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CALILEGUA NATIONAL PARK

ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species:335
# Excl Vagrants:335
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:20

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

1Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
2Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollis
3Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
4Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascens

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

5Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

6White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
7Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
8Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
9Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
10Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
11Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
12Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
13Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

14Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
15Red-faced GuanPenelope dabbenei
16Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Rock PigeonColumba livia
18Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
19Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
20Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
21Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
22Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
23Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
24Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
25Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
26White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
27Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megalura
28White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenata
29Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Guira CuckooGuira guira
31Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
32Striped CuckooTapera naevia
33Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
34Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus
36Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
37Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

38Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

39Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
40White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
41Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
42White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43Planalto HermitPhaethornis pretrei
44Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
45White-vented VioletearColibri serrirostris
46Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys
47Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
48Blue-capped PufflegEriocnemis glaucopoides
49Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
50Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri
51Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
52Fork-tailed WoodnymphThalurania furcata
53Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
54White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

55Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
56Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
57White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
58Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

59LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

60Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
62Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens
63Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

64Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
65Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

66Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

67Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
68Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

69Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
70Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

71Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

72White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
73Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
74Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
75Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
76Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

77Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
78Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
79Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
80Snowy EgretEgretta thula
81Striated HeronButorides striata
82Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
83Great EgretArdea alba
84Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

85King VultureSarcoramphus papa
86Andean CondorVultur gryphus
87Black VultureCoragyps atratus
88Turkey VultureCathartes aura
89Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

90/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

91White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
92Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
93Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
94Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucus
95Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
96Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja
97Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
98Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor
99Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
100Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodon
101Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
102Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
103Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
104Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
105Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
106Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
107Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius
108Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
109Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
110White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
111White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
112Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
113Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
114Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
115Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

116American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

117Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
118Montane Forest Screech-OwlMegascops hoyi
119Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillata
120Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
121Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianum
122Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
123Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
124Black-banded OwlStrix huhula
125Striped OwlAsio clamator
126Stygian OwlAsio stygius
127Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisii

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

128Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui

 
Motmots: Momotidae

129Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

130Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
131Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
132Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

133Toco ToucanRamphastos toco

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

134White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
135Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatus
136Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
137Dot-fronted WoodpeckerDryobates frontalis
138Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
139Golden-green WoodpeckerPiculus chrysochloros
140Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
141Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
142Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

143Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristata

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

144Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
145Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollis
146Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
147Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
148Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
149American KestrelFalco sparverius
150Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
151Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
152Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

153Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
154Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifrons
155Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
156Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
157Tucuman AmazonAmazona tucumana
158Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
159Green-cheeked ParakeetPyrrhura molinae
160Yellow-collared MacawPrimolius auricollis
161Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
162Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
163White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

164Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
165Great AntshrikeTaraba major
166Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
167Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
168Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus
169Black-capped AntwrenHerpsilochmus atricapillus

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

170White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

171White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliaris
172Zimmer's TapaculoScytalopus zimmeri

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

173Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
174Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
175Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnus
176Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
177Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
178Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
179Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
180Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
181Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
182Sharp-tailed StreamcreeperLochmias nematura
183Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
184White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
185Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
186Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
187Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
188Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectus
189Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
190Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
191Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
192Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
193Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
194Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
195Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
196Ochre-cheeked SpinetailSynallaxis scutata

 
Manakins: Pipridae

197Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

198White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

199Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
200White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
201Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

202Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
203Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalus
204Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
205Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
206Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
207Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
208Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
209Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
210Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
211Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayri
212White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
213Gray-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps
214Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata
215Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
216Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
217White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
218Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
219Slaty ElaeniaElaenia strepera
220Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
221Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
222White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
223Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateri
224Rough-legged TyrannuletAcrochordopus burmeisteri
225Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
226Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
227Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
228Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
229Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
230Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
231Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
232Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
233Plumbeous Black-TyrantKnipolegus cabanisi
234White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
235Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
236Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
237White MonjitaXolmis irupero
238Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
239Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
240Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
241Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
242Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
243Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
244Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
245Golden-crowned FlycatcherMyiodynastes chrysocephalus
246Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
247Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
248Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
249Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
250Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
251Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

252Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
253Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

254Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

255White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
256Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
257Southern MartinProgne elegans
258Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
259Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
260Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
261Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
262Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

263Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

264Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
265Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis
266Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

267Rufous-throated DipperCinclus schulzii

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

268White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus
269Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

270Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatus
271Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
272Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
273Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
274Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps
275Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranus
276Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

277House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

278Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
279Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

280Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
281Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyanea
282Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
283Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
284Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

285Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
286Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
287White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatus
288Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
289Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
290Fulvous-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fulviceps

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

291Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
292Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
293Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
294Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
295Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
296Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
297Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

298Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
299Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
300Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
301Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signata
302Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittata
303Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

304Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
305Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
306Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

307Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
308Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
309Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
310Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
311Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanops
312Rufous-bellied Mountain TanagerPseudosaltator rufiventris
313Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
314Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
315Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
316Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
317Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
318Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoides
319PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
320Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
321Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
322Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrys
323Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
324Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
325Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
326Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
327Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
328Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
329Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
330Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
331Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
332Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
333Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
334Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
335Golden-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.