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INFIERNILLO PASS

ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species*:114
# Excl Vagrants*:114
# Endemics*:3
# Near Endemics*:7
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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

1Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollis
2Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornata
3Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii

 
Ducks: Anatidae

4Andean GooseOressochen melanoptera
5Torrent DuckMerganetta armata
6Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
8Bare-eyed Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoi
9Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
10Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

11Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris

 
Swifts: Apodidae

12White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
13Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

14Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscans
15Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
16Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella
17White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurus
18Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
19Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
20White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

21Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
22Andean LapwingVanellus resplendens

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

23Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

24Andean CondorVultur gryphus
25Black VultureCoragyps atratus
26Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

27White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
28Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
29Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
30Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
31Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
32Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

33American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

34Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
35Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

36Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
37Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

38Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
39Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
40Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
41American KestrelFalco sparverius
42Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
43Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

44Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara
45Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifrons
46Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

47White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliaris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

48Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris
49Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
50Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudus
51Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
52Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostris
53Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
54White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
55Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
56Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
57Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
58Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticeps
59Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
60Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda
61Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti
62Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
63Maquis CanasteroAsthenes heterura
64Steinbach's CanasteroPseudasthenes steinbachi
65Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

66White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

67Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
68Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
69Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
70Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennis
71Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
72Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
73Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
74Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
75Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratus
76Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
77Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
78Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
79d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoides
80White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

81Southern MartinProgne elegans
82Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

83Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
84Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

85Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
86Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
87White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

88Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

89Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus
90Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

91Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris
92Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
93Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

94Yungas SparrowRhynchospiza dabbenei
95Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

96Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

97Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
98Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps
99Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
100Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
101Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalis
102Short-tailed FinchIdiopsar brachyurus
103Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
104Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejus
105Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinus
106Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
107Tucuman Mountain-FinchPoospiza baeri
108Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondria
109Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis lutea
110Greater Yellow-FinchSicalis auriventris
111Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
112Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
113Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
114Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata

 

 *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.