Où observer les oiseaux en Uruguay ?

Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America, after Suriname. Uruguay’s land is a transition zone between the Pampas plains of Argentina and the hilly uplands of Brazil. The terrain varies from grassy, rolling plains in the south to low plateaus and hills to the north and east. The Cuchilla Grande region in the east is the most rugged part of Uruguay, containing the country’s highest point, Cerro Catedral.
The interior is mainly covered by pastures, Pampa, palm groves, hill and ravine bush and the Algarrobal, a typical riverside carob groves along the river Uruguay. Wide sandy beaches, sand dunes, and shallow lagoons fringe the Atlantic coastline. The Uruguay River, which forms the country’s western border, joins the Paraná River at the Atlantic Ocean, forming an estuary between Uruguay and its neighbor to the south, Argentina.
The avifauna of Uruguay includes a total of 466 species, which of them 18 are globally threatened.
This article is publsihed in partnership with Guyrapyta Birdwatching (www.guyrapyta.com), a company which organizes birding tours in Uruguay and Argentina.