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Species List:,
01. Greater Rhea - Rhea americana02. Red-winged Tinamou
- Rhynchotus rufescens
22 June 2 El Palmar NP, Entre Rios (photographed)
03. Andean Tinamou
- Nothoprocta pentlandii
07 June 1 between Villa Carlos Paz and Icho Cruz, Cordoba (photographed)
08 June 1 along the road between Icho Cruz and El Condor, Cordoba
11 June 1 El Infiernillo, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
04. Brushland Tinamou
- Nothoprocta cinerascens
09 June 1 c 50 km south of Tucaman, Tucaman
1 c 30 km south of Tucaman, Tucaman
05. Spotted Nothura
- Nothura maculosa
About 5 seen daily along roadsides in Corrientes and Entre Rios, common
(c 15) in El Palmar NP (photographed).
06. Southern Screamer
- Chauna torquata
First seen in the Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires. Fairly common in the
Corrientes and Entre Rios province.
07. Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna bicolor
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
08. White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna viduata
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
09. Lake Duck -
Oxyura vittata
06 June c 25 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
10. Black-necked Swan
- Cygnus melanocoryphus
06 June c 50 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
11. Coscoroba Swan
- Coscoroba coscoroba
06 June 2 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
12. Ringed Teal
- Callonetta leucophrys
06 June 2 (pair) Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires (at first I thought
this was not possible).
23 June 1 just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
13. Brazilian Teal
- Amazonetta brasiliensis
18 June 3 along Ruta 12 c 30 km east of Corrientes, Corrientes
23 June 2 just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
14. Torrent Duck
- Merganetta armata
10 June 2 (pair) in the Rio de las Sosa just before the El
Indio Statue, Tucaman
15. White-cheeked Pintail
- Anas bahamensis
07 June 2 along Ruta 10, between Villa Maria, Cordoba and
Cordoba city.
16. Speckled Teal
- Anas flavirostris
06 June 5 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
16 June c 10 Embalse La Anostara, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
17. Silver Teal
- Anas versicolor
06 June 3 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
18. Rosy-billed Pochard
- Netta peposaca
06 June 5 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires (photographed)
19. Ochre-collared Piculet
- Picumnus temminckii
20 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
2 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20. White-fronted Woodpecker
- Melanerpes cactorum
10 June 1 Etchard Vinery, Cafayate, Salta
13 June 1 Cachi, Salta
21. White-spotted Woodpecker
- Veniliornis spilogaster
20 June 2 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
22. Green-barred Woodpecker
- Colaptes melanochloros
08 June 4 El Condor, Cordoba
10 June 2 just north of Cafayate, Salta
22 June 2 El Palmar NP, Entre Rios
23. Andean Flicker
- Colaptes rupicola
11 June 4 between Tafi del Valle and El Infiernillo, Tucaman
24. Field Flicker
- Colaptes campestris
The most common woodpecker, seen almost daily.
25. Pale-crested Woodpecker
- Celeus lugubris
20 June c 10 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
26. Lineated Woodpecker
- Dryocopus lineatus
20 June 1 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
27. Chestnut-eared Aracari
- Pteroglossus castanotis
19 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
20 June c 10 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
28. Red-breasted Toucan
- Ramphastos dicolorus
19 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
29. Toco Toucan
- Ramphastos toco
19 June c 10 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
30. Surucua Trogon
- Trogon surrucura
19 June 3 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
2 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
31. Ringed Kingfisher
- Ceryle torquata Regular throughout the whole country.
32. Amazon Kingfisher
- Chloroceryle amazona
21 June 1 c 10 km along the road to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini,
Ibera, Corrientes (photographed).
33. Green Kingfisher
- Chloroceryle americana
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
34. Squirrel Cuckoo
- Piaya cayana
19 June 3 Dos Hermanes, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 1 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
22 June 1 El Palmar NP, Entre Rios
35. Smooth-billed Ani
- Crotophaga ani
Common in the Misiones province and especially in the Iguazu NP
36. Guira Cuckoo
- Guira guira
Common and widespread. Nevertheless a very nice bird!
37. Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Aratinga acuticaudata
17 June 4 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago del
Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco.
38. Mitred Parakeet
- Aratinga mitrata
10 June 4 Rio del la Sosa, just before the El Indio statue,
Tucaman
39. White-eyed Parakeet
- Aratinga leucophthalmus
14 June 2 near Talapampa, Salta
40. Burrowing Parakeet
- Cyanoliseus patagonus
Common around Cafayate and Cachi, Salta
41. Monk Parakeet
- Myiopsitta monachus
Common, even in the centre of Buenos Aires
42. Blue-winged Parrotlet
- Forpus xanthopterygius
19 June c 20 parking lot, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June c 10 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu,
Misiones
43. Scaly-headed Parrot
- Pionus maximiliani
19 June 2 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu,
Misiones
44. Great Dusky Swift
- Cypseloides senex
19 June 2 (only) above the Visitor Centre, Iguazu Falls, Misiones.
Gone this time of year?
45. Andean Swift
- Aeronautes andecolus
Common (c 10 birds daily) around Cafayate and Cachi and between Cachi and Salta,
Salta province (photographed).
46. Scale-throated Hermit
- Phaethornis eurynome
19 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu, Misiones
20 June 1 in the backyard of the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu,
Misiones
47. Violet-capped Woodnymph
- Thalurania glaucopis
20 June 1 in the backyard of Orguidas Palace Hotel, Iguazu,
Misiones
48. Red-tailed Comet
- Sappho sparganura
12 June c 10 south Cachi, Salta
14 June 5 ACA Hotel, Cafayate, Salta
15 June 1 ACA Hotel, Cafayate, Salta
Hummingbirds were scarce due to the lack of flowers in the whole of
Argentina this time of year.
49. Burrowing Owl
- Speotyto cunicularia
Several times birds were seen along roadsides in the Cordoba and Corrientes
provinces. 3 birds were seen behind the hotel in Tafi del Valle, Tucaman on
10 June and 2 birds near Talapampa, Salta on 14 June and 2 birds behind the
ACA hotel in Cafayate, Salta.
50. Short-eared Owl
- Asio flammeus
16 June 1 car victim along the Ruta 9, 10 km southeast of
Tucaman city
51. Picazuro Pigeon
- Columba picazuro
Common, especially in the eastern part of Argentina (or was that coincidental?)
52. Spot-winged Pigeon
- Columba maculosa
Common throughout the whole country
53. Eared Dove -
Zenaida auriculata
Fairly common throughout the whole country
54. Ruddy Ground-Dove
- Columbina talpacoti
07 June 2 near Cordoba city
55. Picui Ground-Dove
- Columbina picui
Very, very common.
56. Bare-eyed Ground-Dove
- Metriopelia morenoi
11 June 3 in the ravine at km 80, El Infiernillo, Tucaman
16 June 2 in the ravine at km 80, El Infiernillo, Tucaman. Beautifully
close with perfect light and perfect background, but my camera was in the car!
57. White-tipped Dove
- Leptotila verreauxi
Common throughout the whole country. Several doves seen along the Rio
de la Sosa were most probably Great-tailed Doves.
58. Limpkin - Aramus
guarauna
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
09 June 1 c 30 km south of Tucaman along Ruta 157, Tucaman
20 June 1 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
59. Grey-necked Wood-Rail
- Aramides cajanea
17 June 2 2 km before Suncha, along the Ruta 6, Santiago del
Estero
60. Giant Wood-Rail
- Aramides ypecaha
First seen along Ruta 6. After that regularly seen (1-3 daily) in the
provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Entre Rios.
61. Common Moorhen
- Gallinula chloropus
At least noted in Costanera Sur, but I haven forgotten other observations.
62. Spot-flanked Gallinule
- Gallinula melanops
06 June 4 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
21 June 2 c 10 km along the road to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini,
Ibera, Corrientes
63. White-winged Coot
- Fulica leucoptera
06 June c 20 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
64. Red-gartered Coot
- Fulica armillata
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
65. Red-fronted Coot
- Fulica rufifrons
06 June c 20 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
66. South American (Paraguayan)
Snipe - Gallinago paraguaiae
23 June 1 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
67. Greater Yellowlegs
- Tringa melanoleuca
06 June 1 (calling) Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
68. Wattled Jacana
- Jacana jacana
Fairly common (especially in Corrientes province) along the roads where
water was present in all provinces.
69. White-backed Stilt
- Himantopus melanurus
Common, seen almost daily in marshy areas.
70. Southern Lapwing
- Vanellus chilensis
Very common, already seen from the aeroplane on arrival.
71. Andean Lapwing
- Vanellus resplendens
14 June 4 La Merced, south of Salta city
72. Olrog's Gull
- Larus atlanticus
26 June 1 adult flying in Dock 3, Buenos Aires
73. Kelp Gull -
Larus dominicanus
Common in Buenos Aires.
74. Grey-headed Gull
- Larus cirrocephalus
Common in Buenos Aires.
75. Brown-hooded Gull
- Larus maculipennis
Common in Buenos Aires.
76. Large-billed Tern
- Phaetusa simplex
18 June 2 between Corrientes en Posada, Corrientes
77. White-tailed Kite
- Elanus leucurus
Seen regularly along roadsides throughout the country.
78. Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Locally common (e.g. in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Corrientes provinces),
often in ditches along roads.
79. Long-winged Harrier
- Circus buffoni
18 June 1 between Corrientes en Posada, Corrientes
21 June 1 Ibera Marshes, near the junction of Ruta 14 and the road
to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
23 June 1 Ceiman, Entre Rios
80. Cinereous Harrier
- Circus cinereus
06 June 1 c 50 km east of Rosario, Buenos Aires
11 June 2 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
81. Great Black-Hawk
- Buteogallus urubitinga
17 June 3 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago del
Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco.
82. Savanna Hawk
- Buteogallus meridionalis
21 June 2 Ibera Marshes, near the junction of Ruta 14 and the road
to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
22 June 1 along Ruta 14 between Paso de los Libres, Corrientes
and Chajari, Entre Rios
The raptors proved to be very nasty, since a lot of unidentifiable immature
birds were seen through the whole country. Several were even photographed but
are till today unrecognised.
83. Black-collared Hawk
- Busarellus nigricollis
18 June 1 adult between Corrientes en Posada, Corrientes (photographed)
84. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Regular in the north-west in mountainous areas, e.g. around El Condor,
Cordoba and Tafi del Valle, Tucaman.
85. Roadside Hawk
- Buteo magnirostris
Common throughout the whole country.
86. Short-tailed Hawk
- Buteo brachyurus
21 June 1 near Wanda, Misiones
87. White-tailed Hawk
- Buteo albicaudatus
18 June 1 adult between Corrientes en Posada, Corrientes
88. Red-backed Hawk
- Buteo polyosoma
07 June 3 El Condor, Cordoba
08 June 2 El Condor, Cordoba
11 June 1 between El Infiernillo and Amaicha del Valle, Tucaman
89. Crested Caracara
- Caracara plancus
Common along roadsides and occasional rubbish dumps.
90. Yellow-headed Caracara
- Milvago chimachima
18 June 1 c 10 km east of Corrientes
19 June 2 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
21 June 1 Ibera Marshes, near the junction of Ruta 14 and the road
to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
91. Chimango Caracara
- Milvago chimango
Widespread. A large flock of c 500 birds was seen in Ibera marshlands
on 21 June, feeding behind a plough!
92. Spot-winged Falconet
- Spiziapteryx circumcinctus
08 June 1 just south of Icho Cruz, Cordoba
17 June min 7 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago del
Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco. Probably 10 more while seen driving 130
km an hour.
93. American Kestrel
- Falco sparverius
The most common raptor, seen daily.
94. Aplomado Falcon
- Falco femoralis
08 June 1 c 20 km south of Icho Cruz, Cordoba (photographed)
16 June 2 near Tucaman along the Ruta 9, Tucaman.
95. White-tufted Grebe
- Rollandia rolland
06 June c 20 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
96. Pied-billed Grebe
- Podilymbus podiceps
07 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
13 June 1 in a small lake c 20 km south of Cachi, Salta
18 June c 10 along Ruta 12 between Corrientes and Ituzaingo, Corrientes
97. Great Grebe
- Podiceps major
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
21 June 1 along Ruta 40 between Santo Tome and La Cruz, Corrientes
98. Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
20 June 1 near Garganta de Diabolo, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
99. Neotropic Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Very common.
100. Whistling Heron - Syrigma sibilatrix
Fairly common along roads where water was present in the Corrientes,
Misiones and Entre Rios provinces.
101. Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Small numbers along roads where water was present in all provinces.
102. Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi
Small numbers along roads where water was present in the Tucaman, Santiago
del Estero, Chaco Corrientes and Entre Rios provinces.
103. Great Egret - Ardea alba egretta
Fairly common along roads where there was water present in all provinces.
104. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Common, seen almost daily in all provinces, sometimes in large flocks.
105. Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax
nycticorax
10 June 1 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
106. Rufescent Tiger-Heron - Tigrisoma
lineatum
06 June 1 immature, Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires.
107. Chilean Flamingo - Phoenicopterus
chilensis
09 June c 15 Salinas Grande between Dean Funes, Cordoba and Recreo,
Tucaman.
108. Whispering Ibis - Phimosus infuscatus
17 June c 1000 along Ruta 16 between Quitilipi and Resistencia, Prov.
Del Chaco.
18 June c 100 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes
109. White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
Good numbers along roads where water was present in the Tucaman, Corrientes,
Misiones and Entre Rios provinces.
110. Plumbeous Ibis - Theristicus
caerulescens
22 June 2 south-west of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes
111. Buff-necked Ibis - Theristicus
caudatus
14 June c 10 La Merced, south of Salta city
This species is split now from the Black-faced Ibis, the one we saw
in Chile in 1998.
112. Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja
18 June c 10 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes
21 June c 5 between Santo Tome and La Cruz, Corrientes
113. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
Fairly common throughout the whole country.
114. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Seen regularly throughout the whole country.
115. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
- Cathartes burrovianus
18 June c 10 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes. Easy to identify
from Turkey Vulture by the light pattern on the primaries.
116. Andean Condor - Vultur gryphus
07 June c 10 between Copina and El Condor, Cordoba
08 June c 5 near El Condor, Cordoba
11 June 1 El Infiernillo, Tucaman
15 June 2 near Etchard Vinery, Cafayate, Salta
117. Wood Stork - Mycteria americana
17 June c 50 along Ruta 16 between Quitilipi and Resistencia,
Prov. Del Chaco
18 June c 10 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes
118. Maguari Stork - Ciconia maguari
Common in Chaco, Corrientes and Entre Rios provinces, with up to 30
seen daily and 3 at Dock 2 in Buenos Aires.
119. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Camptostoma obsoletum
20 June 1 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
120. Yellow Tyrannulet - Capsiempis
flaveola
20 June 3 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
121. Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia
flavogaster
20 June 1 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
122. White-crested Tyrannulet - Serpophaga
subcristata
06 June 4 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
123. Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant - Anairetes
flavirostris
13 June 2 behind the Hosteria Samay Huasi, Cachi, Salta
124. Many-colored Rush-Tyrant - Tachuris
rubrigastra
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
125. Warbling Doradito - Pseudocolopteryx
flaviventris
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
126. Eared Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis
auricularis
20 June 1 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
127. Cliff Flycatcher - Hirundinea
ferruginea
12 June c 20 between Cachi and Cafayate, Salta (photographed)
13 June c 10 between Cachi and Salta, Salta
16 June 1 between Amaicha del Valle and Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
128. Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
latirostris
10 June 2 Rio de la Sosa, south of Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
129. Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus
rubinus
09 June 1 (male) at Salinas Grande between Dean Funes, Cordoba
and Recreo, Tucaman
130. Grey Monjita - Xolmis cinerea
18 June 2 between Corrientes en Posada, Corrientes
21 June 1 c 20 km along the Ruta 40 to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini,
Ibera, Corrientes
23 June 1 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
131. Black-crowned Monjita - Xolmis
coronata
09 June 1 c 30 km south of Tucaman (photographed)
12 June 1 just north of the junction at San Carlos, north
of Cafayate, Salta
15 June 1 behind the ACA hotel, Cafayate, Salta; also on 16
June.
23 June 1 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
132. White Monjita - Xolmis irupero
Very common, but absent in Misiones.
133. Black-and-white Monjita - Heteroxolmis
dominicana
21 June 2 (pair) c 20 km along the Ruta 40 to Colonia Carlos
Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
134. Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant -
Agriornis montana
7-8 June 2 El Condor, Cordoba
11 June 1 K80, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
135. Lesser Shrike-Tyrant - Agriornis
murina
15 June 1 close behind the ACA Hotel, Cafayate, Salta; also
on 16 June.
This bird was very faithful to on particular area, where it was feeding
on the ground.
136. Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant - Muscisaxicola
maculirostris
10 June 1 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
137. Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola rufivertex
7-8 June c 5 El Condor, Cordoba
138. Austral Negrito - Lessonia rufa
08 June 1 (male) Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba
139. White-winged Black-Tyrant - Knipolegus
aterrimus
13 June 2 (pair) behind the Hosteria Samay Huasi, Cachi, Salta
140. Spectacled Tyrant - Hymenops
perspicillatus
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
21 June c 25 along the road to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera,
Corrientes
23 June c 10 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
141. Strange-tailed Tyrant - Alectrurus
risora
21 June 2 (pair) c 20 km along the road to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini,
Ibera, Corrientes (photographed). One of the highlights of the holiday!
142. Yellow-browed Tyrant - Satrapa
icterophrys
23 June 1 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
143. Cattle Tyrant - Machetornis
rixosus
09 June c 10 south of Tucaman along Ruta 157, Tucaman
23 June c 5 Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
144. Sibilant Sirystes - Sirystes
sibilator sibilator
19 June c 10 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
145. Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus
melancholicus
Common in marshy areas
146. Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus
Very common and widespread, even seen in the centre of Buenos Aires
147. Greenish Schiffornis - Schiffornis
virescens
19 June 4 singing at Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
(tape-recorded)
20 June 2 singing at Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
148. White-tipped Plantcutter - Phytotoma
rutila
09 June 2 c 30 km south of Tucaman, Tucaman
12 June 5 c 5 km east of Santiago del Estero, Santiago del
Estero
149. Plain Antvireo - Dysithamnus
mentalis
19 June 2 (pair) Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 2 (another pair) Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
150. White-shouldered Fire-eye - Pyriglena
leucoptera
19 June 1 (pair) well seen at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls,
Misiones
151. Common Miner - Geositta cunicularia
07 June c 5 El Condor, Cordoba
08 June c 10 El Condor, Cordoba (in some cases, Rufous-banded Miner
was not excluded satisfactory)
11 June c 10 between Amaicha del Valle and Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
13 June c 5 between Cachi and Salta, Salta
16 June c 10 between Amaicha del Valle and Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
152. Rock Earthcreeper - Upucerthia
andaecola
13 June 1 30 km east of Cachi on the road between Cachi and
Salta, Salta
153. Bar-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes
fuscus
09 June 1 Salinas Grande, south of Recreo, Tucaman.
The Cordoba Cinclodes was not seen at Pampas de Achala, although they
are common to abundant there. Apparently, they disperse to lower altitudes in
winter.
154. Olrog's Cinclodes - Cinclodes
olrogi
07 June 2 in the famous creek at the El Condor cafe, Pampa de Achala,
Cordoba
1 Copina, Cordoba
08 June 2 at a stream near the antenna at El Condor cafe,
Pampa de Achala, Cordoba
One of the endemic Argentinean species. Easy to find at the famous creek.
The sound was a short and harsh whit, typically Cinclodes call.
155. White-winged Cinclodes - Cinclodes
atacamensis
07 June 1 El Condor cafe, Pampa de Achala, Cordoba (the darker subspecies
C. a. schocolatinus)
10 June c 10 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
14 June c 10 between Cachi and Salta, Salta
16 June c 5 OST, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
156. Rufous Hornero - Furnarius
rufus
Common throughout the whole country, even on the Plaza de Mayo, Buenos
Aires
157. Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail - Leptasthenura
fuliginiceps
16 June 3 at OST, north of Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
158. Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail -
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
12 June 2 c 5 km north of Angastaco, Cafayate - Cachi, Salta
159. Chotoy Spinetail - Schoeniophylax
phryganophila
23 June 1 Puerto Boca, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
1 Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
160. Short-billed Canastero - Asthenes
baeri
23 June 2 (together) just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
161. Cordilleran Canastero - Asthenes
modesta
07 June 1 near the antenna, El Condor, Pampa de Achala, Cordoba
08 June 1 (another location than the previous day) near the antenna,
El Condor, Pampa de Achala, Cordoba
162. Steinbach's Canastero - Asthenes
steinbachi
12 June 1 (well seen) 5 km north of Angastaco, Cafayate -
Cachi, Salta
163. Puna Canastero - Asthenes punensis
punensis
16 June 1 Tafi water works OST (Obra Sanitario de Tucaman),
Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
164. Greater Thornbird - Phacellodomus
ruber
21 June 1 Ibera, 20 km along the road to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini,
Corrientes (photographed)
165. Brown Cacholote - Pseudoseisura
lophotes
Common in Chaco habitat in Cordoba province and a few in the El Palmar
NP, Entre Rios
166. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
- Philydor rufus
19 June 5 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 3 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
167. Plain Xenops - Xenops minutus
20 June 1 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
168. Olivaceous Woodcreeper - Sittasomus
griseicapillus
20 June 2 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
169. Plush-crested Jay - Cyanocorax
chrysops
Common in moist forests in Tucaman, Salta and Misiones
170. Rufous-throated Dipper - Cinclus
schulzi
10 June 1 Rio de la Sosa, just before the El Indio statue,
Tucaman province
2 Rio de la Sosa at k35 (see Wheatley's Where
to watch birds in South America).
One of the highlights of the holiday. Especially the two birds were
well seen, feeding on the rocks, looking for food in the algae. In flight, the
whitish webs on the primaries are quite conspicuous.
171. Chiguanco (Dark) Thrush - Turdus
chiguanco anthracinus
Common El Condor, Cordoba and Tafi del Valle, Tucaman (photographed).
172. Rufous-bellied Thrush - Turdus
rufiventris
Common in Buenos Aires city and Entre Rios province.
173. Pale-breasted Thrush - Turdus
leucomelas
19 June 1 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
1 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 2 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
174. Creamy-bellied Thrush - Turdus
amaurochalinus
19-20 June 1 or 2 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
Several thrushes seen at Iguazu were either this species or the previous
species,
175. Chalk-browed Mockingbird - Mimus
saturninus
Common around Buenos Aires and in Entre Rios State (photographed).
176. Patagonian Mockingbird - Mimus
patagonicus
Common in north-west (Tucaman and Salta provinces)
177. White-banded Mockingbird - Mimus
triurus
09 June 1 between Dean Funes, Cordoba and Recreo, Tucaman
12 June c 5 between Cafayate and Cachi, Salta
14 June c 5 between Salta and Cafayate, Salta
178. Southern House Wren - Troglodytes
aedon musculus
Common, seen almost daily
179. Mountain Wren - Troglodytes
solstitialis
10 June 1 El Indio, along Rio de la Sosa, Tucaman
180. Masked Gnatcatcher - Polioptila
dumicola
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
10 June 2 South of Tucaman, near El Indio Statue, Tucaman
20 June c 5 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
181. White-winged Swallow - Tachycineta
albiventer
20 June c 10 Garganta de Diabolo, Iguazu Falls, Misiones (photographed)
182. Chilean Swallow - Tachycineta
meyeni
Common, the most common swallow
183. Blue-and-white Swallow - Notiochelidon
cyanoleuca
Common, the second most common swallow
184. Black-collared Swallow - Atticora
melanoleuca
21 June c 10 Garganta del Diabolo, Iguazu Falls, Misiones (photographed)
185. Tawny-headed Swallow - Stelgidopteryx
fucata
09 June c 30 c 30 km south of Tucaman along Ruta 157, Tucaman
186. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Very common throughout the whole country.
187. Correndera Pipit - Anthus correndera
21 June 1 (at least an anthus species) c 10 km along the Ruta
40 to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
188. Hooded Siskin - Carduelis magellanica
Seen regularly and locally common (e.g. Costanera Sur, OST at Tafi del
Valle)
189. Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia
capensis
Very common, especially in mountainous areas.
190. Grassland Sparrow - Ammodramus
humeralis
21 June 4 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
191. Stripe-capped Sparrow - Aimophila
strigiceps
08 June 2 Icho Cruz, Cordoba
192. Yellow-striped Brush-Finch - Atlapetes
citrinellus
16 June 6 Tafi OST (waterworks at km 67, north of Tafi del
Valle, Tucaman
Also on of the highlights. A pair came close after hissing and pishing
and were feeding between dense ferns on the ground, out of sight, before they
came into view.
193. Red-crested Cardinal - Paroaria
coronata
Regularly seen, south of Tucaman (c 5) and c 10 along the long stretch
between Santiago del Estero and Resistencia and along the 20 km stretch of the
Ruta 40 to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
194. Yellow-billed Cardinal - Paroaria
capitata
06 June 2 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires (photographed)
23 June 2 Puerto Boca camping, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
195. Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi
10 June 2 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
19 June c 10 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 3 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
c 5 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
196. Brown-capped Redstart - Myioborus
brunniceps
09 June 1 San Jose de Salinas
10 June c 5 near El Indio Statue along the Rio de la Sosa, Tucaman
c 5 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
16 June 1 near El Indio Statue along the Rio de la Sosa, Tucaman
197. Golden-crowned Warbler - Basileuterus
culicivorus
20 June 2 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
198. Neotropical River Warbler - Basileuterus
rivularis
20 June 1 Garganta de Diabolo, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
199. Chestnut-vented Conebill - Conirostrum
speciosum
19 June 2 parking lot, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June c 10 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
c 5 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
c 5 Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
200. Common Bush-Tanager - Chlorospingus
ophthalmicus
10 June 2 near El Indio Statue along the Rio de la Sosa, Tucaman
201. Guira Tanager - Hemithraupis
guira
20 June 2 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
2 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
202. Hooded Tanager - Nemosia pileata
20 June 8 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
3 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
203. White-lined Tanager - Tachyphonus
rufus
19 June 4 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
204. Black-goggled Tanager - Trichothraupis
melanops
19 June c 10 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June c 5 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
205. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager - Habia
rubica
19 June 2 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
206. Hepatic Tanager - Piranga flava
22 June 3 El Palmar NP, Entre Rios
207. Sayaca Tanager - Thraupis sayaca
20 June 2 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
1 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
21 June c 30 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
208. Blue-and-yellow Tanager - Thraupis
bonariensis
The most common and widespread tanager (easy to identify when driving),
seen daily in small numbers.
209. Fawn-breasted Tanager - Pipraeidea
melanonota
20 June 3 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
1 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
2 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
210. Purple-throated Euphonia - Euphonia
chlorotica
20 June 2 (pair) behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu,
Misiones
211. Chestnut-bellied Euphonia - Euphonia
pectoralis
19 June 1 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 1 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
212. Green-headed Tanager - Tangara
seledon
20 June 2 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
213. Blue Dacnis - Dacnis cayana
19 June 2 parking lot, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June 3 behind Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
2 El Nandu camping, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
2 at the Sendero Macuco, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
214. Many-coloured Chaco-Finch - Saltatricula
multicolor
09 June c 5 near San José de las Salinas, Cordoba
16 June c 10 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago
del Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco
215. Red-crested Finch - Coryphospingus
cucullatus
09 June c 5 between Dean Funes, Cordoba and Recreo, Tucaman
16 June c 10 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago
del Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco
216. Plumbeous Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus
unicolor
7-8 June c 25 El Condor, Cordoba
217. Band-tailed Sierra-Finch - Phrygilus
alaudinus
11 June c 10 El Infiernillo, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
16 June 1 El Infiernillo, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
218. Black-crested Finch - Lophospingus
pusillus
14 June 2 near Talapampa, Salta
15 June 1 Cafayate, Salta
219. Long-tailed Reed-Finch - Donacospiza
albifrons
23 June 2 Puerto Boca camping, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
1 just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
220. Common Diuca-Finch - Diuca diuca
minor
12 June 1 between the long stretch between Cafayate and Cachi,
Salta
221. Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch -
Poospiza hypochondria
12 June 1 between the long stretch between Cafayate and Cachi,
Salta
222. Black-and-Rufous Warbling-Finch
- Poospiza nigrorufa
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
22 June 1 El Palmar NP, Entre Rios
23 June 2 Puerto Boca camping, Entre Rios
223. Ringed Warbling-Finch - Poospiza
torquata
10 June 1 Etchard Vinery, Cafayate
14 June 1 ACA Hotel, Cafayate
224. Black-capped Warbling-Finch -
Poospiza melanoleuca
23 June 4 Puerto Boca camping, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
225. Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola
09 June c 50 at the Salinas Grande between Dean Funes, Cordoba
and Recreo, Tucaman.
226. Misto (Grassland) Yellow-Finch
- Sicalis luteola
21 June c 30 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
227. Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch - Emberizoides
herbicola
21 June c 10 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
228. Great Pampa-Finch - Embernagra
platensis
Widespread throughout the whole country. Both subspecies seen (C. p.
platensis photographed).
229. Tawny-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila
hypoxantha
21 June c 20 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
230. Band-tailed Seedeater - Catamenia
analis
07 June 4 El Condor, Cordoba
09 June c 5 Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
231. Grayish Saltator - Saltator coerulescens
23 June 2 Puerto Boca camping, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
232. Green-winged Saltator - Saltator
similis
19 June 1 behind the Orguidas Palace Hotel, Puerto Iguazu,
Misiones
233. Golden-billed Saltator - Saltator
aurantiirostris
10 June 2 c 30 km south of Tucaman along Ruta 157, Tucaman
16 June 2 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago del
Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco
234. Red-rumped Cacique - Cacicus
haemorrhous
19 June c 10 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
20 June c 20 Iguazu Falls, Misiones
235. Solitary Cacique - Cacicus solitarius
16 June c 5 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago del
Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco
236. Epaulet Oriole - Icterus cayanensis
19 June 4 parking lot, Iguazu Falls, Misiones
237. Yellow-winged Blackbird - Agelaius
thilius
06 June c 10 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires
238. Unicolored Blackbird - Agelaius
cyanopus
16 June c 10 along Ruta 6 and 89 between Suncho Corral, Santiago
del Estero and Charata, Prov del Chaco
18 June c 20 in several loose flocks between Corrientes and Posada,
Corrientes
239. Chestnut-capped Blackbird -
Agelaius ruficapillus
18 June 1 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes
3 June c 30 just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
240. White-browed Blackbird - Leistes
superciliaris
18 June c 25 between Corrientes and Posada, Corrientes
22 June 1 along Ruta 14 between Paso de los Libres, Corrientes
and Chajari, Entre Rios
241. Long-tailed Meadowlark - Sturnella
loyca
07 June c 20 El Condor, Cordoba
08 June c 10 El Condor, Cordoba (photographed)
11 June c 10 El Infiernillo, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
16 June c 8 El Infiernillo, Tafi del Valle, Tucaman
242. Yellow-rumped Marshbird - Pseudoleistes
guirahuro
18 June c 50 in several loose flocks between Corrientes and Posada,
Corrientes (photographed)
243. Brown-and-yellow Marshbird -
Pseudoleistes virescens
21 June c 30 along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta 40 to Colonia
Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
23 June c 10 Puerto Boca camping, Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios (photographed)
c 25 just south of Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios
244. Scarlet-headed Blackbird - Amblyramphus
holosericeus
06 June 1 Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires (photographed)
245. Chopi Blackbird - Gnorimopsar
chopi
21 June 8 (seen with certainty) along the 20 km stretch of the Ruta
40 to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Ibera, Corrientes
246. Bay-winged Cowbird - Molothrus
badius
Very common in swampy areas.
247. Screaming Cowbird - Molothrus
rufoaxillaris
Widespread and sometimes in large flocks. Most birds were seen when
driving, but identification was not difficult since males and females show no
sexually dimorphism.
248. Shiny Cowbird - Molothrus bonariensis
Widespread and sometimes in large flocks. Most birds were seen when
driving, but identification was not difficult since males and females are sexually
dimorphic.
Note: most blackbird species were seen while driving and stopping was
not very safe in most cases.
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