CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF IGUAZÚ ARGENTINA 2008 WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM # DATES LOCATIONS & NOTES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Remarks: WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Tinamidae (Tinamous) 1 Solitary Tinamou Tinamus solitarius 2 Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus 3 Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris 4 Tataupa Tinamou Crypturellus tataupa Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) 5 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 6 Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis Family Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans, Curassows) 7 Rusty-margined Guan Penelope superciliaris 8 Black-fronted Piping-Guan Pipile jacutinga Family Odontophoridae (Quails) 9 Spot-winged Wood-Quail Odontophorus capueira Family Podicipedidae (Grebes) 10 Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 11 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Cormorants) 12 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Family Anhingidae (Anhingas) 13 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) 14 Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum 15 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 16 Striated Heron Butorides striata 17 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 19 Great Egret Ardea alba 20 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 21 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) 22 Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis Family Cathartidae (Vultures) 23 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 24 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 25 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) 26 Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 27 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 28 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 29 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 30 Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon 31 Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea 32 Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster 33 Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus 34 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 35 Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor 36 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 37 Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 38 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 39 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 40 White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous 41 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 42 Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus 43 Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus 44 Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Family Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons) 45 Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 46 Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 47 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 48 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 49 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 50 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis Family Aramidae (Limpkin) 51 Limpkin Aramus guarauna WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 3 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Rallidae (Crakes, Rails, Coots) 52 Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura 53 Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius 54 Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans 55 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Family Heliornithidae (Finfoots) 56 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Lapwings) 57 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Family Scolopacidae (Snipe, Sandpipers) 58 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 59 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Family Jacanidae (Jacanas) 60 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) 61 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 62 Scaled Dove Columbina squammata 63 Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui 64 Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 65 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 66 Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro 67 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 68 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 69 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 70 Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 71 Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea 72 Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana Family Psittacidae (Parrots) 73 White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalma 74 Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis 75 Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius 76 Red-capped Parrot Pionopsitta pileata 77 Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani 78 Blue-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Anis) 79 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 80 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 81 Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus euleri 82 Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus 83 Greater Ani Crotophaga major 84 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 85 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira 86 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia 87 Pheasant Cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus 88 Pavonine Cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus Family Tytonidae (Barn Owls) 89 Barn Owl Tyto alba Family Strigidae (Owls) 90 Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba 91 Black-capped Screech-Owl Megascops atricapilla 92 Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana 93 Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila 94 Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 95 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 96 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 97 Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii 98 Striped Owl Pseudoscops clamator Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos) 99 Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Family Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks, Nightjars) 100 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus 101 Nacunda Nighthawk Podager nacunda 102 Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 103 Silky-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus sericocaudatus WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 4 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 104 Little Nightjar Caprimulgus parvulus Family Apodidae (Swifts) 105 Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex 106 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 107 Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris 108 Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) 109 Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca 110 Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome 111 Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei 112 Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis 113 Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris 114 Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi 115 Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis 116 White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis 117 Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor 118 Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura Family Trogonidae (Trogons) 119 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 120 Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) 121 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 122 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 123 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Family Momotidae (Motmots) 124 Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds, Nunlets) 125 Buff-bellied Puffbird Notharchus swainsoni 126 White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru 127 Rusty-breasted Nunlet Nonnula rubecula Family Ramphastidae (Toucans) 128 Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus 129 Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco 130 Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris 131 Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis 132 Saffron Toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) 133 Ochre-collared Piculet Picumnus temminckii 134 White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus 135 Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons 136 White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster 137 White-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus 138 Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros 139 Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris 140 Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens 141 Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus 142 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 143 Robust Woodpecker Campephilus robustus Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds) 144 Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor 145 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus 146 Spix's Spinetail Synallaxis spixi 147 Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla 148 Grey-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens 149 Olive Spinetail Cranioleuca obsoleta 150 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus 151 Canebrake Groundcreeper Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides 152 Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata 153 Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus 154 Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner Philydor lichtensteini 155 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufum 156 White-eyed Foliage-gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus 157 Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper Lochmias nematura 158 Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 5 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 159 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 160 Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans 161 Plain-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina 162 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 163 White-throated Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis 164 Planalto Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes platyrostris 165 Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus 166 Scalloped Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes falcinellus 167 Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds) 168 Spot-backed Antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus 169 Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea 170 Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa 171 Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii 172 White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus 173 Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens 174 Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis 175 Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus 176 Bertoni's Antbird Drymophila rubricollis 177 Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura 178 Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata 179 White-shouldered Fire-eye Pyriglena leucoptera Family Formicariidae (Ground Antbirds) 180 Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona Family Grallaridae (Antpittas) 181 Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia 182 Speckle-breasted Antpitta Hylopezus nattereri Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters) 183 Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata Family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos) 184 Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus 185 Planalto Tapaculo Scytalopus pachecoi Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant-Flycatchers)