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ACONQUIJA NATIONAL PARK

ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species:168
# Excl Vagrants:168
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:12

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Torrent DuckMerganetta armata

 
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows: Cracidae

2Chaco ChachalacaOrtalis canicollis
3Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba livia
5Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
6Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
7Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
8Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
9Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
10White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
11Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megalura
12Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13Guira CuckooGuira guira
14Striped CuckooTapera naevia

 
Swifts: Apodidae

15Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
16White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

17Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
18Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri
19Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
20Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura
21White-bellied HummingbirdElliotomyia chionogaster

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

22Gray-cowled Wood-RailAramides cajaneus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

23Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

24Maguari StorkCiconia maguari
25Wood StorkMycteria americana

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

26Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

27Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
28Whistling HeronSyrigma sibilatrix
29Snowy EgretEgretta thula
30Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
31Great EgretArdea alba
32Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

33Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

34Black VultureCoragyps atratus
35Turkey VultureCathartes aura
36Andean CondorVultur gryphus
37King VultureSarcoramphus papa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

38Hook-billed KiteChondrohierax uncinatus
39Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
40Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori
41Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolor
42Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
43White-rumped HawkParabuteo leucorrhous
44Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
45Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
46Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
47Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

48Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

49Tropical Screech-OwlMegascops choliba
50Montane Forest Screech-OwlMegascops hoyi
51Buff-fronted OwlAegolius harrisii

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

52Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
53Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
54Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

55White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
56Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
57Dot-fronted WoodpeckerDryobates frontalis
58Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogon
59Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus
60Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

61Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcincta
62Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
63Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
64American KestrelFalco sparverius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

65Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
66Scaly-headed ParrotPionus maximiliani
67Tucuman ParrotAmazona tucumana
68Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva
69Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus
70Mitred ParakeetPsittacara mitratus
71White-eyed ParakeetPsittacara leucophthalmus

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

72Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

73White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliaris

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

74Olivaceous WoodcreeperSittasomus griseicapillus
75Narrow-billed WoodcreeperLepidocolaptes angustirostris
76Streaked XenopsXenops rutilans
77Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
78Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
79White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
80Buff-browed Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla rufosuperciliata
81Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
82Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
83Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
84Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
85Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azarae
86Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

87White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tityras and Allies: Tityridae

88White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

89Mottle-cheeked TyrannuletPhylloscartes ventralis
90Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens
91Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
92White-throated TyrannuletMecocerculus leucophrys
93Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilis
94White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
95Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
96Slaty ElaeniaElaenia strepera
97Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscura
98Sooty TyrannuletSerpophaga nigricans
99White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
100Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
101Rough-legged TyrannuletPhyllomyias burmeisteri
102Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
103Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
104Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
105White MonjitaXolmis irupero
106Streak-throated Bush-TyrantMyiotheretes striaticollis
107Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
108Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
109Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
110Streaked FlycatcherMyiodynastes maculatus
111Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius
112Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius
113Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
114Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
115Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

116Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
117Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

118Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

119White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
120Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
121Southern MartinProgne elegans
122Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
123Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
124Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

125Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

126House WrenTroglodytes aedon
127Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

128Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
129Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
130Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
131Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
132Andean Slaty-ThrushTurdus nigriceps

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

133House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

134Golden-rumped EuphoniaChlorophonia cyanocephala
135Purple-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chlorotica
136Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

137Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
138Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribnii
139Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
140Yellow-striped BrushfinchAtlapetes citrinellus

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

141Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
142Golden-winged CaciqueCacicus chrysopterus
143Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
144Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
145Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
146Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

147Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata
148Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumi
149Golden-crowned WarblerBasileuterus culicivorus
150Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunniceps

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

151Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
152Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris
153Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

154Orange-headed TanagerThlypopsis sordida
155Fawn-breasted TanagerPipraeidea melanonota
156Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
157Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca
158Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrys
159Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
160Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
161Tucuman Mountain-FinchPoospiza baeri
162Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
163Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
164Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
165Lined SeedeaterSporophila lineola
166Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
167Bluish-gray SaltatorSaltator coerulescens
168Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostris

 

 *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.