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NORTHWEST ARGENTINA BIRDING TOUR

Bird Checklist for Tour

ARGENTINA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:18 days, 17 nights
Group Size:2-4
Anytime Price:$7250
Group Price:$6750
Single Suppl:TBA
Est #Species:325-375
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Rheas: Rheidae

1Greater RheaRhea americanaJVG,LL,SG
2Lesser RheaRhea pennataLDLP,LQ,YV

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

3Tataupa TinamouCrypturellus tataupaMany
4Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollisEPDP,LCNP,TDY
5Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornataMany
6Brushland TinamouNothoprocta cinerascensMany
7Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandiiMany
8Darwin's NothuraNothura darwiniiCDM,PDA,SG
9Spotted NothuraNothura maculosaCDM,CSR,LCNP,SG
10Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegansADV,DF,LCNP,SG,TDY
11Quebracho Crested-TinamouEudromia formosaJVG
12Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandiiLDLP,YV

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

13Southern ScreamerChauna torquataCSR,EPDP,LL,PDY
TDY

 
Ducks: Anatidae

14White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
15Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalisCSR
16Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorADV,CSR,PDY,TDY
17Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphusCSR,LL,TDY
18Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscorobaADV,CSR,LL,TDY
19Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicolaEPDP,JVG,LL,TDY
20Andean GooseOressochen melanopteraMany
21Crested DuckLophonetta specularioidesLDLP,PDY,TDY,YV
22Muscovy DuckCairina moschataCSR,EPDP,JVG,LL
PDY
23Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrysMany
24Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensisMany
25Torrent DuckMerganetta armataANP,LCNP,PDY,TDY
26Silver TealSpatula versicolorCC,CSR,LCNP,PDA
TDY
27Puna TealSpatula punaMany
28Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraMany
29Red ShovelerSpatula plataleaCSR,TDY
30Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrixCSR,LL
31MallardAnas platyrhynchosTDY
32White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisCDM,CSR,LL,TDY,YV
33Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaMany
34Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostrisMany
35Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposacaCSR,TDY
36Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapillaCSR
37Masked DuckNomonyx dominicusCSR,JVG
38Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaLDLP,LL,TDY,YV
39Lake DuckOxyura vittataCSR,PDY,TDY

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

40Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollisMany
41Red-faced GuanPenelope dabbeneiPDY
42Dusky-legged GuanPenelope obscuraCSR
43Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

44California QuailCallipepla californicaLL

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

45Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisMany
46Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusLDLP,SG,TDY,YV
47James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesiLDLP,YV

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

48White-tufted GrebeRollandia rollandMany
49Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicusCSR,JVG,LL,PDY
50Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsMany
51Great GrebePodiceps majorMany
52Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisCSR,LDLP,TDY,YV

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

53Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
54Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisANP,EPDP,JVG
55Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuroMany
56Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaMany
57Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciataANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
58Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiCSR,EPDP,JVG,LL
PDY
59Picui Ground DoveColumbina picuiMany
60Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliaeLQ,YV
61Bare-eyed Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoiADV,LCNP,TDY
62Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraMany
63Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraLCNP,LDLP,LQ,TDY
YV
64White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxiMany
65Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megaluraADV,ANP,EPDP,PDY
TDY
66White-throated Quail-DoveZentrygon frenataEPDP,PDY
67West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaLL
68Eared DoveZenaida auriculataMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

69Guira CuckooGuira guiraMany
70Greater AniCrotophaga majorCSR
71Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga aniCSR,EPDP,JVG,LL
TDY
72Striped CuckooTapera naeviaMany
73Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinereaCSR,SG
74Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayanaCSR,EPDP,PDY
75Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusMany
76Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusCSR,EPDP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

77Nacunda NighthawkChordeiles nacundaCSR,JVG,LL
78Lesser NighthawkChordeiles acutipennisJVG
79Common NighthawkChordeiles minorCSR,JVG
80Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisMany
81Lyre-tailed NightjarUropsalis lyraEPDP,PDY
82Little NightjarSetopagis parvulaMany
83Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquataMany
84Rufous NightjarAntrostomus rufusEPDP,JVG,LL

 
Potoos: Nyctibiidae

85Common PotooNyctibius griseusEPDP,JVG,LL,TDY

 
Swifts: Apodidae

86Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildiADV,ANP,EPDP,PDY
TDY
87White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonarisMany
88Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalisEPDP,JVG
89White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagusEPDP
90Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolusMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

91Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansEPDP,LCNP,PDY,TDY
YV
92White-vented VioletearColibri serrirostrisTDY
93Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenysEPDP,PDY
94Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurusMany
95Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estellaLCNP,LDLP,TDY,YV
96White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurusADV,LCNP,TDY,YV
97Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adelaLQ,YV
98Blue-capped PufflegEriocnemis glaucopoidesEPDP
99Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasADV,LCNP,TDY,YV
100Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furciferMany
101Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteriANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
102Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidusMany
103White-throated HummingbirdLeucochloris albicollisCSR
104Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysuraANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
TDY
105White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogasterMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

106Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollisCSR
107Spotted RailPardirallus maculatusCSR
108Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusMany
109Giant Wood-RailAramides ypecahaCSR,EPDP,JVG
110Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneusMany
111Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanopsCSR,LL,PDA,TDY
112Dot-winged CrakePorzana spilopteraCSR
113Common GallinuleGallinula galeataMany
114Red-fronted CootFulica rufifronsMany
115Horned CootFulica cornutaLDLP,TDY,YV
116Giant CootFulica giganteaLDLP,TDY,YV
117Red-gartered CootFulica armillataMany
118Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaADV,LDLP,PDY,TDY
YV
119White-winged CootFulica leucopteraMany
120Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicaCSR
121Yellow-breasted CrakeHapalocrex flaviventerCSR
122Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaiusCSR
123Red-and-white CrakeLaterallus leucopyrrhusCSR

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

124LimpkinAramus guaraunaCSR,EPDP,JVG,LL

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

125Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanusMany
126Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andinaLDLP,LQ,TDY,YV

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

127American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaCSR,LDLP,YV
128Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollisLCNP,LDLP,LQ,SG,YV
129Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiYV
130Rufous-chested DotterelZonibyx modestusCSR
131Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusCSR,LDLP
132Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
133Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensMany
134Collared PloverAnarhynchus collarisCSR,JVG,LDLP,TDY
135Puna PloverAnarhynchus alticolaLDLP,YV
136Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicusCSR,LDLP

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

137Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiLCNP,YV
138Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianusLCNP,LDLP,LQ,TDY
YV
139Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorusCSR,LCNP,LDLP,LQ
YV

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

140South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollarisCSR,PDA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

141Wattled JacanaJacana jacanaMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

142Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaCSR,DF,SG,TDY
143WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusCSR
144Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaCSR,LDLP,YV
145Puna SnipeGallinago andinaYV
146Pantanal SnipeGallinago paraguaiaeCSR,PDA,TDY
147Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorCSR,LDLP,SG,TDY,YV
148Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusCSR
149Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaCDM,CSR,LDLP,SG,YV
150Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesMany
151Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaMany
152Red KnotCalidris canutusCSR
153Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusCSR,LDLP,YV
154SanderlingCalidris albaCSR,YV
155Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiMany
156White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisCSR,LDLP
157Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosCSR,LL,SG,TDY,YV
158Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaLDLP,YV

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

159Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusCSR,TDY
160Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensisCSR
161Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusCSR

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

162Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusMany
163Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennisCSR
164Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusCSR,SG,TDY
165Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanLDLP,TDY,YV
166Olrog's GullLarus atlanticusCSR
167Kelp GullLarus dominicanusCSR
168Black SkimmerRynchops nigerCC,CSR,TDY
169Yellow-billed TernSternula superciliarisCSR
170Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplexCSR
171Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaCSR
172Black TernChlidonias nigerCSR
173Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeauiCSR,TDY
174South American TernSterna hirundinaceaCSR
175Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisCSR
176Royal TernThalasseus maximusCSR

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

177Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusCSR

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

178Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteusCSR
179White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisCSR

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

180Maguari StorkCiconia maguariANP,CSR,JVG
181Wood StorkMycteria americanaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

182Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensCSR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

183AnhingaAnhinga anhingaCSR

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

184Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

185Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatumCDM,CSR,JVG
186Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatumEPDP
187Pinnated BitternBotaurus pinnatusCSR
188Stripe-backed BitternIxobrychus involucrisCSR
189Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
190Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrixMany
191Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaTDY
192Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
193Striated HeronButorides striataMany
194Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
195Great EgretArdea albaMany
196Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

197White-faced IbisPlegadis chihiMany
198Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayiMany
199Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatusMany
200Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescensCSR,JVG,LL
201Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatusMany
202Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopisLL
203Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaCSR,EPDP,JVG,LL
TDY

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

204Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
205Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
206Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianusCSR,JVG,SG
207Andean CondorVultur gryphusMany
208King VultureSarcoramphus papaMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

209OspreyPandion haliaetusCSR,PDY

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

210White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
211Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatusANP,EPDP,JVG
212Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatusANP,CSR,EPDP,PDY
TDY
213Black-and-white Hawk-EagleSpizaetus melanoleucusEPDP,PDY
214Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidoriANP,EPDP,PDY
215Black-collared HawkBusarellus nigricollisCSR
216Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilisMany
217Rufous-thighed KiteHarpagus diodonEPDP
218Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensisEPDP
219Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaCSR,EPDP,PDY
220Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniCSR,LCNP,TDY,YV
221Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusMany
222Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusMany
223Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorMany
224Crane HawkGeranospiza caerulescensCSR,EPDP,JVG,PDY
225Savanna HawkButeogallus meridionalisCSR,EPDP,JVG,SG
226Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitingaEPDP,JVG,LL,PDY
227Solitary EagleButeogallus solitariusDF
228Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatusJVG,LL
229Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostrisMany
230Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
231White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhousANP,EPDP,TDY
232White-tailed HawkGeranoaetus albicaudatusMany
233Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaMany
234Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusMany
235Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusANP,EPDP
236Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusMany
237Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoniCSR,JVG,LL,SG
238Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatusEPDP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

239Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

240Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops cholibaMany
241Montane Forest Screech-OwlMegascops hoyiANP,CC,EPDP,PDY
TDY
242Spectacled OwlPulsatrix perspicillataEPDP
243Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusCSR,JVG,SG
244Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicusLCNP,TDY,YV
245Yungas Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium bolivianumEPDP,PDY,TDY
246Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianumMany
247Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaMany
248Black-banded OwlStrix huhulaEPDP
249Chaco OwlStrix chacoensisLL,SG,TDY
250Striped OwlAsio clamatorCSR,EPDP
251Stygian OwlAsio stygiusEPDP
252Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusCSR,EPDP,SG,YV
253Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisiiANP,EPDP,TDY

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

254Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucuiEPDP,PDY

 
Motmots: Momotidae

255Amazonian MotmotMomotus momotaEPDP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

256Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataMany
257Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
PDY
258Green KingfisherChloroceryle americanaMany

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

259Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatusMany

 
Toucans: Ramphastidae

260Toco ToucanRamphastos tocoEPDP,LL,PDY

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

261White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratusMany
262White WoodpeckerMelanerpes candidusCDM,CSR,JVG,SG
263White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorumMany
264Smoky-brown WoodpeckerDryobates fumigatusEPDP,PDY
265Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtusMany
266Dot-fronted WoodpeckerDryobates frontalisANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
267Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignariusYV
268Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogonMany
269Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulziiCDM,JVG,SG
270Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusANP,EPDP,LL,PDY
TDY
271Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochlorosMany
272Chilean FlickerColaptes pitiusLL
273Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaLCNP,LDLP,LQ,TDY
YV
274Campo FlickerColaptes campestrisMany

 
Seriemas: Cariamidae

275Red-legged SeriemaCariama cristataEPDP,PDA,TDY
276Black-legged SeriemaChunga burmeisteriMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

277Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatusEPDP
278Barred Forest-FalconMicrastur ruficollisEPDP,TDY
279Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcinctaANP,CDM,DF,JVG,SG
280Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
281Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimangoMany
282Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterusMany
283American KestrelFalco sparveriusMany
284Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisMany
285Bat FalconFalco rufigularisEPDP
286Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

287Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymaraMany
288Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifronsLCNP,LDLP,LQ,TDY
YV
289Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusMany
290Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiririCSR
291Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximilianiMany
292Tucuman ParrotAmazona tucumanaANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
293Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestivaANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
LL
294Maroon-bellied ParakeetPyrrhura frontalisCSR
295Green-cheeked ParakeetPyrrhura molinaeEPDP,JVG,LL,PDY
296Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonusMany
297Nanday ParakeetAratinga nendayCDM,CSR
298Yellow-collared MacawPrimolius auricollisEPDP
299Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatusMany
300Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratusMany
301White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmusANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
PDY

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

302Giant AntshrikeBatara cinereaEPDP,JVG,PDY
303Great AntshrikeTaraba majorEPDP,JVG,LL,SG
304Rufous-capped AntshrikeThamnophilus ruficapillusCSR,EPDP,PDY
305Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescensMany
306Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatusEPDP,JVG
307Black-capped AntwrenHerpsilochmus atricapillusEPDP

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

308Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximilianiANP,CDM,JVG,SG

 
Antpittas: Grallariidae

309White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigulaEPDP,PDY

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

310Crested GallitoRhinocrypta lanceolataCDM,JVG,LL,SG,TDY
311Sandy GallitoTeledromas fuscusADV,LCNP,TDY
312White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisANP,EPDP,TDY
313Zimmer's TapaculoScytalopus zimmeriLCNP

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

314Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostrisLCNP,TDY,YV
315Common MinerGeositta cuniculariaMany
316Puna MinerGeositta punensisLCNP,LDLP,LQ,YV
317Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennisMany
318Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillusANP,EPDP,JVG,LL
319Black-banded WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes picumnusEPDP
320Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes majorEPDP,JVG,PDY
321Red-billed ScythebillCampylorhamphus trochilirostrisEPDP,JVG
322Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesiiCDM,DF,JVG,LL,SG
323Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostrisMany
324Streaked XenopsXenops rutilansANP,EPDP,PDY
325Rock EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus andaecolaLCNP,LQ,YV
326Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudusLCNP,LDLP,TDY,YV
327Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioidesMany
328Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufusMany
329Crested HorneroFurnarius cristatusCDM,DF,JVG,LL,SG
330Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanopsCSR,LDLP,LL,YV
331Curve-billed ReedhaunterLimnornis curvirostrisCSR
332Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetariaADV,LCNP,SG,TDY,YV
333Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostrisMany
334Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscusCDM,CSR,PDA,SG,YV
335Cordoba CinclodesCinclodes comechingonusCDM,PDA
336Olrog's CinclodesCinclodes olrogiCDM,PDA
337Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventrisMany
338White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensisMany
339Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicusLL
340Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliataANP,CSR,EPDP,PDY
TDY
341Tawny Tit-SpinetailSylviorthorhynchus yanacensisYV
342Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginicepsMany
343Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensisMany
344Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloidesMany
345Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifronsEPDP,JVG,LL,PDY
346Streak-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticepsMany
347Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrixMany
348Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectusEPDP,PDY,TDY
349Freckle-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus striaticollisCSR,SG
350Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbiCDM,CSR,SG
351Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudinaMany
352Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyiMany
353Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeriMany
354Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoniCSR
355Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicaudaTDY
356Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiMany
357Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modestaMany
358Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeucaADV,CSR,SG,TDY
359Maquis CanasteroAsthenes heteruraLCNP,YV
360Sulphur-bearded ReedhaunterLimnoctites sulphuriferusCSR
361Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophiaMany
362Steinbach's CanasteroPseudasthenes steinbachiADV,LCNP,TDY
363Bay-capped Wren-SpinetailSpartonoica maluroidesCSR
364Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotesMany
365White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalisADV,LCNP,TDY
366Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusCSR
367Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilusCSR,SG
368Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalisMany
369Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraeANP,EPDP,JVG,PDY
TDY
370Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescensMany
371Spix's SpinetailSynallaxis spixiCSR
372Ochre-cheeked SpinetailSynallaxis scutataEPDP

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

373White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutilaMany

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

374White-naped XenopsarisXenopsaris albinuchaCSR,JVG,SG
375Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridisCSR,EPDP,PDY
376White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterusMany
377Crested BecardPachyramphus validusEPDP,JVG,PDY,TDY

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

378Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiririMany
379Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastraCSR,LL,YV
380Sepia-capped FlycatcherLeptopogon amaurocephalusEPDP
381Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralisMany
382Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventerMany
383Ochre-faced Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeicepsEPDP,JVG,PDY
384Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescensANP,EPDP
385Cinnamon FlycatcherPyrrhomyias cinnamomeusEPDP,PDY
386Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferrugineaMany
387Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletumMany
388Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayriEPDP,PDY,TDY
389White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrysANP,EPDP,LL,PDY
TDY
390Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostrisMany
391Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusMany
392Southern Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusJVG
393Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralisCSR
394Crested DoraditoPseudocolopteryx sclateriCSR
395Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennisCSR,LCNP,PDA,TDY
YV
396Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinellianaSG
397Warbling DoraditoPseudocolopteryx flaviventrisCSR,DF
398Ticking DoraditoPseudocolopteryx citreolaLL
399Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicataEPDP
400Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogasterJVG
401Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilisMany
402White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsMany
403Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostrisMany
404Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleucaCSR
405Slaty ElaeniaElaenia streperaANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
406Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscuraANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
407Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricansMany
408White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristataMany
409Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapillaMany
410Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteriANP,EPDP
411Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriEPDP,PDY
412Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphusMany
413Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoidesMany
414Plain TyrannuletInezia inornataJVG,LL,SG
415Bran-colored FlycatcherMyiophobus fasciatusMany
416Euler's FlycatcherLathrotriccus euleriCSR,EPDP,JVG,PDY
417Smoke-colored PeweeContopus fumigatusEPDP,JVG,PDY,TDY
418Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusCSR,EPDP,PDY
419Fuscous FlycatcherCnemotriccus fuscatusJVG
420Black PhoebeSayornis nigricansMany
421Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestusMany
422Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusMany
423Austral NegritoLessonia rufaCSR,PDA,SG,TDY
424Andean NegritoLessonia oreasLDLP,LQ,TDY,YV
425Plumbeous Black-TyrantKnipolegus cabanisiEPDP,PDY,TDY
426Blue-billed Black-TyrantKnipolegus cyanirostrisCSR
427Cinereous TyrantKnipolegus striaticepsMany
428White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimusMany
429Hudson's Black-TyrantKnipolegus hudsoniSG
430Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatusMany
431Yellow-browed TyrantSatrapa icterophrysMany
432Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisMany
433Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensisLDLP,TDY,YV
434Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereusLCNP,LDLP,TDY,YV
435Ochre-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola flavinuchaYV
436Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertexLCNP,PDA,TDY,YV
437Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianusCSR,YV
438White-browed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albiloraLCNP,TDY
439Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratusLCNP,TDY,YV
440Black-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola frontalisYV
441Rufous-webbed Bush-TyrantCnemarchus rufipennisLCNP,TDY,YV
442Fire-eyed DiuconPyrope pyropeLL
443White MonjitaXolmis iruperoMany
444Gray MonjitaNengetus cinereusCSR
445Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatusMany
446Salinas MonjitaNeoxolmis salinarumSG
447Rusty-backed MonjitaNeoxolmis rubetraCSR
448Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusMany
449White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaTDY
450Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterusMany
451Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinusMany
452Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollisMany
453Black-backed Water-TyrantFluvicola albiventerCSR,JVG
454d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoidesMany
455White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrysLCNP,LQ,TDY,YV
456Rufous CasiornisCasiornis rufusEPDP,JVG,LL
457Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculiferANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
458Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoniMany
459Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus feroxCSR
460Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulusMany
461Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosaMany
462Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratusMany
463Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatusMany
464Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaiusANP,EPDP,PDY
465Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus variusANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
PDY
466Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatusMany
467Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusMany
468Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanaMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

469Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensisMany
470Chivi VireoVireo chiriMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

471Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysopsMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

472Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaADV,CSR,LDLP,SG
TDY
473White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoaMany
474Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopygaANP,CSR,SG,TDY
475Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybeaCSR,EPDP,JVG,TDY
476Southern MartinProgne elegansMany
477Brown-chested MartinProgne taperaMany
478Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollisCSR,EPDP,JVG,PDY
TDY
479Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
480Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucataMany
481Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaLCNP,YV
482Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaMany
483Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotaCSR,TDY,YV

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

484Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicolaMany

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

485House WrenTroglodytes aedonMany
486Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
487Grass WrenCistothorus platensisMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

488Rufous-throated DipperCinclus schulziiPDY,TDY

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

489European StarlingSturnus vulgarisCSR

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

490Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicusMany
491Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninusMany
492White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurusMany
493Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalisLCNP,LDLP,LQ,YV

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

494Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatusEPDP
495Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
YV
496Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventrisMany
497Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandiiLL
498Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinusMany
499Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoMany
500Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigricepsMany
501Glossy-black ThrushTurdus serranusEPDP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

502House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

503Yellowish PipitAnthus chiiMany
504Puna PipitAnthus brevirostrisLCNP,LDLP,TDY,YV
505Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatusCSR,SG,TDY
506Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaCSR,TDY,YV
507Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriMany
508Paramo PipitAnthus bogotensisTDY

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

509Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephalaANP,EPDP,PDY
510Blue-naped ChlorophoniaChlorophonia cyaneaEPDP
511Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chloroticaMany
512European GreenfinchChloris chlorisCSR
513European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisCSR
514Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisTDY,YV
515Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusMany
516Black SiskinSpinus atratusMany
517Yellow-rumped SiskinSpinus uropygialisPDY,YV
518Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatusLL

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

519Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectusANP,EPDP,LL,PDY
TDY
520Chaco SparrowRhynchospiza strigicepsDF,PDA
521Grassland SparrowAmmodramus humeralisCDM,CSR,EPDP,JVG
SG
522White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatusEPDP,PDY
523Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribniiMany
524Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany
525Fulvous-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fulvicepsLCNP,PDY
526Yellow-striped BrushfinchAtlapetes citrinellusANP,EPDP,TDY

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

527BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusCSR
528White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliarisCSR,EPDP,JVG,SG
TDY
529Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loycaMany
530Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanusEPDP,JVG,LL,PDY
531Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitariusANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
SG
532Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterusANP,CSR,EPDP,PDY
533Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterusMany
534Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotusCSR
535Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillarisMany
536Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
537Giant CowbirdMolothrus oryzivorusEPDP
538Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeusLL
539Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeusCSR,JVG
540Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopiCSR
541Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badiusMany
542Unicolored BlackbirdAgelasticus cyanopusCSR
543Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusCSR,LL,TDY
544Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillusCC,CSR,JVG,LL
545Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuroTDY
546Brown-and-yellow MarshbirdPseudoleistes virescensCSR

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

547Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velataMany
548Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiMany
549Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorusANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
550Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signataEPDP,PDY
551Two-banded WarblerMyiothlypis bivittataEPDP,LL,PDY
552Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunnicepsMany

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

553Hepatic TanagerPiranga flavaMany
554Summer TanagerPiranga rubraCC,DF
555Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventrisMany
556Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaeruleaCSR
557Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissoniiMany

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

558Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronataMany
559Yellow-billed CardinalParoaria capitataCSR,EPDP
560Hooded TanagerNemosia pileataCSR,EPDP
561Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordidaANP,CSR,EPDP,PDY
562Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsEPDP,PDY,TDY
563Black-goggled TanagerTrichothraupis melanopsEPDP
564White-lined TanagerTachyphonus rufusCSR
565Rufous-bellied Mountain TanagerPseudosaltator rufiventrisLCNP
566Diademed TanagerStephanophorus diadematusCSR
567Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonotaANP,CSR,EPDP,PDY
TDY
568Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisMany
569Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayacaMany
570Guira TanagerHemithraupis guiraCSR
571Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosumCSR,EPDP,LL
572Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesEPDP,LCNP,PDY,TDY
573Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atricepsLDLP,LQ,YV
574Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayiADV,LCNP,LDLP,TDY
575Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalisLQ,TDY,YV
576Common Diuca-FinchDiuca diucaLDLP
577Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorMany
578Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusMany
579Black-crested FinchLophospingus pusillusMany
580Gray-crested FinchLophospingus griseocristatusLQ,YV
581Carbonated Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza carbonariusSG
582Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinusLCNP,LDLP,LQ,TDY
YV
583Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticetiMany
584Long-tailed Reed FinchDonacospiza albifronsCSR
585Bolivian Warbling FinchPoospiza bolivianaYV
586Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrysANP,EPDP,PDY,TDY
YV
587Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornataMany
588Black-and-rufous Warbling FinchPoospiza nigrorufaCSR
589Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitiiMany
590Gray-throated Warbling FinchPoospiza cabanisiCSR
591Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquataMany
592Tucuman Mountain-FinchPoospiza baeriADV,ANP,LCNP,TDY
593Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleucaMany
594Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondriaADV,LCNP,LQ,TDY,YV
595Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis luteaLCNP,LDLP,LQ,YV
596Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialisLCNP,LDLP,LQ,YV
597Citron-headed Yellow-FinchSicalis luteocephalaLQ,YV
598Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascensMany
599Monte Yellow-FinchSicalis mendozaeADV,LCNP,TDY
600Saffron FinchSicalis flaveolaMany
601Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaMany
602Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensisMany
603Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaCSR,EPDP,JVG,SG
TDY
604Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineolaANP,CSR,EPDP,JVG
LL
605Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxanthaCSR
606Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollisCSR
607Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustrisCSR
608Rufous-rumped SeedeaterSporophila hypochromaCSR
609Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomeaCSR
610Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescensMany
611Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collarisCSR,JVG,TDY
612Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisMany
613Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornataMany
614Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatusMany
615Dull-colored GrassquitAsemospiza obscurusCSR,EPDP,JVG,PDY
TDY
616Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolorMany
617Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescensMany
618Green-winged SaltatorSaltator similisCSR
619Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostrisMany

 

 *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.

 

TOUR NOTES

Group price applies for 3-4 persons. Internal flights not included in price, approximately $130-150. Those will be priced and booked by land agent a few months before tour departure date.

 

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BIRDING LOCALES

 

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor1
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental8

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened20
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered0

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.