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# Species:346
# Excl Vagrants:346
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:1

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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
5Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
6Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
7Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
8Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
9Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
10Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
11Silver TealSpatula versicolor
12Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
13Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
14Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
15White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
16Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
17Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
18Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
19Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla
20Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
21Lake DuckOxyura vittata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

22Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscura

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

23Rock PigeonColumba livia
24Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
25Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
26Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
27Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
28White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
29Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Guira CuckooGuira guira
31Greater AniCrotophaga major
32Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
33Striped CuckooTapera naevia
34Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
35Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
36Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus
37Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
39Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
40Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
41Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
42Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

43Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
44Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
45White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollis
46Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
48Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
49Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
50Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
51Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
52Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
53Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
54Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
55Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
56White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
57Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
58Red-and-white CrakeRufirallus leucopyrrhus
59Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventer
60Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
61Dot-winged CrakeLaterallus spiloptera

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

62LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

63Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

64American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
65Rufous-chested DotterelZonibyx modestus
66Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
67Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
68Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
69Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

70Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

71South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

72Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

73Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
74WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
75Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
76Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiae
77Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
78Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
79Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
80Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
81Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
82Red KnotCalidris canutus
83Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
84SanderlingCalidris alba
85Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
86White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
87Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

88Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
89Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensis
90Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

91Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
92Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
93Olrog's GullLarus atlanticus
94Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
95Black SkimmerRynchops niger
96Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliaris
97Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
98Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
99Black TernChlidonias niger
100Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
101South American TernSterna hirundinacea
102Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
103Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

104Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

105White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
106Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
107Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
108Great GrebePodiceps major
109Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

110Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

111Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
112White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

113Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
114Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

115Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

116AnhingaAnhinga anhinga

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

117Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

118White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
119Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
120Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
121Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

122Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
123Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatus
124Stripe-backed BitternBotaurus involucris
125Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
126Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
127Snowy EgretEgretta thula
128Striated HeronButorides striata
129Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
130Great EgretArdea alba
131Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

132Black VultureCoragyps atratus
133Turkey VultureCathartes aura
134Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

135/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

136White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
137Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
138Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
139Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
140Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
141Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
142Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
143Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollis
144Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
145Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
146Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
147Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
148White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
149Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
150Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

151American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

152Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
153Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
154Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
155Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
156Striped OwlAsio clamator
157Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

158Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
159Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
160Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

161White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
162White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
163Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
164Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
165Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

166Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
167Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
168American KestrelFalco sparverius
169Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
170Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

171Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
172Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
173Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
174Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
175Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalis
176Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus
177Nanday ParakeetAratinga nenday
178Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
179Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
180White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

181Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillus
182Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

183Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
184Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
185Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
186Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
187Curve-billed ReedhaunterLimnornis curvirostris
188Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
189Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
190Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
191Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
192Freckle-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticollis
193Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
194Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
195Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoni
196Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
197Sulphur-bearded ReedhaunterLimnoctites sulphuriferus
198Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
199Bay-capped Wren-SpinetailSpartonoica maluroides
200Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeus
201Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
202Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
203Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens
204Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixi

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

205White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

206White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
207Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis
208White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

209Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
210Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
211Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
212Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
213Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
214Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
215Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis
216Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateri
217Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
218Warbling DoraditoPseudocolopteryx flaviventris
219Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
220White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
221Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
222Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleuca
223Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
224White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
225Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
226Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
227Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
228Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
229Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus
230Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
231Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
232Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
233Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostris
234Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
235Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
236Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
237White MonjitaXolmis irupero
238Gray MonjitaNengetus cinereus
239Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
240Rusty-backed MonjitaNeoxolmis rubetra
241Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
242Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
243Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
244Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
245Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox
246Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
247Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
248Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
249Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
250Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
251Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
252Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
253Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

254Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
255Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

256Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

257Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
258White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
259Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
260Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
261Southern MartinProgne elegans
262Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
263Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
264Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
265Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
266Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
267Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

268Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

269Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
270Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

271European StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

272Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
273Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
274White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

275Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
276Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
277Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

278House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

279Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
280Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus
281Correndera PipitAnthus correndera

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

282European GreenfinchChloris chloris
283European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
284Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

285Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
286Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

287BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
288White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
289Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
290Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
291Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
292Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
293Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotus
294Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
295Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
296Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
297Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopi
298Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
299Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus
300Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
301Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus
302Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescens

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

303Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
304Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
305Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

306Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
307Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
308Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
309Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

310Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
311Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitata
312Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
313Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
314White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufus
315Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematus
316Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
317Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
318Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
319Guira TanagerHemithraupis guira
320Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum
321Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillus
322Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
323Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifrons
324Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
325Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufa
326Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisi
327Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
328Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
329Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
330Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
331Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
332Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
333Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
334Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
335Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
336Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris
337Rufous-rumped SeedeaterSporophila hypochroma
338Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea
339Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
340Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
341Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
342Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
343Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
344Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
345Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similis
346Golden-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.