Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna

The Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, also known as the Argentine Mesopotamian grasslands, is a flooded grassland ecoregion of Argentina and southern Paraguay.

Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna
Capybara near Gobernador Virasoro, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	flooded grasslands and savannas
Borders	Alto Paraná Atlantic forests Argentine Espinal Humid Chaco, Uruguayan savanna
Geography
Area	26,866 km2 (10,373 sq mi)
Countries	Argentina and Paraguay
States	Corrientes Misiones
Conservation
Protected	173 km² (1%)

Setting

The ecoregion covers an area of 77,600 square kilometres (30,000 sq mi), lying west of the Uruguay River in Argentina's Corrientes Province, extending north into the adjacent portion of Misiones Province.

Flora

The ecoregion is covered by a mosaic of seasonally wet habitats, including grasslands, marshes, woodland, and gallery forests.

Fauna

The Mesopotamian savanna is an endemic bird area, with three endemic species, two of which are threatened.

External links

• "Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
• World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.