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LAGUNA MAR CHIQUITA

ARGENTINALOCALE

# Species:160
# Excl Vagrants:160
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:2

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.*

color codes

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

1Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa

 
Screamers: Anhimidae

2Southern ScreamerChauna torquata

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
5Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
6Brazilian TealAmazonetta brasiliensis
7Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
8White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
9Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
10Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
11Lake DuckOxyura vittata

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

12Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis
13James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesi

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

14White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
15Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
16Great GrebePodiceps major
17Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
20Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
21Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
22Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Guira CuckooGuira guira
24Striped CuckooTapera naevia
25Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

26Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer
27Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus
28Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

29Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
30Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
31Dot-winged CrakePorzana spiloptera
32Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
33Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
34White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

35Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

36Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
37Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris
38Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

39Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
40Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
41Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
42Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
43Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
44Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
45White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
46Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

47Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
48Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
49Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
50Black SkimmerRynchops niger
51Large-billed TernPhaetusa simplex
52Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
53White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
54Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

55Maguari StorkCiconia maguari

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

56Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

57Snowy EgretEgretta thula
58Striated HeronButorides striata
59Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
60Great EgretArdea alba
61Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

62White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
63Bare-faced IbisPhimosus infuscatus
64Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

65Black VultureCoragyps atratus
66Turkey VultureCathartes aura
67Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

68Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
69Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris

 
Owls: Strigidae

70Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum
71Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
72Striped OwlAsio clamator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

73Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
74Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

75White-barred PiculetPicumnus cirratus
76White-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes cactorum
77Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
78Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

79Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
80Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
81American KestrelFalco sparverius
82Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
83Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

84Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus

 
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae

85Great AntshrikeTaraba major
86Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens

 
Crescentchests: Melanopareiidae

87Olive-crowned CrescentchestMelanopareia maximiliani

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

88Scimitarbilled WoodcreeperDrymornis bridgesii
89Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
90Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
91Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
92Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
93Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
94Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrix
95Lark-like BrushrunnerCoryphistera alaudina
96Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
97Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
98Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
99Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
100Chotoy SpinetailSchoeniophylax phryganophilus
101Sooty-fronted SpinetailSynallaxis frontalis
102Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

103White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

104Pearly-vented Tody-TyrantHemitriccus margaritaceiventer
105Southern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma obsoletum
106Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinelliana
107Small-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostris
108White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristata
109Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
110Fulvous-crowned Scrub-TyrantEuscarthmus meloryphus
111Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
112Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
113Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
114Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
115White MonjitaXolmis irupero
116Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
117Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
118Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
119Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

120White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa
121Southern MartinProgne elegans
122Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
123Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
124Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota

 
Gnatcatchers: Polioptilidae

125Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicola

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

126House WrenTroglodytes aedon

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

127Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
128White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

129Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
130Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
131Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

132House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

133Correndera PipitAnthus correndera

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

134Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

135Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

136White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
137Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
138Solitary Black CaciqueCacicus solitarius
139Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
140Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
141Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus
142Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
143Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
144Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

145Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

146Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissonii

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

147Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
148Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
149Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii
150Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
151Black-capped Warbling FinchPoospiza melanoleuca
152Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
153Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
154Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
155Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
156Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxantha
157Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis
158Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
159Many-colored Chaco FinchSaltatricula multicolor
160Golden-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.