Parque provincial de la Araucaria, Nature reserve in San Pedro, Misiones Province, Argentina.
Parque Provincial de la Araucaria covers 92 hectares of secondary Paranaense forest on provincial land at San Pedro, Misiones. Parana pines (Araucaria angustifolia) stand among laurel negro, timbó, cedro and grapia, with scattered yerba mate. The reserve lies within a 140,000-hectare area recognised as an Important Bird Area of Argentina.
The park was created in 1991 by provincial law 2876 on provincial fiscal lands in San Pedro, Misiones. It protects 92 hectares of secondary Paranaense forest, including Parana pine trees, within a 140,000-hectare area recognized as an Important Bird Area.
The reserve functions as an environmental education center where visitors learn about conservation practices and native species of the Misiones Province.
The park has marked walking trails that wind through different forest areas for wildlife watching and plant observation. Staff members can guide visitors and help identify the species commonly found throughout the reserve.
The park lies within a 140,000-hectare area recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Argentina. Among its recorded species are the rare vinaceous-breasted amazon (Amazona vinacea), the canebrake groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) and the helmeted woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus).
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