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Photo by Araquém AlcântaraPantanal is one of the best locations on Earth for birdwatching, not only because of its extraordinary birds "repertoire" (650 species), but also because of the openness of the vegetation, what makes it easy for wildlife observation.

The diversity of sounds, the beauty of it's vegetation, the colors, the lightning and the pulsating life, all come together to create the setting for one of the most wonderful spectacles in the Pantanal: the coexistence between the hundreds of species living there. The feverish movement, which agitates the birds, is evidence of the everyday activities that are decisive for their survival: feeding, reproduction, nest-building, caring for and defending offspring.

Photo by Araquém AlcântaraForests, grasslands, swamps, rivers, and streams make up the complex Pantanal ecosystem, which boasts the largest gathering of swamp birds anywhere on the Globe.

These are examples of some of the birds found in the Pantanal: greater rhea, undulated tinamou, capped heron, jabiru stork, roseate spoonbill, black collared hawk, the blue throated piping guan, bare faced curassow, sungreeb, hyiacinth macaw), pale crested woodpecker, red billed scythbill, chotoy spinetail, mato grosso antbird, chestnut vented conebill, ruddy breasted seedeater.