Bird-watching in La Pampa
In a single province you will find almost one third of all the birds that live in the country.
Geographic location: province of La Pampa, Argentine Patagonia.
How to get there: by land, via Ruta Nacional 5, by car or bus via various connections from several points in the country. By air, to Santa Rosa Airport.
Area: 143,440 sq km
Climate: warm and semi-arid, depending on the area of the province.
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days.
Tips: October is the best month for bird watching in the region. It is advisable to book a tour with a local guide for an enhanced experience.
Birds are a treasure that La Pampa offers you in their natural habitat. Learn to recognize them. See the differences in their feathers. Find out how they behave. Listen to them singing and admire their colors. Go along the paths that cross landscapes on the plains and discover the habitat of over two hundred and fifty bird species. Walk, watch, listen, feel part of nature in its unspoiled state.
Watch rheas and martineta tinamous, neotropic cormorants and great grebes, whistling herons and maguari storks, Chilean flamingos and cocoi herons, black vultures and other local birds. Are you looking for a privileged spot for bird-watching? Visit Parque Luro Provincial Reserve. Also, walk around tourist farming estates, Don Tomás Lagoon, Delfín Pérez Park, Lihué Calel National Park, Pichi Mahuida Provincial Reserve, Utracán and Guatraché Lagoons. A world of birds is waiting for you in La Pampa.