Birdwatching in El Palmar National Park

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This park is one of the best in the province of Entre Ríos for birdwatching, given the variety of environments and species it has.

If you are visiting the park for the first time, my recommendation is to first visit the camping area and surroundings early in the morning, where it is normal to see a good number of birds.

In the different places you can observe them:
- In general, species of interest are common, such as the grey-cowled wood-rail (Aramides cajaneus), the red tanager (Piranga flava), the grey-breasted warbling-finch (Microspingus cabanisi), the blue-and-yellow tanager (Pipraeidea bonariensis), bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus), Southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum), ultramarine grosbeak (Cyanoloxia brissonii) y blue-billed Black-tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris).
- In waterways such as the El Palmar Stream it is common to see any of the three species of kingfisher, which are the ringed kingfisher, the Amazon kingfisher and the green kingfisher.
- The highly visible azure jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus) is a permanent fixture in the camping area.
- The diademed tanager (Stephanophorus diadematus) is a must at the end of the campsite, just before the start of the El Mollar trail. It is also common to see the green-winged saltator (Saltator similis), the tropical parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) and the white-rimmed warbler (Myiothlypis leucoblephara).
- Among the birds of prey, common in the area of the visitor centre are the bicolored hawk (Accipiter bicolor) and the crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens). The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is everywhere, and the Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is always seen soaring overhead.
- As for the partridges, the spotted nothura (Nothura maculosa) and the red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) are usually seen on the main route, especially in the late afternoon.
- During the night, the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) and the tropical screech-owl (Megascops choliba) are often heard if you spend the night at the campsite. In the summer months, the scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata), recognisable by the very long tail of the male, is always perched on the sides of the main road.