Fazenda Barranco Alto - Pantanal Lodge

The yacare caiman ( Caiman yacare , jacaré in Portuguese) is a ubiquitous inhabitant of the Pantanal. We find them just everywhere, b...

A red-and-green macaw ( Ara chloropterus , arara-vermelha) feeding on acuri nuts ( Attalea phalerata , acuri). These birds can be easily w...

There are 3 species of skimmer, but the Black Skimmer is the only one found in the Americas. They use these impressive elongated lower ma...

There has been many Giant Anteater sightings at Barranco Alto this year, however we did notice less with their young. Still this didn't...

Blessed with two Jaguar sightings this week, our guests were spoilt as he lazed around on the river bank for over an hour.

A great time of the year, watching the sun beat down and the dust kicked up, as we count, vaccinate and move our cattle.

With its beautiful black eyes this Boa Constrictor ( Boa Constrictor) , though none venomous, leaps and strangles its prey. 

At Fazenda Barranco Alto, we are blessed with many beautiful bird species, and there is no problem spotting a Red-Legged Seriema ( Cariam...

The striated heron ( Butorides striata , socózinho) is a common heron found on many continents in warmer wetlands. Sometimes you see them b...

Look at the wings of the most recent passenger jets constructed by Boeing (787) and Airbus (A350). A nacunda nighthawk's ( Chordeiles n...

The Big Five term was used by African big-game hunters and later adopted by the local tourist industry. Recently it has been adapted to the...

After identifying over 400 bird species on the grounds of Fazenda Barranco Alto , every new ID is a great happening. This time, Claudia P...

This neotropical otter ( Lontra longicaudis , lontra) mother showed up three weeks ago with two pups. Here on Fazenda Barranco Alto, in the ...

The lesser anteater ( Tamandua tetradactyla , tamanduá-mirim) is not easy to find because it has rather arboreal and nocturnal habits, alth...

Caracaras ( Caracara plancus , caracará) are spectacular raptors from the falconidae family. They are a common sighting around the ranch ,...

The night active common potoo ( Nyctibius griseus , mãe-da-lua) has a special disruptive feather coloration so it camouflages into a branch...

For years there was a rumour that the cream-colored woodpecker ( Celeus flavus , pica-pau-amarelo) would occur in this part of the Pantanal...

The green-barred woodpecker ( Colaptes melanochloros , pica-pau-carijó), is specialized in feeding on ants. Green-barred woodpecker  ...

Jaguarundis  ( Puma yagouaroundi, jaguarundi) are  diurnal  small cats  and very unusual to see. These days, our resident anteater resea...

This picture says much about the way we do tourism on Fazenda Barranco Alto. The key point is quality not quantity, including the footprint...

Hyacinth macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus , arara-azul) in a pink ipê tree ( Tabebuia impetiginosa , piúva-do-campo).

Enjoy some of the footage our camera-traps have shot over the last 12 months on Fazenda Barranco Alto. Watch it in HD and maximize size ...

Macaws are one of our many iconic birds (list) . Their loud and colorful presence is a common sighting around here. In this picture you...

This is just a little experiment. Watch it in HD:

This is the way rheas ( Rhea american a, ema) drink water !

If you want to attract birds into your garden, just plant suitable fruit trees, offer them water, wait a little bit and enjoy theses wonder...

This is a dominant male jaguar, the top predator of the local food chain. Recently we spotted him very relaxed lying along the shores of th...

Although caymans ( Caiman yacare , jacaré) live their lives in a easy-going pace they can be pretty fast when hunting fish in shallow waters...

Fazenda Barranco Alto has very large protected areas and a highly varied habitat composition, from dense forests to wide open grasslands. ...

Enjoy this picture from space of an area of Fazenda Barranco Alto called Tapera.  This part of the Pantanal is an astonishing composition ...

These days we had an unexpected surprise. Suddenly, a Boa constrictor ( Boa constrictor amarali , jibóia) fell off a tree just next to one ...

The stilts ( Himantopus sp ., pernilongo) are locally abundant shorebirds in the southern Pantanal. They congregate specially around salt l...

This year we had another strong and wide-range blossoming of the pink trumpet trees (Piúvas, Tabebuia impetiginosa ). The flowers are an i...

Take a look at this interesting short video of a Puma and it's image in a mirror on Fazenda Barranco Alto.

We're very excited to add the cliff flycatcher ( Hirundinea ferruginea , gibão-de-couro) to our list ( http://taxeus.com.br/impressaoli...

The Great Black Hawk ( Buteogallus urubitinga , gavião-preto) is a large bird of prey common in the Pantanal. It's a dietary generalist...

In 24 hours we've seen the biggest and smallest armadillo. Here´s a wonderful sighting of a giant armadillo ( Priodontes maximus , tatu...

The green-iguana ( Iguana iguana , Iguana) is a big, diurnal and arboreal lizard. Well adapted to the Pantanal they can swim submerged ...

These wonderful, amazingly colored birds are the hyacinth macaws ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus , arara-azul), an endangered parrot species ...

During the wet and hot months of October through April, snakes are more commonly seen. One of the most fear causing animals is the tropical...

This is one of the most amazing bird families in the Pantanal: the woodpeckers. The lineated woodpeckers ( Dryocopus lineatus , Pica-pau-de-...