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ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species:206
# Excl Vagrants:206
# Endemics:3
# 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
4Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii
5Darwin's NothuraNothura darwinii
6Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa
7Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegans

 
Ducks: Anatidae

8White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
9Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
10Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

11Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
14Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
15Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
16White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
17Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Guira CuckooGuira guira
19Striped CuckooTapera naevia
20Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
21Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

22Little NightjarSetopagis parvula
23Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
24Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
27Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
28Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

29White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

30Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

31Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
32Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

33Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
34Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
35Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
36Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
37Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
38Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

39Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

40Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis
41Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

42Great GrebePodiceps major

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

43Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

44White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
45Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

46Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
47Snowy EgretEgretta thula
48Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
49Great EgretArdea alba

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

50Andean CondorVultur gryphus
51Black VultureCoragyps atratus
52Turkey VultureCathartes aura
53Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

54White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
55Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
56Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
57Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalis
58Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
59Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
60White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatus
61Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
62Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
63Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

64American Barn OwlTyto furcata

 
Owls: Strigidae

65Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
66Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
67Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
68Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
69Chaco OwlStrix chacoensis
70Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

71Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

72Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

73White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
74White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidus
75White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
76Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
77Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
78Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii
79Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
80Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

81Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteri

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

82Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcincta
83Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
84Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
85American KestrelFalco sparverius
86Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
87Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

88Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
89Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

90Great AntshrikeTaraba major
91Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

92Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

93Crested GallitoRhinocrypta lanceolata

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

94Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
95Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
96Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
97Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
98Crested HorneroFurnarius cristatus
99Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
100Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
101Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
102Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
103Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
104Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
105Freckle-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticollis
106Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
107Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
108Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
109Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
110Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
111Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
112Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
113Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
114Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
115Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

116White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

117White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinucha

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

118Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
119Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
120Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
121Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
122Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
123Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinelliana
124White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
125Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
126Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
127White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
128Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
129Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
130Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
131Plain TyrannuletInezia inornata
132Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatus
133Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
134Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
135Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
136Cinereous TyrantKnipolegus striaticeps
137White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
138Hudson's Black-TyrantKnipolegus hudsoni
139Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
140White MonjitaXolmis irupero
141Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
142Salinas MonjitaNeoxolmis salinarum
143Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
144Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
145Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
146Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
147Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
148Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
149Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
150Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
151Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
152Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

153Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
154Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

155Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
156White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
157Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
158Southern MartinProgne elegans
159Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
160Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
161Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

162Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

163Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

164Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
165Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
166White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

167Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
168Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
169Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

170House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

171Yellowish PipitAnthus chii
172Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

173Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
174Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

175Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralis
176Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

177White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
178Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
179Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
180Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
181Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
182Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
183Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

184Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
185Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

186Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
187Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

188Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
189Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
190Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
191Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillus
192Carbonated Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza carbonarius
193Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
194Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
195Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
196Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
197Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
198Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
199Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
200Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
201Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
202Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
203Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
204Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
205Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
206Golden-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.