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Image: Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal

Mass of floating vegetation (embalsado) on Rio Negro river along the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion.

Mass of floating vegetation (embalsado) on Rio Negro river along the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion.

Image: Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal
Floating Vegetation in Pantanal

Mass of floating vegetation (embalsado)on Rio Negro river on the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion. This region, situated in the extreme northeastern corner of western Paraguay and extending south along the Paraguay river forms a southern extension to the primarily Brazilian Pantanal.

Mass of floating vegetation (embalsado)on Rio Negro river on the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion. This region, situated in the extreme northeastern corner of western Paraguay and extending south along the Paraguay river forms a southern extension to the primarily Brazilian Pantanal.

Image: Road Through Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Road Through Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Road Through Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Road Through Palm Savannah in Pantanal

Seasonally flooded palm savannah near the Rio Negro river at the end of the wet season. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Seasonally flooded palm savannah near the Rio Negro river at the end of the wet season. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Image: Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal

Adult white-lipped peccary skull. The foreman is wearing the local version of a fanny-pack around his neck. Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Adult white-lipped peccary skull. The foreman is wearing the local version of a fanny-pack around his neck. Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Image: Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal
Peccary Skull and Ranch Foreman in Pantanal

Adult white-lipped peccary skull. The foreman is wearing the local version of a fanny-pack around his neck. Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Adult white-lipped peccary skull. The foreman is wearing the local version of a fanny-pack around his neck. Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Image: Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Image: Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal
Palm Savannah in Pantanal

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Image: Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Complex Landscape in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Neotropical Cormorants and Caracara
Neotropical Cormorants and Caracara
Neotropical Cormorants and Caracara
Neotropical Cormorants and Caracara

Three cormorants and one caracara in palm along Rio Negro River in Pantanal (Caracara is bird on left, in shadows). End of wet season. Paraguay is home to at least 589 breeding bird species and 120 migratory bird species.

Three cormorants and one caracara in palm along Rio Negro River in Pantanal (Caracara is bird on left, in shadows). End of wet season. Paraguay is home to at least 589 breeding bird species and 120 migratory bird species.

Image: Neotropical Cormorants in a Copernicius
Neotropical Cormorants in a Copernicius
Neotropical Cormorants in a Copernicius
Neotropical Cormorants in a Copernicius

Cormorants in palm (Copernicia alba) along Rio Negro River in Pantanal. End of wet season. Paraguay is home to at least 589 breeding bird species and 120 migratory bird species. This region, situated in the extreme northeastern corner of western Paraguay and extending south along the Paraguay river forms a southern extension to the primarily Brazilian Pantanal.

Cormorants in palm (Copernicia alba) along Rio Negro River in Pantanal. End of wet season. Paraguay is home to at least 589 breeding bird species and 120 migratory bird species. This region, situated in the extreme northeastern corner of western Paraguay and extending south along the Paraguay river forms a southern extension to the primarily Brazilian Pantanal.

Image: Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton

Fish skeleton in floodplain of Asuncion Bay.

Fish skeleton in floodplain of Asuncion Bay.

Image: Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton
Fish Skeleton

Fish skeleton next to tracks of wading bird.

Fish skeleton next to tracks of wading bird.

Image: Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay
Landscape Mosaic in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Meandering River in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Northern Paraguay
Meandering River in Northern Paraguay

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Image: Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black-Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared hawk fishing in wetland along highway.

Image: Wetland in Asunción Bay
Wetland in Asunción Bay
Wetland in Asunción Bay
Wetland in Asunción Bay

Floating mat of water hyacynth. Near 25°15’49’’S, 57°37’47’’W. Pied-billed grebe in foreground.

Floating mat of water hyacynth. Near 25°15’49’’S, 57°37’47’’W. Pied-billed grebe in foreground.