Which fowl species do you suppose is the largest attraction to guests of your lodge (please solely identify one species)?
White-bearded Manakin
What’s the identify of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been working?
Yacutinga Lodge. Open since 1st. Jan 2000
How greatest to journey to your lodge?
Flight to Iguazu Falls airport, then native transport organized by the lodge.
What sort of companies – aside from lodging and meals – does your lodge provide to visiting birders?
- Naturalist Guides
- Jungle kayaking
- Interpretational Path throughout the Personal Nature Reserve ( 1400 acres)
- Commentary Hides. (No feeding is allowed on the Property)
- Birding packages
- Owling
- Chook Guidelines
- Early morning Rush Espresso if wanted
- Day by day transfers to and from the Iguazu Falls área (airport) to Yacutinga Lodge.
Spot-billed Toucanet
What makes your lodge particular?
Our Particular Location: We’re situated two hours from the world-famous Iguazu Falls. Yacutinga Lodge and its wildlife refuge are situated deep within the pristine a part of the Misiones jungle, nearly totally surrounded by the higher Iguazu river – the identical river that curves via the Nationwide Parks of Argentina and Brazil, and continues to move southward to kind a big horseshoe that turns into the majestic waterfalls.
Our Rainforest: Our deep forests of native timber, lianas, orchids, and spectacular sounds of nature are the house of a number of species of vegetation and animals, such because the Palms and Rosewood. Additionally conserved, a 3rd of the nation?s fowl inhabitants, coexist in excellent concord with colourful toucans and greater than 570 species of butterflies.
Our natural structure: This eco-tourist resort shows type and creativity, guaranteeing that the structure “nests” among the many lush vegetation. Due to this fact, solely 4 hectares have been used for developing the lodge space, attaining distinctive floor and land use administration.
Amongst the inexperienced, the lodge is a snug refuge in full concord with the setting. The buildings, with mushy, rounded traces and pure terrain slopes, mix completely with the setting. Supplies collected from the location, akin to rocks and fallen timber have been included within the design, strengthening the conservation philosophy of the enterprise.
What are the ten – 20 most fascinating birds your lodge gives good possibilities to see?
Typically noticed
- White Beadred Manakin
- Band-tailed Manakin
- Swallow-tailed Manakin
- Inexperienced Ibis
- Mottled Owl
- Black-banded Owl
- Black-breasted Plovercrest
- Black-Throated Trogon
- Spot-billed Toucanet
- Spot-backed Antshrike
Band-tailed Manakin
Current however not usually noticed
- Solitary Tinamou
- Boat-billed Heron
- Comb Duck
- Black and White Hawk Eagle
- Hook-billed Kite
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Black Fronted Piping-Guan
- Plain-breasted Floor-Dove
- Saffron Toucanet
- Helmeted Woodpecker
- White-throated Spadebill.
What’s the greatest time to go to your lodge, and why?
For birdwatching, since that is an evergreen forest with 4 seasons, the South Hemisphere winter is nice for Trogons, Woodpeckers, and Toucans as they’re all comparatively simple to identify since they present up whereas nesting and knocking. Throughout the heat season (October to April) all creatures create an advanced chaos. Loads of insectivorous and fruit eaters are simply noticed. Owling is nice throughout summer time. Nonetheless, owl exercise begins early in the course of the chilly months of wintertime, making it extra snug.
Atlantic Black-throated Trogon
Is your lodge concerned in conservation efforts? If sure, please describe them.
Sure. Via our approach in offering companies primarily based on low-impact tourism, we defend the unique Yacutinga Personal Reserve with none extra governmental help. This isn’t one other lodge nested within the Inside Atlantic Rainforest. It’s a conservation mission primarily based on sustainable tourism.
What different options are you able to give to birders concerned with visiting your lodge?
Our suggestions for our company are: Don´t neglect to deliver binoculars, a flashlight, repellent, and sun shades. Costume code really useful: lengthy trousers, long-sleeved shirts, and trekking sneakers if attainable. We suggest them to browse the next hyperlink to get extra suggestions to your keep at Yacutinga: https://www.yacutinga.com/en/preguntas-frecuentes/
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Do you may have actions for non-birders? If that’s the case, please describe.
We provide different experiences just like the Yacutinga expertise program (A 2-night expertise) and the 3-night origins program. These packages embody completely different ecotours guided by environmental guides: a Nature stroll alongside the Yacutinga trails, a Kayak journey via the waters of the Jungle. We paddle alongside the San Francisco Stream and the Higher Iguassu River, the identical river that meandering downstream types the Falls..
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is concerned with staying at your lodge, how can they greatest contact you?
The easiest way to achieve us is by e-mail: yacutinga@yacutinga.com