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# Species:240
# Excl Vagrants:240
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:4

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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Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americana

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupa
3Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascens
4Quebracho Crested-TinamouEudromia formosa

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
6Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicola
7Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
8Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
9Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
10Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

11Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
14Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
15Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
16Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
17Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
18White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
19Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Guira CuckooGuira guira
21Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
22Striped CuckooTapera naevia
23Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacunda
25Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennis
26Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
27Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
28Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata
29Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufus

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

30Common PotooNyctibius griseus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

31White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
32Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

33Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
34Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
35Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
36White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

37Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecaha
38Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus
39Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
40Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
41White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

42LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

43Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

44Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
45Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46Wattled JacanaJacana jacana

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

48Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
49Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

50Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
51Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

52Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

53White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
54Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
55Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens
56Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
57Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

58Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
59Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
60Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
61Snowy EgretEgretta thula
62Striated HeronButorides striata
63Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
64Great EgretArdea alba
65Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

66Black VultureCoragyps atratus
67Turkey VultureCathartes aura
68Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

69White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
70Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
71Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
72Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
73Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescens
74Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
75Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
76Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
77Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatus
78Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
79Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
80White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
81Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
82Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
83Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
84Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Owls: Strigidae

85Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
86Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
87Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
88Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

89Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
90Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
91Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

92Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

93White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
94White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
95White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
96Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
97Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
98Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii
99Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
100Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

101Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteri

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

102Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcincta
103Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
104Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
105American KestrelFalco sparverius
106Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
107Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

108Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
109Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
110Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva
111Green-cheeked ParakeetPyrrhura molinae
112Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus
113White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

114Giant AntshrikeBatara cinerea
115Great AntshrikeTaraba major
116Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens
117Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

118Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

119Crested GallitoRhinocrypta lanceolata

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

120Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
121Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes major
122Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostris
123Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
124Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
125Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
126Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
127Crested HorneroFurnarius cristatus
128Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifrons
129Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
130Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
131Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
132Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
133Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
134Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
135Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
136Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

137White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

138White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha
139White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus
140Crested BecardPachyramphus validus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

141Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
142Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
143Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeiceps
144Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
145Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
146Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinus
147Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster
148Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
149White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
150Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
151Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
152White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
153Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
154Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
155Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
156Plain TyrannuletInezia inornata
157Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
158Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleri
159Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatus
160Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatus
161Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
162Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
163Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
164Cinereous TyrantKnipolegus striaticeps
165Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
166Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrys
167White MonjitaXolmis irupero
168Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
169Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
170Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventer
171Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufus
172Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
173Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
174Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
175Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
176Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
177Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
178Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
179Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
180Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

181Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
182Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

183Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

184White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
185Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
186Southern MartinProgne elegans
187Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
188Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
189Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
190Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
191Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

192Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

193Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

194Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
195White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

196Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
197Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
198Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

199House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

200Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

201Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
202Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
203Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

204White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
205Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus
206Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
207Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
208Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
209Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
210Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
211Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
212Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

213Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
214Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
215Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
216Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

217Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
218Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
219Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

220Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
221Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
222Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
223Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillus
224Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
225Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
226Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
227Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
228Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
229Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
230Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
231Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
232Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
233Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
234Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collaris
235Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
236Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
237Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurus
238Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
239Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
240Golden-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.