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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