to the Amazon rainforest where the vegetation is dense and consists of tall trees, the Pantanal offers a more open view, making it one of the most popular and famous in the world for the practice birdwatching and nature photography. During the rainy season the lands of the Pantanal remain flooded for months receiving nourishment from the water and the animals congregate on the islands (cap? Es) and strips of land emerged (cordilheiras). As soon as the waters begin to recede, many birds are left in the soil by microorganisms livelihood and fish that are trapped, and gather more and more around the pools of water left. A unique ecosystem for the enormous wealth of flora and fauna, so much so that in 2000 has been recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. The Transpantaneira: The construction of the road Transpantaneira began in the seventies with the goal of crossing the Pantanal, but fortunately they stopped work at Porto Jofre on the Rio Cuiab�. Currently the road is used for the transportation of livestock and for safaris, so that it is called "road park". The Transpantaneira begins in the town of Pocone, the first few miles are paved, then just go into the Pantanal, is completely dirt. E '147 km long and is made from 125 wooden bridges that require constant maintenance.

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