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# Species:209
# Excl Vagrants:209
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:8

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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Rheas: Rheidae

1Lesser RheaRhea pennata

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Darwin's NothuraNothura darwinii
3Spotted NothuraNothura maculosa
4Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegans

 
Ducks: Anatidae

5Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
6Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
7Upland GooseChloephaga picta
8Flying Steamer-DuckTachyeres patachonicus
9Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
10Silver TealSpatula versicolor
11Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
12Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
13Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
14Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
15Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
16Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
17Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla
18Lake DuckOxyura vittata

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

19Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

20White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
21Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
22Great GrebePodiceps major
23Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro
26Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
27Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
28Eared DoveZenaida auriculata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Guira CuckooGuira guira
30Ash-colored CuckooCoccycua cinerea
31Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

32Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
33Scissor-tailed NightjarHydropsalis torquata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

34Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
35Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
36Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
37Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
38White-winged CootFulica leucoptera

 
Limpkin: Aramidae

39LimpkinAramus guarauna

 
Magellanic Plover: Pluvianellidae

40Magellanic PloverPluvianellus socialis

 
Sheathbills: Chionidae

41Snowy SheathbillChionis albus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

42Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

43American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
44Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
45Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

46Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
47Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
48Rufous-chested DotterelZonibyx modestus
49Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
50Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

51Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

52Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
53Magellanic SnipeGallinago magellanica
54Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
55Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
56Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
57Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
58Red KnotCalidris canutus
59SanderlingCalidris alba
60Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
61White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

62Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
63Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensis
64Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

65Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
66Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
67Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbii
68Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
69Olrog's GullLarus atlanticus
70Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
71Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
72Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
73South American TernSterna hirundinacea
74Common TernSterna hirundo
75Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
76Royal TernThalasseus maximus

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

77Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

78Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

79Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
80White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
81Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
82Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
83Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus
84Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

85Maguari StorkCiconia maguari

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

86Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianus
87Magellanic CormorantLeucocarbo magellanicus
88Imperial CormorantLeucocarbo atriceps

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

89Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
90Snowy EgretEgretta thula
91Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
92Great EgretArdea alba
93Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

94White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
95Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopis

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

96Black VultureCoragyps atratus
97Turkey VultureCathartes aura

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

98White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
99Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoni
100Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
101Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
102Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
103Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

104Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

105Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
106Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
107Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

108Checkered WoodpeckerDryobates mixtus
109Green-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochloros
110Campo FlickerColaptes campestris

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
112Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
113American KestrelFalco sparverius
114Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
115Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

116Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
117Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

118Crested GallitoRhinocrypta lanceolata
119Sandy GallitoTeledromas fuscus

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

120Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
121Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
122Band-tailed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus phoenicurus
123Chaco EarthcreeperTarphonomus certhioides
124Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
125Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
126Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
127Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
128Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensis
129Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
130Firewood-gathererAnumbius annumbi
131Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri
132Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
133Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
134Stripe-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca pyrrhophia
135Patagonian CanasteroPseudasthenes patagonica
136Steinbach's CanasteroPseudasthenes steinbachi
137Brown CacholotePseudoseisura lophotes
138White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalis
139Pale-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albescens

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

140White-tipped PlantcutterPhytotoma rutila

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

141Suiriri FlycatcherSuiriri suiriri
142Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
143Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostris
144Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
145White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
146Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapilla
147Greater Wagtail-TyrantStigmatura budytoides
148Southern Scrub-FlycatcherSublegatus modestus
149Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
150Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
151White-winged Black-TyrantKnipolegus aterrimus
152Hudson's Black-TyrantKnipolegus hudsoni
153Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
154Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
155Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
156White MonjitaXolmis irupero
157Black-crowned MonjitaNeoxolmis coronatus
158Rusty-backed MonjitaNeoxolmis rubetra
159Chocolate-vented TyrantNeoxolmis rufiventris
160Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
161Lesser Shrike-TyrantAgriornis murinus
162Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni
163Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
164Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
165Crowned Slaty FlycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
166Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
167Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

168Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
169Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
170Southern MartinProgne elegans
171Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
172Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
173Tawny-headed SwallowAlopochelidon fucata
174Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

175House WrenTroglodytes aedon
176Grass WrenCistothorus platensis

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

177Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
178Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
179White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

180Rufous-bellied ThrushTurdus rufiventris
181Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
182Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
183Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

184House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

185Short-billed PipitAnthus furcatus
186Correndera PipitAnthus correndera

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

187Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus
188Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

189Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

190White-browed MeadowlarkLeistes superciliaris
191Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
192Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris
193Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
194Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeus
195Grayish BaywingAgelaioides badius
196Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

197Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronata
198Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensis
199Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
200Carbonated Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza carbonarius
201Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
202Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornata
203Ringed Warbling FinchPoospiza torquata
204Patagonian Yellow-FinchSicalis lebruni
205Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
206Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
207Great Pampa-FinchEmbernagra platensis
208Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens
209Golden-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.