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Your tour guide Julinho is an expert in tracking down jaguars in their natural habitat. He has succeeded many times before. Read the tourist reports.

As the Pantanal is not a zoo, we don't guarantee seeing jaguars in the wild.
 

Jaguars during Pantanal Trackers tour

Bird watching
Birds are the easiest spotted animals in the Pantanal. No matter what time of the year you visit the Pantanal, you'll always see plenty of:
  • herons, egrets
  • storks, marsh and stream birds
  • chacalacas
  • vultures
  • falcons, kites, hawks, eagles
  • parrots, macaws, parakeets
  • kingfishers, etc.
Hyacinth macaw

Learn about the Pantanal bird species

You don't have to be a professional bird watcher to enjoy the exitement of spotting and recognzing different species. Your guide Julinho helps you how to do it and soon you'll learn more about some of the 650 different species you can find in the Pantanal.

Nesting emerald hummingbird Jabiru stork or tuiuiu Kite

Spotting birds is possible throughout the day, and you will, but you have the best chances during early morning and late afternoon. Ofcourse, some nocturnal species are best seen in the evening or at night. So, while trekking, horse back riding, driving or canoening in the Pantanal you will be spotting birds.