SOUTHERN ARGENTINA (Patagonia) FULL TRIP LIST

9th to 19th January 2006

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Birding Site Guide

Species seen (103 a few were seen at Salta in north)

 

  • STRUTHIONIFORMES: Rheidae
  • Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata NT El Calafate
  • TINAMIFORMES: Tinamidae
  • Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans Valdes
  • Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus NT Ushuaia
  • Great Grebe Podiceps major Ushuaia
  • Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Ushuaia
  • PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
  • Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Ushuaia
  • Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus VU Ushuaia
  • PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
  • Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Ushuaia
  • Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus Ushuaia
  • Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii Ushuaia
  • Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps Ushuaia
  • CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  • CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
  • Wood Stork Mycteria americana
  • CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
  • Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus El Calafate
  • PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
  • Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis NT El Calafate
  • ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
  • Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocorypha El Calafate
  • Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba El Calafate
  • Upland Goose Chloephaga picta Ushuaia
  • Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida Ushuaia
  • Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Ushuaia
  • Flightless Steamerduck Tachyeres pteneres Ushuaia
  • Flying Steamerduck Tachyeres patachonicus Ushuaia
  • Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
  • Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris
  • Crested Duck Anas specularioides Ushuaia
  • Red Shoveler Anas platalea Ushuaia
  • FALCONIFORMES: Cathartidae
  • Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Ushuaia
  • Andean Condor Vultur gryphus NT El Calafate
  • FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
  • Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus El Calafate
  • Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Salta
  • Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
  • Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma El Calafate
  • FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
  • White-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis Ushuaia
  • Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
  • Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango
  • American Kestrel Falco sparverius
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
  • Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Ushuaia
  • Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Ushuaia
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
  • Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
  • Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus El Calafate
  • Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis NT El Calafate
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
  • South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
  • White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis El Calafate
  • Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii El Calafate
  • Gray-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus El Calafate
  • Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus El Calafate
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionididae
  • Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba Valdes
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
  • Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis Ushuaia
  • South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Ushuaia
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
  • Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii Ushuaia
  • Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Ushuaia
  • Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
  • Royal Tern Sterna maxima Valdes
  • South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea Ushuaia
  • Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Ushuaia
  • Yellow-billed Tern Sterna superciliaris Valdes
  • COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
  • Rock Pigeon Columba livia Intro
  • Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
  • Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
  • PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
  • Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata Salta
  • Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus Ushuaia
  • STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
  • Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nanum El Calafate
  • APODIFORMES: Apodidae
  • Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
  • PICIFORMES: Picidae
  • Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus Ushuaia
  • PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae
  • Common Miner Geositta cunicularia El Calafate
  • Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus Ushuaia
  • Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Salta
  • Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
  • Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda Ushuaia
  • White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis Ushuaia
  • Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
  • PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae
  • Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara El Calafate
  • PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
  • White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
  • Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus Ushuaia
  • Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Salta
  • Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope El Calafate
  • Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris El Calafate
  • Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montana Salta
  • Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus Ushuaia
  • Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus El Calafate
  • Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa Ushuaia
  • Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus
  • Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
  • PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
  • Southern Martin Progne elegans Valdes
  • Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni
  • Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
  • PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
  • Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera El Calafate
  • PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
  • House Wren Troglodytes aedon
  • Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Salta
  • PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
  • Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus El Calafate
  • PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
  • Andean Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps Salta
  • Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii Ushuaia
  • PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
  • Brown-capped Redstart Myioborus brunniceps Salta
  • PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
  • Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus Salta
  • PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
  • Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus Ushuaia
  • Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti El Calafate
  • Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma El Calafate
  • Common Diuca-Finch Diuca diuca Valdes
  • Patagonian Yellow-Finch Sicalis lebruni Valdes
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
  • PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
  • Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca Ushuaia
  • PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
  • Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata Ushuaia
  • PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus Intro

 

Author: BSG

 

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