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AMAICHA DEL VALLE

ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species:176
# Excl Vagrants:176
# Endemics:6
# Near Endemics:8

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
2Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
3Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegans

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
5Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
6Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
7Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
8Puna TealSpatula puna
9Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
10Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
11Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

12Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
15Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
16Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
17Bare-eyed Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoi
18Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
19White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
20Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megalura
21Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Guira CuckooGuira guira

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
26Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

27Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
28White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurus
29Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
30Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

31Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

32Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

33Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
34Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

35Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

36Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

37Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

38White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
39Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
40Great GrebePodiceps major

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

41Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

42White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
43Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

44Snowy EgretEgretta thula
45Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

46King VultureSarcoramphus papa
47Andean CondorVultur gryphus
48Black VultureCoragyps atratus
49Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

50White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
51Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
52Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
53Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
54Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
55Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
56Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
57Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

59Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

60White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
61White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
62Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
63Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

64Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteri

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

65Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
66Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
67Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
68American KestrelFalco sparverius
69Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
70Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

71Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
72Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
73Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

74Sandy GallitoTeledromas fuscus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

75Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
76Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
77Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
78Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
79Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
80Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
81Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
82White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
83Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
84Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
85Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
86Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
87Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
88Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
89Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
90Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
91Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
92Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
93Steinbach's CanasteroPseudasthenes steinbachi
94White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalis

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

95White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

96Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
97Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
98Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
99Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
100Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
101White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
102Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
103White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
104Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
105Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
106Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
107Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
108Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
109White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
110Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
111Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
112Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
113White MonjitaXolmis irupero
114Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
115Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
116d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
117Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
118Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
119Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
120Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
121Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

122Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

123Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

124Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
125White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
126Southern MartinProgne elegans
127Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
128Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
129Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

130Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

131Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
132Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

133Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
134White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

135Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
136Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
137Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps
138Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

139House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

140Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
141Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

142Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
143Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
144Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

145Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

146Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
147Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
148Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
149Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
150Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

151Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
152Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

153Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
154Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
155Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

156Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
157Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
158Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
159Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
160Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
161Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillus
162Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
163Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
164Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
165Tucuman Mountain-FinchPoospiza baeri
166Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondria
167Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
168Monte Yellow-FinchSicalis mendozae
169Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
170Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
171Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
172Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
173Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
174Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
175Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
176Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.