Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

A Tropical Birding SET DEPARTURE tour NORTHWEST ARGENTINA & IGUAZU EXTENSION 1-15 November 2017

TOUR LEADER: ANDRES VASQUEZ Photos by Andres Vasquez

A collage of some of the most memorable moments. From the left (going clockwise): Red-tailed Comet, the exquisite Andes at Pumamarca (part of the Humahuaca Valley), a family of the very local Citron-headed Yellow-Finch, and a view from the lower loop at Iguazu Falls during the extension. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.1 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

INTRODUCTION: Northwest Argentina is, in my opinion (and according to all my clients on this tour and past tours), one of the most UNDERESTIMATED, UNDERVALUED tours Tropical Birding offers. In reality, it is one on my all-time favorite tours to guide and one of my all-time favorite places to visit. This is thanks, not only to incredible birds we find, but also thanks to the overwhelming combination of mesmerizing landscapes throughout the tour (which includes 2 UNESCO World Heritage Natural Sites – Iguazu Falls and Humahuaca Valley), some of the best wines in the World drank by night, and a variety of habitats we bird within, from close to sea level to almost 15000ft, and from humid Yungas to high Andes desert, upper Chaco and highland Monte.

Andean Hillstars love perching on rocks close to ground near Abra Lizoite at over 14500ft./4420m

In terms of birds, we recorded 369 species out of which the most memorable were the 3 species of tinamou seen well (Elegant Crested Tinamou being the favorite), Giant Antshrike (aka the “beast”) that we saw completely exposed perched on a rock, Rufous-throated Dipper, of which we saw 5 individuals in 3 different spots, the always lovely Torrent Duck, the endangered and scarce Black-fronted Piping-Guan we enjoyed at close range in Iguazu from the boardwalk while walking towards the Devil’s Throat, Montane Forest Screech-Owl of which we saw a pair very close, the variety and beauty of the woodpeckers (Robust Woodpecker and Ochre-collared Piculet the most popular of these), both Tit- Tyrants (Yellow-billed and Tufted) were chosen as the cutest of the tour, and it was impossible to choose only one finch out of the huge array of these wonderfully colored birds, so the group as a whole made it to the list. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.2 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Special mentions were also given to the superb hummingbirds we saw, including the former Bolivian endemic Wedge- tailed Hillstar, the superb Andean Hillstar, the super elegant Red-tailed Comet, and the minute Slender-tailed Woodstar of which we enjoyed great views of both male and female.

It is worth mentioning the large amount of waterfowl and water related birds that we found on different places. Probably the most enjoyable were a couple of Ringed Teals (out of 17 ducks and allies) that we saw very well, Giant Coots, 3 species of Flamingos, and the 7 Argentine Endemics that we found: Steinbach's Canastero, White-throated Cacholote, Tucuman Mountain-Finch, Yellow-striped Brush-Finch, Bare-eyed (Moreno's) Ground-Dove, Sandy Gallito, and White-browed Tapaculo.

Black-hooded Sierra-Finch sitting on a wall of a fallen building at the picturesque town of Yavi

On a different topic, this tour is one of the most enjoyable tours in the World in terms of landscapes. There is not a single day in which we do not have to stop the car or take a moment on the walks to take pictures of the scenery. The areas we bird at along the Argentinian Andes are spectacular with highlights like the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site of La Quebrada de Humahuaca and the breathtaking Quebrada de las Conchas; plus, the extension takes us to yet another UNESCO’s site, the breathtaking Iguazu Falls whose beauty and power are difficult to describe, you have to live it.

We will run this tour again in October 2018; do not miss it if you have not visited one of the most underrated places on Earth. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.3 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The participants at the Humahuaca Valley (above) and from the balcony of our hotel in Iguazu (below)

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.4 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

TOUR SUMMARY:

This tour took us to a series of interesting habitats very different from each other, both in terms of scenery and birdlife. For example, we birded within the Yungas (a type of subtropical Cloud Forest), the High Andes (Slopes, Puna, and Deserts), the Chaco (a semi dry short forest), a short time in the Monte Desert along the Wine Route near Cafayate, several wetlands and ponds, and the subtropical humid forest of Iguazu which is like an inland extension of the Atlantic rainforest of Southeast Brazil.

The Yungas: we birded along this verdant forest during several days of this tour and at different sites. The tour in fact starts with an ascent from the city of Tucuman to the small town of Tafi going directly through some great Yungas within the Valley of the Los Sosa River. Here, we found the first of various specialties of this forest like Mitred Parakeet, Slaty Elaenia, Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch, Buff-banded Tyrannulet, Brown-capped Redstart, White-bellied Hummingbird, and a few other songbirds (passerines), but the most interesting birds of the location were the first Torrent Ducks, 3 individual Rufous-throated Dippers (below), and the Argentinian Endemic Yellow-striped Brush-Finch.

A very approachable Rufous-throated Dipper in terrible contrasting light

A few days after that, we found ourselves exploring this ecosystem again near Salta; and stayed in a beautiful lodge surrounded by cloudforest called Selva Montana where, from the balcony, we found a few great birds like the superb Cream-backed Woodpecker, Crested Becard, Variegated, Piratic and Streaked Flycatchers, the first of many Plush- crested Jays, and in the lower grounds of the hotel found the only Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch of the trip. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.5 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

From here, we also visited El Huayco reserve on one of the nights, and were delighted with the quality of nightbirding; we found 5 individual Scissor-tailed Nightjars, a lone Barn Owl, a responsive Tropical Screech-Owl, in addition to the and the true star of the area, the scarce and local Montane Forest (Hoy’s) Screech-Owl, of which we saw two birds perched on the same branch calling out loud at close range.

The next couple of days we also had terrific Yungas birding in two different spots. The first was along the well-known Cornisa Road between Salta and Jujuy. This extremely sinuous, narrow road is great for many specialties of this ecosystem that we saw like Rothschild’s Swift, White-browed Brush-Finch, Two-banded Warbler, Sclatter’s Tyrannulet, the local subspecies of Mountain Wren, and Dot-fronted Woodpecker plus lots of other more widespread birds which in this trip are local to these woodlands like one of the favorite birds of the trip, the hulking Giant Antshrike (below), a much smaller relative, the Rufous-capped Antshrike, and Orange-headed Tanager, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Euler’s and Cinnamon Flycatchers, Golden-winged Cacique, Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, and more.

A male of this ridiculously large antbird (Giant Antshrike) came in bold and tame along the Cornisa Road

The last of the Yungas forest sites we visited was the valley around the Yala River just north of Jujuy. This particular place is key for a few species, out of which the most localized we saw was the large Red-faced Guan. Other specialties included Plumbeous Black-Tyrant, the minuscule Slender-tailed Woodstar, Highland and White-crested (Chilean) Elaenias, Spot-breasted Thornbird, Rust-and-yellow Tanager, Dusky-legged Guan, and the widespread though particularly abundant at this site, Red-tailed Comet. The river here produced a family of Torrent Ducks with a couple of babies that we managed to enjoy with great scope views and, while we were watching those, a couple of Rufous- throated Dippers also came into view perching on the same rocks the ducks were at. This was a very enjoyable site. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.6 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

At Yala Valley, Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch (above) and below Slender-tailed Woodstar (female left, male center) and Red-faced Guan (right)

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.7 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The Chaco: we only visited the very last morning of the main tour this ecosystem around the tiny population of Palomitas. This means that by the end of the tour we added quite a few new birds in only a few hours of birding. This dry forest is somewhat similar to the Cerrado in Brazil with short trees and very little shadow which means that only the very first hours after sunrise are active and afterwards the activity goes quiet as the heat quickly builds.

We managed the best out of this time and found, among others, the difficult but very rewarding Stripe-backed Antbird, the striking Many-colored Chaco- Finch, Black-capped Warbling- Finch, Black-crested and Red- crested Finches, Suiriri Flycatcher, Variable Antshrike, Little Thornbird, Chaco Chachalacas, Spot-backed Puffbird, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Checkered Woodpecker, and the superb Ultramarine Grosbeak.

We gave a fair try at two species of tinamous that just did not want to show up, Brushland and Tataupa, both were very close by but their shy nature proved once again impossible to break.

The photo above of this Ultramarine Grosbeak was taken near a water hole that we found, which was visited by a couple other species too.

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.8 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The Monte Desert: The areas near Cafayate hold a strange very shrubby area called Monte, which in combination with some Cacti-dominated terrain and a couple dry marshy areas, makes it home to a few species that are localized and that we usually only find around here on this tour. This is the case of the dull Chaco Earthcreeper, the very charismatic White-fronted Woodpecker, Sharp-billed Canastero, Long-tailed Meadowlark, Spectacled Tyrant, Ringed Warbling- Finch, Greater Wagtail-Tyrant, White-bellied Tyrannulet, Tufted Tit-Spinetail, and the iconic Burrowing Parakeet that is very common along the way, sometimes forming large noisy flocks.

A pair of White-fronted Woodpeckers in a territorial display atop of a Cardon Cactus

This general area is also the main location where we looked for two Argentine Endemics, White-throated Cacholote and Sandy Gallito. The first one we found with ease by locating its very large thorny nests attached to strong branches of the short leafless trees. The second one brought us some trouble as it remained quiet through the morning but late in the afternoon we found one singing out loud from an exposed perch just east of town. Other birds that are more widespread on this tour, but we found for the first time here, included the weirdly named White-tipped Plantcutter whose funny rattling sound gave it away even from a good distance, the pristine White Monjita that is very conspicuous when in perches on wires or atop naked trees, and the nice looking Golden-billed Saltator.

Cafayate is part of the Argentine Wine Route and we decided to take advantage of that on this trip. Not only did we stay in a hotel with its own vineyard, but also, we decided to visit one of the local wineries that export internationally, and that are open to public visits and tours. During the slow birding hours, we visited Bodega Piattelli where we learned the particulars of the methods involved in their varied approaches to winemaking, helped by Maria the local guide, and at

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.9 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017 the end of the visit we delighted our mouths with a taste of Torrontes, Malbec and other varieties of wines they produce there. Due to the popularity of this activity, I might make this a permanent fixture on the tour in coming years.

The beautiful facilities of Bodega Piattelli (above) and the striking Golden-billed Saltator (below)

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.10 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The High Andes: Several days were spent at various birding locations that took us above 12000ft/3660mwhile we stayed at hotels at this elevation, we also birded up to just below 15000ft/4570m. At this altitude oxygen is scarce, so we kept physical activity to a minimum, early mornings were very cold, but temperature had risen a lot by noon, and while the areas looked quite lifeless at times, in reality tons of birds are well adapted to these harsh conditions of dry thin air and high solar radiation. These circumstances apply for the Puna, highland deserts, and high Andean slopes, where we were rewarded with superb birding and astonishing birds.

The local but reliable Tucuman Mountain-Finch above Tafi

The slopes above Tafi del Valle produced a few Argentine Endemics like Steinbach's Canastero, White-browed Tapaculo, Bare-eyed (Moreno's) Ground-Dove, and Tucuman Mountain-Finch together with other specialties that we saw only there including, Black Siskin, White-sided Hillstar, Puna Canastero, Scale-throated Earthcreeper, Sedge Wren, Andean Tinamou, and Giant Hummingbird. This was also the area where we saw the first of many Andean Condors, Rock and Buff-breasted Earthcreepers, White-winged and Cream-winged Cinclodes, Hellmayr's Pipit, Streak-fronted Thornbird, and the slender and elegant Andean Swift.

Los Cardones NP, near the town of Cachi, is also located in the high Andes where a combination of Puna, highland desert, and montane slopes produced Mourning, Band-tailed, Gray-hooded, and Ash-breasted Sierra-Finches, Yellow- billed and Tufted Tit-Tyrants, Straight-billed Earthcreeper, Rusty Flowerpiercer, Short-billed Pipit, Least Seedsnipe, and Patagonian Mockingbird, among others. We also got Guanacos and a lone Andean Hairy Armadillo, in terms of mammals. It made us work a lot for it but just when we were about to give up, after thorough scanning, we finally found one of the birds of the trip, the Elegant Crested Tinamou, of which we finally saw a family of four walking away from us. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.11 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Rock Earthcreeper near the pass at Los Cardones NP (above) and Moreno’s Ground-Dove near Tafi

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.12 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The three nights we spent at 12000ft/3660m elevation were in the extreme north of the country, within the province of Jujuy. Here, we mostly spent time along extensive highland plains scanning from the car as we drove across the flat fields searching for birds. All this scanning produced various special birds like Gray-breasted Seedsnipe, Rufous-banded, Puna, Common and Slender-billed Miners, Aplomado Falcon, Mountain Caracara, Andean Flicker, two different Ornate Tinamous, Puna and Bright-rumped Yellow-Finches, and many Andean Lapwings. We had scope views of Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant near an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, and following this, a few kilometers further north got another Shrike-Tyrant, which following detailed studying with the scope was proved to be the rare White-tailed Shrike- Tyrant.

A responsive Buff-breasted Earthcreeper on a rock

One morning we visited the mountain range of Santa Victoria near the border town of La Quiaca where several localized birds awaited us. The most memorable was the ultra-cute Mountain Parakeet that we had the chance to see perched at close range. Also special, was a pair of male Andean Hillstars that were displaying their bright gorget to each other during a territorial dispute. Other notable species found here included, Red-backed Sierra-Finch, Cinereous, Black-fronted, and Puna Ground-Tyrants, another Ornate Tinamou, Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail, Cordilleran Canastero, and a very interesting mammal, the crazy looking Southern (Mountain) Viscacha.

A world apart in the high Andes, birding was done in a sort of oasis town in Yavi just east of La Quiaca, where the presence of taller trees and green bushes attracted a few birds that we would not be possible elsewhere, like Citron- headed Yellow-Finches, Brown-backed Mockingbird, Spot-winged Pigeon, Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Creamy-breasted Canastero, d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant, and one of my all-time favorite birds, the exquisite Wedge-tailed Hillstar. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.13 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

The incredible Wedge-tailed Hillstar (above) and a family of cute Mountain Parakeets

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.14 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Also present at Yavi, Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (above) and on Santa Victoria, Red-backed Sierra-Finch

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.15 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Wetlands and ponds: On various days scattered along the tour, we visited several lakes, ponds and flooded terrains, both in the high Andes and at lower elevations, which produced large numbers of species for this tour. Some of the high-altitude birds worth mentioning were three species of Flamingos, Puna, Andean and Chilean, Andean Avocet, Andean Goose, Giant Coot, Crested Duck, Puna Plover, Puna Ibis, and even a songbird that associates with wetlands, the cute tyrant flycatcher Andean Negrito. All these were found mainly at Laguna de Pozuelos and around Abra Pampa.

It is sad to mention that during recent years, highland ponds have been shrinking considerably and that many of the smaller ponds are dry now, and even the large Pozuelos is suffering a lot and in order to get close to the water we have to ride hundreds of meters with the car across the dry lake bed. This means that the huge numbers of flamingos and coots that past years would create a pink horizon dotted with black spots is no longer present. Waterbirds had either migrated towards other water areas or just sadly died of starvation. We saw various dead coots for instance, and it was the second tour in a row in which I could not find the previously common species of the Silvery Grebe, (and of course no chance for the rare and very local Horned Coot, which in some years at least used to nest in these areas). Rangers hope that this is merely a cyclical weather pattern since drought similar to this has been seen in the past, but global warming for sure is surely exacerbating this problem too.

The beautiful Puna or James’s Flamingo walking closet to us.

In lower areas we found tons of birds like Coscoroba Swans, White-faced and Fulvous Whistling-Ducks, Comb (Knob- billed), Lake and Ruddy Ducks, Red Shoveler, White-cheeked and Yellow-billed Pintails, Puna, Cinnamon, Yellow- billed, Brazilian, and Ringed Teals, Red-fronted, White-winged and Red-gartered Coots, Plumbeous Rail, Southern Screamer, Wren-like Rushbird, and a plenty more. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.16 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Andean Avocets flying over the Puna (above) and Crested Ducks on a tiny pond near La Quiaca

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.17 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Iguazu Falls and the subtropical rain forest: How to describe Iguazu? A very difficult task, but for sure words like breathtaking, astonishing, magnificent, and humbling fit suitably in any description. This extension is mainly designed for nature lovers that have always wanted to visit this unique corner of the World, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, and add good quality birding on the side, therefore getting the most out of a visit to Iguazu. Scenery plus new birds not possible on the main tour.

A view of a small portion of the waterfalls that is the most approachable from the lower trail

One full morning and one full afternoon out of the two full days we had in Iguazu were spent exploring the trails around the waterfalls, during which only limited birding is done. That morning we visited the most impressive spot on the waterfalls, the famous Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat) where a large amount of the water drops into a narrow gorge producing a spectacular phenomenon. The 1km long boardwalk that takes you to the view point right over the “throat” crosses mainly through water but the small islands linked on the way hosted some birds that were new for the trip. We were particularly surprised by a normally shy Black-fronted Piping-Guan that perched in the middle of the canopy of one of the islands watching the hundreds of visitors go by. We also added Social Flycatcher, Greater Ani and Anhinga plus we got the best views of the hundreds of Great Dusky Swifts that live right on the walls of the gorge.

A view from the boat that takes us to the bottom of the falls. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.18 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

During the afternoon dedicated to the falls we walked the lower trail that took us right to the waterfalls. Not happy with the close approach we got from walking this trail, with all the participants wanting to get even closer, we decided to take one of the boat rides that visit both the western areas of the falls and also as close as possible to the Garganta del Diablo. The boatman of course got us all wet driving right into the falling water for a refreshing splash. It was a very nice experience thanks to the dry bags given to us all to protect our gear.

On the other hand, the first full morning, one full afternoon and most of the last morning we dedicated to find some of the specialty birds of the area. We mostly birded along the quieter Macuco Trail, where we found tons of good things like the local Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher, the hulking Robust Woodpecker, the ornate Spot-backed Antshrike and the brilliant Swallow-tailed Manakin, as the favorites of the area. Among other birds we found were Rufous-winged and Streak-capped Antwrens, Ochre- collared Piculet, Yellow-fronted and Blond-crested Woodpeckers (right), Surucua and Black- throated Trogons, Gray-hooded and Sepia-capped Flycatchers, Rufous-capped Motmot, Toco Toucan, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Southern Antpipit, Lesser Woodcreeper, the minuscule Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Sibilant Sirystes, Guira, Black-goggled, and Green-headed Tanagers, Violaceous Euphonia, and a bunch more.

The very last morning of the tour and just before going to the airport where we ended the tour, we took a cab towards the town of Puerto Iguazu outside the national park to visit a private www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.19 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017 house owned by a very nice Brazilian lady that has a patio and a very nice hummingbird garden, with lots of flowers and feeders that attract lots of hummers. We got 7 species there: Swallow-tailed, Versicolored, and Gilded Hummingbirds, Black Jacobin, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Violet-capped Woodnymph, and Black-throated Mango.

Glittering-bellied Emerald hovering near the feeders at the Jardin de Picaflores in Puerto Iguazu

Landscapes and other photos: on this trip it is impossible not to stop birding for a while and take pictures of the superb scenery we observed regularly. Below and right before the final checklist for the tour I decided to include some examples.

A photo stop along the scenic road crossing the beautiful Quebrada de las Conchas near Cafayate www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.20 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.21 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

Previous page: El Anfiteatro, Quebrada Las Conchas (left) and a ghoulish scene from Santa Victoria Mountains

Our hotel within the vineyards in Cafayate (above) and me enjoying the soft spray from Iguazu Falls below

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.22 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

FINAL CHECKLIST:

369 species were recorded on the main tour and extension combined of which 19 species were heard only (H) and just 4 were seen only by the tour leader (L) which means 346 birds were seen by at least one of the participants. The full list for this tour is detailed below.

TINAMOUS TINAMIDAE 1 H Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa 2 H Huayco Tinamou Rhynchotus maculicollis 3 Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata 4 H Brushland Tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens 5 Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii 6 Elegant Crested-Tinamou Eudromia elegans SCREAMERS ANHIMIDAE

7 Southern Screamer Chauna torquata DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL ANATIDAE

8 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 9 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 10 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba 11 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 12 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera 13 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 14 Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys 15 Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 16 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata 17 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 18 Red Shoveler Anas platalea 19 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 20 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica 21 Puna Teal Anas puna 22 Yellow-billed (Speckled) Teal Anas flavirostris 23 (Andean) Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis ferruginea 24 Lake Duck Oxyura vittata GUANS, CHACHALACAS, AND CURASSOWS CRACIDAE

25 Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis 26 Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei 27 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura 28 Black-fronted Piping-Guan Pipile jacutinga GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE

29 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland 30 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 Great Grebe Podiceps major FLAMINGOS PHOENICOPTERIDAE

32 Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.23 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

33 Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus 34 James's (Puna) Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi STORKS CICONIIDAE

35 Wood Stork Mycteria americana CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE

36 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus ANHINGA AND DARTERS PHALACROCORACIDAE

37 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ARDEIDAE

38 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 39 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 40 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 41 Striated Heron Butorides striata 42 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 43 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE

44 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 45 Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi 46 Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus 47 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus 48 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja NEW WORLD VULTURES CATHARTIDAE

49 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 50 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 51 Andean Condor Vultur gryphus HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES ACCIPITRIDAE

52 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 53 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 54 H Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris 55 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 56 Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma 57 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS RALLIDAE

58 Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Gray-cowled) Aramides cajaneus cajaneus 59 Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura 60 Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus 61 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 62 Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata 63 Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons 64 Giant Coot Fulica gigantea 65 Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca 66 White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera STILTS AND AVOCETS RECURVIROSTRIDAE

67 Black-necked (White-backed) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus melanurus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.24 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

68 Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS CHARADRIIDAE

69 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 70 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens 71 Puna Plover Charadrius alticola SEEDSNIPES THINOCORIDAE

72 Gray-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus 73 Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus JACANAS JACANIDAE

74 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES SCOLOPACIDAE

75 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS LARIDAE

76 Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus PIGEONS AND DOVES COLUMBIDAE

77 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 78 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 79 Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro 80 Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa 81 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 82 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 83 Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui 84 Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae 85 Bare-eyed (Moreno's) Ground-Dove (E) Metriopelia morenoi 86 Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera melanoptera 87 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 88 H Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 89 L Large-tailed (White-faced/Yungas) Dove Leptotila megalura CUCKOOS CUCULIDAE

90 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 91 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira 92 H Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 93 Greater Ani Crotophaga major 94 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani BARN-OWLS TYTONIDAE

95 Barn Owl Tyto alba OWLS STRIGIDAE

96 Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba 97 Montane Forest (Hoy's/Yungas) Screech-Owl Megascops hoyi 98 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES CAPRIMULGIDAE

99 Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata 100 Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.25 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

SWIFTS APODIDAE

101 Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi 102 Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex 103 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 104 Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis 105 Gray-rumped Swift (Gray-rumped) Chaetura cinereiventris cinereiventris 106 Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus HUMMINGBIRDS TROCHILIDAE

107 Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca 108 Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans 109 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis 110 Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganura 111 Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella estella 112 White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus 113 Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela 114 Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas 115 Slender-tailed Woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri 116 Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus 117 Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura 118 Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis 119 White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia chionogaster 120 Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor 121 Gilded Hummingbird Hylocharis chrysura TROGONS TROGONIDAE

122 Surucua Trogon (Red-bellied) Trogon surrucura surrucura 123 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus MOTMOTS MOMOTIDAE

124 Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus 125 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata PUFFBIRDS BUCCONIDAE

126 Spot-backed (Chaco) Puffbird Nystalus maculatus striatipectus TOUCANS RAMPHASTIDAE

127 Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis 128 Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco WOODPECKERS PICIDAE

129 White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus 130 Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii 131 Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons 132 White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum 133 Checkered Woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus 134 Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis 135 Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus tucumanus 136 Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros leucofrenatus 137 Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola rupicola www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.26 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

138 Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens 139 Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus 140 Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon SERIEMAS CARIAMIDAE

141 H Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata FALCONS AND CARACARAS FALCONIDAE

142 H Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 143 Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus 144 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 145 Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango 146 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 147 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis PARROTS PSITTACIDAE

148 Gray-hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara 149 Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons 150 Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani 151 Blue-winged Parrotlet (Blue-winged) Forpus xanthopterygius xanthopterygius 152 H Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae 153 Burrowing Parakeet (Parrot) Cyanoliseus patagonus 154 Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus 155 White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus TYPICAL ANTBIRDS THAMNOPHILIDAE

156 Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus 157 Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea argentina 158 Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae 159 Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens dinellii 160 Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis 161 Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus 162 Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata 163 Stripe-backed Antbird Myrmorchilus strigilatus suspicax TAPACULOS RHINOCRYPTIDAE

164 Sandy Gallito (E) Teledromas fuscus 165 White-browed Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus superciliaris superciliaris OVENBIRDS AND WOODCREEPERS FURNARIIDAE

166 Common Miner Geositta cunicularia titicacae 167 Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris 168 Puna Miner Geositta punensis 169 Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis 170 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus griseicapillus 171 Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus 172 Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris 173 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 174 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus 175 Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.27 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

176 Straight-billed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus 177 Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides 178 Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops 179 Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria 180 Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris validirostris 181 Buff-breasted (Plain-breasted) Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris jelskii 182 Cream-winged (Bar-winged) Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris 183 White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis 184 Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini 185 Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata 186 White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus 187 Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura fuliginiceps 188 Tufted Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura platensis 189 Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides berlepschi 190 Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons sincipitalis 191 Little Thornbird Phacellodomus sibilatrix 192 Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps 193 Spot-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus maculipectus 194 Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi dorbignyi 195 Short-billed Canastero Asthenes baeri 196 Puna Canastero Asthenes sclateri lilloi 197 Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta 198 Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca 199 H Maquis (Iquico) Canastero Asthenes heterura 200 Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia 201 Steinbach's Canastero (E) Pseudasthenes steinbachi 202 White-throated Cacholote (E) Pseudoseisura gutturalis 203 Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis 204 L Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae superciliosa TYRANT FLYCATCHERS TYRANNIDAE

205 Suiriri Flycatcher Suiriri suiriri suiriri 206 Buff-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus hellmayri 207 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys leucophrys 208 Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant Anairetes flavirostris 209 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 210 Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis 211 White-crested (Chilean) Elaenia Elaenia albiceps chilensis 212 Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris 213 Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera 214 Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura 215 White-bellied Tyrannulet Serpophaga munda 216 Gray-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris 217 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus 218 Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.28 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

219 Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi 220 Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus meloryphus 221 Greater Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura budytoides inzonata 222 Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis 223 Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer 224 White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus 225 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus cinnamomeus 226 Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea pallidior 227 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus 228 Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri 229 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus 230 H Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 231 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 232 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 233 Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas 234 Plumbeous Black-Tyrant (Andean Tyrant) Knipolegus cabanisi 235 Cinereous Tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps 236 White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus 237 Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus 238 Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys 239 Puna Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis 240 Cinereous Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus 241 Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis 242 White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda 243 Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus 244 White Monjita Xolmis irupero irupero 245 Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis 246 d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides 247 White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys tucumana 248 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa 249 Sibilant Sirystes Sirystes sibilator 250 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 251 L Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 252 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 253 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 254 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 255 Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgatus 256 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus solitarius 257 Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 258 Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 259 Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus 260 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 261 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.29 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

COTINGAS COTINGIDAE

262 White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila MANAKINS PIRPIDAE

263 Swallow-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata 264 H Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda TITYRAS AND ALLIES TITYRIDAE

265 H White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus spixii 266 Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus VIREOS VIREONIDAE

267 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus chivi 268 H Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES CORVIDAE

269 Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops SWALLOWS HIRUNDINIDAE

270 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 271 Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata 272 L Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis 273 Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 274 Southern Martin Progne elegans 275 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera 276 White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer 277 White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa 278 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica WRENS TROGLODYTIDAE

279 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 280 Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis auricularis 281 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis tucumanus 282 H Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus GNATCATCHERS POLIOPTILIDAE

283 Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea 284 Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola DIPPERS CINCLIDAE

285 Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzi THRUSHES AND ALLIES TURDIDAE

286 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 287 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas 288 Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris 289 Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus 290 H (Andean) Slaty Thrush Turdus nigriceps nigriceps 291 Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco 292 H White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS MIMIDAE

293 Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus 294 Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.30 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

295 Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis WAGTAILS AND PIPITS MOTACILLIDAE

296 Yellowish Pipit Anthus lutescens 297 Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus 298 Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri helmayri NEW WORLD WARBLERS PARULIDAE

299 Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata 300 Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi 301 Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 302 White-browed Warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara 303 Two-banded Warbler Myiothlypis bivittata argentinae 304 Brown-capped Redstart Myioborus brunniceps TANAGERS AND ALLIES THRAUPIDAE

305 Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitata 306 Orange-headed Tanager Thlypopsis sordida 307 Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps 308 Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops 309 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 310 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis 311 Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca 312 Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon 313 Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis 314 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 315 Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira 316 Chestnut-vented Conebill Conirostrum speciosum 317 Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides 318 Black-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus atriceps 319 Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus gayi 320 Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti 321 Red-backed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus dorsalis 322 Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Phrygilus plebejus 323 Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus 324 Common Diuca-Finch Diuca diuca 325 Black-crested Finch Lophospingus pusillus 326 Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch Poospiza hypochondria 327 Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch Poospiza erythrophrys 328 Ringed Warbling-Finch Poospiza torquata 329 Black-capped Warbling-Finch Poospiza melanoleuca 330 Tucuman Mountain-Finch (E) Compsospiza baeri 331 Puna Yellow-Finch Sicalis lutea 332 Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch Sicalis uropygialis 333 Citron-headed Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteocephala 334 Greenish Yellow-Finch Sicalis olivascens 335 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.31 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

336 Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola 337 Great Pampa-Finch Embernagra platensis olivascens 338 Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis 339 Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata 340 Red-crested Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus 341 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 342 H Rufous-bellied Saltator Saltator rufiventris 343 Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris 344 Many-colored Chaco Finch Saltatricula multicolor BUNTINGS AND NEW WORLD SPARROWS EMBERIZIDAE

345 Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris dorbignii 346 White-browed (Stripe-headed) Brush-Finch Arremon torquatus 347 Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch Atlapetes fulviceps 348 Yellow-striped Brush-Finch (E) Atlapetes citrinellus 349 Stripe-capped Sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps 350 Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis 351 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 352 Common Chlorospingus (Bush-Tanager) Chlorospingus ophthalmicus argentinus CARDINALS AND ALLIES CARDINALIDAE

353 Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris 354 Ultramarine Grosbeak Cyanocompsa brissonii TROUPIALS AND ALLIES ICTERIDAE

355 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca 356 Grayish Baywing Agelaioides badius 357 Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris 358 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 359 Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus 360 Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus 361 Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus 362 Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous 363 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, AND ALLIES FRINGILLIDAE

364 Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica 365 Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea 366 H Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea 367 Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus 368 Black Siskin Spinus atratus OLD WORLD SPARROWS PASSERIDAE

369 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.32 Tropical Birding Tours Trip Report NW ARGENTINA & IGUAZU Extension: November 2017

MAMMALS

1 Andean Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus nationi 2 Southern (Mountain) Viscacha Lagidium viscacia 3 Common Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea musteloides 4 Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae 5 Highland Tuco-Tuco Ctenomys opimus 6 Brazilian Rabbit (Tapeti) Sylvilagus brasiliensis 7 European Hare (I) Lepus europaeus 8 Pampas Fox Lycalopex gymnocercus 9 South American Coati Nasua nasua 10 Guanaco Lama glama 11 Vicugna Vicugna vicugna 12 S. American Brown Brocket (Gray Brocket Deer) Mazama gouazoubira

Just to finish this report, one of the selected birds of the trip, the tiny but gorgeous Ochre-collared Piculet at Iguazu.

www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] p.33