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CAFAYATE MONTE KM 8

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# Species:88
# Excl Vagrants:88
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:3

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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Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegans

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

2Rock PigeonColumba livia
3Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
4Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
5Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
6White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
7Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Swifts: Apodidae

8White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
9Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

10Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus
11Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
12Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

13Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

14Snowy EgretEgretta thula

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

15White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

16Black VultureCoragyps atratus
17Turkey VultureCathartes aura
18Andean CondorVultur gryphus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

19Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
20Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Puffbirds: Bucconidae

21Spot-backed PuffbirdNystalus maculatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

22White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
23Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
24Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

25Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
26Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
27American KestrelFalco sparverius
28Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

29Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

30Sandy GallitoTeledromas fuscus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

31Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
32Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
33Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
34Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginiceps
35Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
36Creamy-breasted CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi
37Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
38Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
39White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalis

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

40White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

41Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
42Cliff FlycatcherHirundinea ferruginea
43Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
44Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
45Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
46White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
47Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
48White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
49Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
50White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
51Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
52White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrys
53Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
54Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
55Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

56Chivi VireoVireo chiri

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

57White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
58Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
59Southern MartinProgne elegans
60Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
61Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

62House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

63Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
64White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

65Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
66Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

67House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

68Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
69Black SiskinSpinus atratus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

70Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

71Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
72Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterus
73Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
74Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

75Hepatic TanagerPiranga flava
76Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

77Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
78Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
79Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
80Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascens
81Monte Yellow-FinchSicalis mendozae
82Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
83Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
84Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analis
85Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata
86Red-crested FinchCoryphospingus cucullatus
87Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
88Golden-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.