Chaco Paraguay

Birdwatching in the Paraguayan Chaco

The Chaco is not just a place, it is a feeling of vastness and quiet wonder.
More than 500 bird species live here among dry forests, shimmering lagoons, and endless skies. Around 30 of them exist nowhere else on Earth, 18 found only in Paraguay.

You may spot the famous “Big Six” of the Dry Chaco: Tinamou, Red-legged Seriema, Black-bodied Woodpecker, Chaco Owl, and Spotted-winged Falcon, or watch migratory ducks and flamingos resting on the saltwater lagoons of the Central Chaco.

This region forms part of the second largest ecosystem in South America, right after the Amazon. It is a land of gentle transitions where arid plains merge into greener, river-fed landscapes, a mosaic that shifts with every sunrise.

Travel here is slow and immersive. You wake to the call of distant owls, follow the soft flutter of wings through the thorny scrub, and feel what untouched nature truly means. Few places on this continent still hold such quiet magic, raw, remote, and unforgettable.