CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF Northwest 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 Rheidae (Rheas) 1 Greater Rhea Rhea americana 2 Lesser Rhea Pterocnemia pennata Family Tinamidae (Tinamous) 3 Huayco Tinamou Rhynchotus maculicollis 4 Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata 5 Andean Tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii 6 Elegant Crested-Tinamou Eudromia elegans 7 Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) 8 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba 9 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera 10 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata 11 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 12 Red Shoveler Anas platalea 13 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 14 Puna Teal Anas puna 15 Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris 16 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis 17 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas spinicauda 18 Ruddy-Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 19 Lake Duck Oxyura vittata Family Cracidae (Chachalacas, Guans, Curassows) 20 Red-faced Guan Penelope dabbenei 21 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura Family Podicipedidae (Grebes) 22 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland 23 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 24 Great Grebe Podiceps major 25 Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) 26 Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis 27 Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus 28 Jame's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Cormorants) 29 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns) 30 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 31 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 32 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 33 Great Egret Ardea alba 34 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 35 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) 36 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 37 Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Family Ciconidae (Storks) 38 Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari 39 Wood Stork Mycteria americana Family Cathartidae (Vultures) 40 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 41 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 42 Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles) 43 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 44 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 45 Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni 46 Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus 47 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 48 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 49 Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus 50 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 51 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 52 Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 3 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons) 53 Spot-winged Falconet Spiziapteryx circumcincta 54 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 55 Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus 56 Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango 57 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 58 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 59 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Family Rallidae (Crakes, Rails, Coots) 60 Grey-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea 61 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 62 White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera 63 Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca 64 Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata 65 Giant Coot Fulica gigantea 66 Horned Coot Fulica cornuta Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Lapwings) 67 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 68 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens 69 Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus 70 Puna Plover Charadrius alticola Family Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets) 71 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 72 Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina Family Scolopacidae (Snipe, Sandpipers) 73 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 74 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 75 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 76 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 77 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Family Thinocoridae (Seedsnipe) 78 Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus Family Jacanidae (Jacanas) 79 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Family Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmer) 80 Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus Family Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) 81 Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui 82 Bare-eyed Ground-Dove Metriopelia morenoi 83 Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera 84 Golden-spotted Ground-Dove Metriopelia aymara 85 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 86 Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro 87 Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa 88 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 89 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 90 Large-tailed Dove Leptotila megalura Family Psittacidae (Parrots) 91 Blue-crowned Parakeet Aratinga acuticaudata 92 Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata 93 Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus 94 Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae 95 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 96 Grey-hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara 97 Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani 98 Tucuman Parrot Amazona tucumana Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Anis) 99 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 100 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira Family Strigidae (Owls) 101 Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus 102 Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis 103 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 104 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 4 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks, Nightjars) 105 Band-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longirostris Family Apodidae (Swifts) 106 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 107 Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) 108 Sparking Violetear Colibri coruscans 109 Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganura 110 Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella 111 White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus 112 Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas 113 Slender-tailed Woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri 114 Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris 115 White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia chionogaster Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) 116 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds, Nunlets) 117 Chaco Puffbird Nystalus striatipectus Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) 118 White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus 119 White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum 120 Smoky-Brown Woodpecker Picoides fumigatus 121 Checkered Woodpecker Veniliornis mixtus 122 Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis 123 Golden-Olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus 124 Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros 125 Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola 126 Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds) 127 Puna Miner Geositta punensis 128 Creamy-rumped Miner Geositta isabellina 129 Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis 130 Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris 131 Common Miner Geositta cunicularia 132 Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andeacola 133 Straight-billed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus 134 Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria 135 Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris 136 Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus 137 Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti 138 White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis 139 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus 140 Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops 141 Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura fuliginiceps 142 Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides 143 Sooty-fronted Spinetail Synallaxis frontalis 144 Azara' s Spinetail Synallaxis azarae 145 Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia 146 Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca 147 Maquis Canastero Asthenes heterura 148 Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta 149 Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi 150 Steinbach's Canastero Asthenes steinbachi 151 Puna Canastero Asthenes sclateri 152 Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda 153 Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps 154 Spotted-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus maculipectus 155 White-throated Cacholote Pseudoseisura gutturalis 156 Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides 157 Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata 158 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds) 159 Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens 160 Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus WWW.SERIEMATOURS.COM 5 BIRD CHECKLIST NUM ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME Family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos) 161 Sandy Gallito Teledromas fuscus 162 White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris 163 Zimmer's Tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant-Flycatchers) 164 Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri 165 Grey Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps 166 Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris 167 Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera 168 Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura 169 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 170 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 171 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys 172 Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant Anairetes flavirostris 173 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 174 Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans 175 White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata 176 White-bellied Tyrannulet Serpophaga munda 177 Greater Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura budytoides 178 Mottled-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis 179 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus 180 Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus 181 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus 182 Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea 183 Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri 184 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus 185 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 186 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 187 Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas 188 Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa 189 Andean Tyrant Knipolegus signatus 190 White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus 191 Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus 192 Yellow-browed