TAFI DEL VALLE
ARGENTINALOCALE
| # Species: | 333 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 333 |
| # Endemics: | 8 |
| # Near Endemics: | 19 |
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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| 1 | Huayco Tinamou | Rhynchotus maculicollis |
| 2 | Ornate Tinamou | Nothoprocta ornata |
| 3 | Brushland Tinamou | Nothoprocta cinerascens |
| 4 | Andean Tinamou | Nothoprocta pentlandii |
| 5 | Elegant Crested-Tinamou | Eudromia elegans |
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| 6 | Southern Screamer | Chauna torquata |
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| 7 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 8 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 9 | Black-necked Swan | Cygnus melancoryphus |
| 10 | Coscoroba Swan | Coscoroba coscoroba |
| 11 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola |
| 12 | Andean Goose | Oressochen melanoptera |
| 13 | Crested Duck | Lophonetta specularioides |
| 14 | Ringed Teal | Callonetta leucophrys |
| 15 | Brazilian Teal | Amazonetta brasiliensis |
| 16 | Torrent Duck | Merganetta armata |
| 17 | Silver Teal | Spatula versicolor |
| 18 | Puna Teal | Spatula puna |
| 19 | Cinnamon Teal | Spatula cyanoptera |
| 20 | Red Shoveler | Spatula platalea |
| 21 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 22 | White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis |
| 23 | Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica |
| 24 | Yellow-billed Teal | Anas flavirostris |
| 25 | Rosy-billed Pochard | Netta peposaca |
| 26 | Andean Duck | Oxyura ferruginea |
| 27 | Lake Duck | Oxyura vittata |
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| 28 | Chaco Chachalaca | Ortalis canicollis |
| 29 | Yungas Guan | Penelope bridgesi |
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| 30 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 31 | Picazuro Pigeon | Patagioenas picazuro |
| 32 | Spot-winged Pigeon | Patagioenas maculosa |
| 33 | Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata |
| 34 | Picui Ground Dove | Columbina picui |
| 35 | Bare-eyed Ground Dove | Metriopelia morenoi |
| 36 | Black-winged Ground Dove | Metriopelia melanoptera |
| 37 | Golden-spotted Ground Dove | Metriopelia aymara |
| 38 | White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi |
| 39 | Large-tailed Dove | Leptotila megalura |
| 40 | Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata |
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| 41 | Guira Cuckoo | Guira guira |
| 42 | Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani |
| 43 | Dark-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus melacoryphus |
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| 44 | Band-winged Nightjar | Systellura longirostris |
| 45 | Scissor-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis torquata |
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| 46 | Common Potoo | Nyctibius griseus |
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| 47 | Rothschild's Swift | Cypseloides rothschildi |
| 48 | White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris |
| 49 | Andean Swift | Aeronautes andecolus |
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| 50 | Sparkling Violetear | Colibri coruscans |
| 51 | White-vented Violetear | Colibri serrirostris |
| 52 | Red-tailed Comet | Sappho sparganurus |
| 53 | Andean Hillstar | Oreotrochilus estella |
| 54 | White-sided Hillstar | Oreotrochilus leucopleurus |
| 55 | Giant Hummingbird | Patagona gigas |
| 56 | Slender-tailed Woodstar | Microstilbon burmeisteri |
| 57 | Glittering-bellied Emerald | Chlorostilbon lucidus |
| 58 | Gilded Hummingbird | Hylocharis chrysura |
| 59 | White-bellied Hummingbird | Elliotomyia chionogaster |
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| 60 | Plumbeous Rail | Pardirallus sanguinolentus |
| 61 | Spot-flanked Gallinule | Porphyriops melanops |
| 62 | Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
| 63 | Red-fronted Coot | Fulica rufifrons |
| 64 | Horned Coot | Fulica cornuta |
| 65 | Giant Coot | Fulica gigantea |
| 66 | Red-gartered Coot | Fulica armillata |
| 67 | Slate-colored Coot | Fulica ardesiaca |
| 68 | White-winged Coot | Fulica leucoptera |
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| 69 | Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
| 70 | Andean Avocet | Recurvirostra andina |
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| 71 | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
| 72 | Andean Lapwing | Vanellus resplendens |
| 73 | Collared Plover | Anarhynchus collaris |
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| 74 | Gray-breasted Seedsnipe | Thinocorus orbignyianus |
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| 75 | Wattled Jacana | Jacana jacana |
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| 76 | Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
| 77 | Pantanal Snipe | Gallinago paraguaiae |
| 78 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
| 79 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes |
| 80 | Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca |
| 81 | Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii |
| 82 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos |
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| 83 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus |
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| 84 | Andean Gull | Chroicocephalus serranus |
| 85 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus |
| 86 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
| 87 | Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger |
| 88 | Snowy-crowned Tern | Sterna trudeaui |
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| 89 | Chilean Flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis |
| 90 | Andean Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus andinus |
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| 91 | White-tufted Grebe | Rollandia rolland |
| 92 | Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps |
| 93 | Great Grebe | Podiceps major |
| 94 | Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis |
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| 95 | Neotropic Cormorant | Nannopterum brasilianus |
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| 96 | White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi |
| 97 | Puna Ibis | Plegadis ridgwayi |
| 98 | Bare-faced Ibis | Phimosus infuscatus |
| 99 | Buff-necked Ibis | Theristicus caudatus |
| 100 | Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja |
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| 101 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 102 | Whistling Heron | Syrigma sibilatrix |
| 103 | Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea |
| 104 | Snowy Egret | Egretta thula |
| 105 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 106 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 107 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 108 | Cocoi Heron | Ardea cocoi |
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| 109 | King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa |
| 110 | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
| 111 | Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus |
| 112 | Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
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| 113 | White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus |
| 114 | Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus |
| 115 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus |
| 116 | Bicolored Hawk | Astur bicolor |
| 117 | Long-winged Harrier | Circus buffoni |
| 118 | Cinereous Harrier | Circus cinereus |
| 119 | Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis |
| 120 | Roadside Hawk | Rupornis magnirostris |
| 121 | Harris's Hawk | Parabuteo unicinctus |
| 122 | White-rumped Hawk | Parabuteo leucorrhous |
| 123 | Variable Hawk | Geranoaetus polyosoma |
| 124 | Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle | Geranoaetus melanoleucus |
| 125 | Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus |
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| 126 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 127 | Tropical Screech-Owl | Megascops choliba |
| 128 | Montane Forest Screech-Owl | Megascops hoyi |
| 129 | Lesser Horned Owl | Bubo magellanicus |
| 130 | Yungas Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium bolivianum |
| 131 | Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium brasilianum |
| 132 | Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia |
| 133 | Chaco Owl | Strix chacoensis |
| 134 | Buff-fronted Owl | Aegolius harrisii |
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| 135 | Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata |
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| 136 | Spot-backed Puffbird | Nystalus maculatus |
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| 137 | White-barred Piculet | Picumnus cirratus |
| 138 | White-fronted Woodpecker | Melanerpes cactorum |
| 139 | Checkered Woodpecker | Dryobates mixtus |
| 140 | Dot-fronted Woodpecker | Dryobates frontalis |
| 141 | Cream-backed Woodpecker | Campephilus leucopogon |
| 142 | Golden-olive Woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus |
| 143 | Green-barred Woodpecker | Colaptes melanochloros |
| 144 | Andean Flicker | Colaptes rupicola |
| 145 | Campo Flicker | Colaptes campestris |
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| 146 | Red-legged Seriema | Cariama cristata |
| 147 | Black-legged Seriema | Chunga burmeisteri |
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| 148 | Barred Forest-Falcon | Micrastur ruficollis |
| 149 | Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway |
| 150 | Chimango Caracara | Daptrius chimango |
| 151 | Mountain Caracara | Daptrius megalopterus |
| 152 | American Kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| 153 | Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis |
| 154 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 155 | Gray-hooded Parakeet | Psilopsiagon aymara |
| 156 | Mountain Parakeet | Psilopsiagon aurifrons |
| 157 | Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus |
| 158 | Scaly-headed Parrot | Pionus maximiliani |
| 159 | Tucuman Amazon | Amazona tucumana |
| 160 | Burrowing Parakeet | Cyanoliseus patagonus |
| 161 | Mitred Parakeet | Psittacara mitratus |
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| 162 | Crested Gallito | Rhinocrypta lanceolata |
| 163 | Sandy Gallito | Teledromas fuscus |
| 164 | White-browed Tapaculo | Scytalopus superciliaris |
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| 165 | Slender-billed Miner | Geositta tenuirostris |
| 166 | Common Miner | Geositta cunicularia |
| 167 | Rufous-banded Miner | Geositta rufipennis |
| 168 | Narrow-billed Woodcreeper | Lepidocolaptes angustirostris |
| 169 | Straight-billed Earthcreeper | Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus |
| 170 | Chaco Earthcreeper | Tarphonomus certhioides |
| 171 | Rufous Hornero | Furnarius rufus |
| 172 | Scale-throated Earthcreeper | Upucerthia dumetaria |
| 173 | Buff-breasted Earthcreeper | Upucerthia validirostris |
| 174 | Cream-winged Cinclodes | Cinclodes albiventris |
| 175 | White-winged Cinclodes | Cinclodes atacamensis |
| 176 | Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner | Syndactyla rufosuperciliata |
| 177 | Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura fuliginiceps |
| 178 | Tufted Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura platensis |
| 179 | Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail | Leptasthenura aegithaloides |
| 180 | Streak-fronted Thornbird | Phacellodomus striaticeps |
| 181 | Spot-breasted Thornbird | Phacellodomus maculipectus |
| 182 | Creamy-breasted Canastero | Asthenes dorbignyi |
| 183 | Short-billed Canastero | Asthenes baeri |
| 184 | Scribble-tailed Canastero | Asthenes maculicauda |
| 185 | Streak-backed Canastero | Asthenes wyatti |
| 186 | Cordilleran Canastero | Asthenes modesta |
| 187 | Sharp-billed Canastero | Asthenes pyrrholeuca |
| 188 | Stripe-crowned Spinetail | Cranioleuca pyrrhophia |
| 189 | Steinbach's Canastero | Pseudasthenes steinbachi |
| 190 | White-throated Cacholote | Pseudoseisura gutturalis |
| 191 | Azara's Spinetail | Synallaxis azarae |
| 192 | Pale-breasted Spinetail | Synallaxis albescens |
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| 193 | White-tipped Plantcutter | Phytotoma rutila |
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| 194 | White-winged Becard | Pachyramphus polychopterus |
| 195 | Crested Becard | Pachyramphus validus |
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| 196 | Suiriri Flycatcher | Suiriri suiriri |
| 197 | Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet | Phylloscartes ventralis |
| 198 | Cliff Flycatcher | Hirundinea ferruginea |
| 199 | Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Camptostoma obsoletum |
| 200 | Buff-banded Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus hellmayri |
| 201 | White-throated Tyrannulet | Mecocerculus leucophrys |
| 202 | Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes flavirostris |
| 203 | Tufted Tit-Tyrant | Anairetes parulus |
| 204 | Subtropical Doradito | Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis |
| 205 | White-crested Elaenia | Elaenia albiceps |
| 206 | Small-billed Elaenia | Elaenia parvirostris |
| 207 | Slaty Elaenia | Elaenia strepera |
| 208 | Highland Elaenia | Elaenia obscura |
| 209 | Sooty Tyrannulet | Serpophaga nigricans |
| 210 | White-crested Tyrannulet | Serpophaga subcristata |
| 211 | Straneck's Tyrannulet | Serpophaga griseicapilla |
| 212 | Greater Wagtail-Tyrant | Stigmatura budytoides |
| 213 | Smoke-colored Pewee | Contopus fumigatus |
| 214 | Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans |
| 215 | Southern Scrub-Flycatcher | Sublegatus modestus |
| 216 | Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus |
| 217 | Austral Negrito | Lessonia rufa |
| 218 | Andean Negrito | Lessonia oreas |
| 219 | Plumbeous Black-Tyrant | Knipolegus cabanisi |
| 220 | White-winged Black-Tyrant | Knipolegus aterrimus |
| 221 | Spectacled Tyrant | Hymenops perspicillatus |
| 222 | Yellow-browed Tyrant | Satrapa icterophrys |
| 223 | Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola maculirostris |
| 224 | Puna Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola juninensis |
| 225 | Cinereous Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola cinereus |
| 226 | Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola rufivertex |
| 227 | White-browed Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola albilora |
| 228 | Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant | Muscisaxicola capistratus |
| 229 | Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant | Cnemarchus rufipennis |
| 230 | White Monjita | Xolmis irupero |
| 231 | Black-crowned Monjita | Neoxolmis coronatus |
| 232 | Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis montanus |
| 233 | White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis albicauda |
| 234 | Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis micropterus |
| 235 | Lesser Shrike-Tyrant | Agriornis murinus |
| 236 | Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis |
| 237 | d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca oenanthoides |
| 238 | White-browed Chat-Tyrant | Ochthoeca leucophrys |
| 239 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer |
| 240 | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus |
| 241 | Cattle Tyrant | Machetornis rixosa |
| 242 | Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus |
| 243 | Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus |
| 244 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus savana |
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| 245 | Rufous-browed Peppershrike | Cyclarhis gujanensis |
| 246 | Chivi Vireo | Vireo chiri |
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| 247 | Plush-crested Jay | Cyanocorax chrysops |
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| 248 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia |
| 249 | White-rumped Swallow | Tachycineta leucorrhoa |
| 250 | Chilean Swallow | Tachycineta leucopyga |
| 251 | Gray-breasted Martin | Progne chalybea |
| 252 | Southern Martin | Progne elegans |
| 253 | Brown-chested Martin | Progne tapera |
| 254 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx ruficollis |
| 255 | Blue-and-white Swallow | Pygochelidon cyanoleuca |
| 256 | Tawny-headed Swallow | Alopochelidon fucata |
| 257 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 258 | Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
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| 259 | Masked Gnatcatcher | Polioptila dumicola |
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| 260 | Southern House Wren | Troglodytes musculus |
| 261 | Mountain Wren | Troglodytes solstitialis |
| 262 | Grass Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
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| 263 | Rufous-throated Dipper | Cinclus schulzii |
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| 264 | Patagonian Mockingbird | Mimus patagonicus |
| 265 | White-banded Mockingbird | Mimus triurus |
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| 266 | Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus |
| 267 | Rufous-bellied Thrush | Turdus rufiventris |
| 268 | Creamy-bellied Thrush | Turdus amaurochalinus |
| 269 | Andean Slaty-Thrush | Turdus nigriceps |
| 270 | Chiguanco Thrush | Turdus chiguanco |
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| 271 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 272 | Yellowish Pipit | Anthus chii |
| 273 | Puna Pipit | Anthus brevirostris |
| 274 | Short-billed Pipit | Anthus furcatus |
| 275 | Correndera Pipit | Anthus correndera |
| 276 | Hellmayr's Pipit | Anthus hellmayri |
| 277 | Paramo Pipit | Anthus bogotensis |
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| 278 | Purple-throated Euphonia | Euphonia chlorotica |
| 279 | Thick-billed Siskin | Spinus crassirostris |
| 280 | Hooded Siskin | Spinus magellanicus |
| 281 | Black Siskin | Spinus atratus |
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| 282 | Common Chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavopectus |
| 283 | Moss-backed Sparrow | Arremon doribnii |
| 284 | Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis |
| 285 | Yellow-striped Brushfinch | Atlapetes citrinellus |
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| 286 | White-browed Meadowlark | Leistes superciliaris |
| 287 | Long-tailed Meadowlark | Leistes loyca |
| 288 | Variable Oriole | Icterus pyrrhopterus |
| 289 | Screaming Cowbird | Molothrus rufoaxillaris |
| 290 | Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis |
| 291 | Grayish Baywing | Agelaioides badius |
| 292 | Yellow-winged Blackbird | Agelasticus thilius |
| 293 | Yellow-rumped Marshbird | Pseudoleistes guirahuro |
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| 294 | Southern Yellowthroat | Geothlypis velata |
| 295 | Tropical Parula | Setophaga pitiayumi |
| 296 | Brown-capped Redstart | Myioborus brunniceps |
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| 297 | Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava |
| 298 | Black-backed Grosbeak | Pheucticus aureoventris |
| 299 | Ultramarine Grosbeak | Cyanoloxia brissonii |
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| 300 | Red-crested Cardinal | Paroaria coronata |
| 301 | Rust-and-yellow Tanager | Thlypopsis ruficeps |
| 302 | Fawn-breasted Tanager | Pipraeidea melanonota |
| 303 | Blue-and-yellow Tanager | Rauenia bonariensis |
| 304 | Sayaca Tanager | Thraupis sayaca |
| 305 | Rusty Flowerpiercer | Diglossa sittoides |
| 306 | Gray-hooded Sierra Finch | Phrygilus gayi |
| 307 | Red-backed Sierra Finch | Idiopsar dorsalis |
| 308 | Plumbeous Sierra Finch | Geospizopsis unicolor |
| 309 | Ash-breasted Sierra Finch | Geospizopsis plebejus |
| 310 | Black-crested Finch | Lophospingus pusillus |
| 311 | Band-tailed Sierra Finch | Porphyrospiza alaudinus |
| 312 | Mourning Sierra Finch | Rhopospina fruticeti |
| 313 | Rusty-browed Warbling Finch | Poospiza erythrophrys |
| 314 | Cinnamon Warbling Finch | Poospiza ornata |
| 315 | Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch | Poospiza whitii |
| 316 | Ringed Warbling Finch | Poospiza torquata |
| 317 | Tucuman Mountain-Finch | Poospiza baeri |
| 318 | Black-capped Warbling Finch | Poospiza melanoleuca |
| 319 | Rufous-sided Warbling Finch | Poospizopsis hypochondria |
| 320 | Greenish Yellow-Finch | Sicalis olivascens |
| 321 | Monte Yellow-Finch | Sicalis mendozae |
| 322 | Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola |
| 323 | Grassland Yellow-Finch | Sicalis luteola |
| 324 | Great Pampa-Finch | Embernagra platensis |
| 325 | Blue-black Grassquit | Volatinia jacarina |
| 326 | Double-collared Seedeater | Sporophila caerulescens |
| 327 | Rusty-collared Seedeater | Sporophila collaris |
| 328 | Band-tailed Seedeater | Catamenia analis |
| 329 | Plain-colored Seedeater | Catamenia inornata |
| 330 | Red-crested Finch | Coryphospingus cucullatus |
| 331 | Dull-colored Grassquit | Asemospiza obscurus |
| 332 | Many-colored Chaco Finch | Saltatricula multicolor |
| 333 | Golden-billed Saltator | Saltator 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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 0 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 6 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.