CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF Patagonia ARGENTINA 2008
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WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Rheidae (Rheas) 1 Lesser Rhea Pterocnemia pennata Family Tinamidae (Tinamous) 2 Darwin's Nothura Nothura darwinii 3 Elegant Crested-Tinamou Eudromia elegans 4 Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) 5 Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus 6 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba 7 Upland Goose Chloephaga picta 8 Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala 9 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata 10 Flying Steamer-Duck Tachyeres patachonicus 11 White-headed Steamer-Duck Tachyeres leucocephalus 12 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 13 Spectacled Duck Speculanas specularis 14 Red Shoveler Anas platalea 15 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 16 Silver Teal Anas versicolor 17 Chiloé Wigeon Anas sibilatrix 18 Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris 19 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 20 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas spinicauda 21 Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca 22 Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla 23 Ruddy-Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 24 Lake Duck Oxyura vittata Family Podicipedidae (Grebes) 25 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland 26 Great Grebe Podiceps major 27 Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) 28 Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Family Spheniscidae (Penguins) 29 Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) 30 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys Family Procellaridae (Petrels, Shearwaters) 31 Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus 32 Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli 33 White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 34 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 35 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 36 Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis Family Hydrobatidae (Storm Petrels) 37 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Cormorants) 38 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 39 Magellan Cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus 40 Imperial Cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) 41 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 42 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 43 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 44 Great Egret Ardea alba 45 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) 46 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 47 Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis Family Cathartidae (Vultures) 48 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 49 Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) 50 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 3 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 51 Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni 52 Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus 53 Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor 54 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 55 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus 56 Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma 57 Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis Family Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons) 58 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 59 Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango 60 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 61 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 62 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Family Rallidae (Crakes, Rails, Coots) 63 Austral Rail Rallus antarticus 64 Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus 65 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 66 White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera 67 Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata 68 Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Lapwings) 69 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 70 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 71 Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus 72 Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) 73 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 74 Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater 75 Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Family Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets) 76 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Family Chionididae (Sheathbills) 77 Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus Family Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover) 78 Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis Family Scolopacidae (Snipe, Sandpipers) 79 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 80 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 81 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 82 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 83 Red Knot Calidris canutus 84 Sanderling Calidris alba 85 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 86 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 87 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 88 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Family Thinocoridae (Seedsnipe) 89 Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus 90 Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus Family Stercorariidae (Skuas) 91 Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis 92 Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus 93 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 94 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Family Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmer) 95 Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis 96 Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii 97 Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus 98 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 99 Cayenne Tern Sterna eurygnatha 100 South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea 101 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 102 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Family Rhynchopidae (Skimmers)
WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 4 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 103 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) 104 Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui 105 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 106 Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa 107 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Family Psittacidae (Parrots) 108 Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus 109 Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus 110 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Anis) 111 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira Family Tytonidae (Barn Owls) 112 Barn Owl Tyto alba Family Strigidae (Owls) 113 Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus 114 Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes 115 Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nanum 116 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 117 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) 118 Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) 119 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) 120 Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius 121 Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds) 122 Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica 123 Common Miner Geositta cunicularia 124 Band-tailed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus 125 Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria 126 Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus 127 Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus 128 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus 129 Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops 130 Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda 131 Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides 132 Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca 133 Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta 134 Patagonian Canastero Asthenes patagonica 135 White-throated Cacholote Pseudoseisura gutturalis 136 White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis Family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos) 137 Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant-Flycatchers) 138 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 139 Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant Anairetes flavirostris 140 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 141 Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra 142 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 143 Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa 144 White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus 145 Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus 146 Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris 147 Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus 148 Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus 149 Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus 150 Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus 151 Lesser Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis murinus 152 Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope 153 Black-crowned Monjita Xolmis coronatus 154 White Monjita Xolmis irupero 155 Rusty-backed Monjita Xolmis rubetra
WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 5 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 156 Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris 157 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 158 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Family Cotingidae (Plantcutters, Cotingas) 159 White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila 160 Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara Family Hirundinidae (Swallows) 161 Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca 162 Southern Martin Progne elegans 163 Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni 164 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Family Troglodytidae (Wrens) 165 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 166 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Family Turdidae (Thrushes) 167 Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds) 168 Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus 169 Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus 170 White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus Family Motacillidae (Pipits) 171 Short-billed Pipit Anthus furcatus 172 Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera 173 Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri Family Thraupidae (Tanagers) 174 Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Family Emberizidae (Emberizid Finches) 175 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 176 Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus gayi 177 Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus 178 Mourning Sierra-Finch Phrygilus fruticeti 179 Carbonated Sierra-Finch Phrygilus carbonarius 180 Common Diuca-Finch Diuca diuca 181 Patagonian Yellow-Finch Sicalis lebruni 182 Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola Family Icteridae (Orioles, Blackbirds) 183 Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus 184 Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius 185 Bay-wing Cowbird Agelaioides badius 186 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 187 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca Family Fringilidae (Cardueline Finches) 188 Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica 189 Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata Family Passeridae (Sparrows) 190 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
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