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IN THE NEOTROPICS

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BIRDING LOCALES

• Aconquija National Park (ANP)
• Amaicha del Valle (ADV)
• Araucaria Provincial Park (APP)
• Cabras Corral (CC)
• Cafayate Area (CA)
• Cafayate Monte Km 8 (CM)
• Caleta Valdes (CV)
• Calilegua National Park (CNP)
• Capilla del Monte (CDM)
• Ceibas Natural Reserve (CNR)
• Chubut River Valley and Chubut (CRV)
• Costanera Sur Reserve (CSR)
• Dean Funes (DF)
• Eco-Portal de Piedra (EPDP)
• El Calafate (ECFT)
• General Villegas (GV)
• Humahuaca Valley (HV)
• Infiernillo Pass (IP)
• Isla Escondida (IE)
• Joaquin V Gonzales (JVG)
• La Quiaca (LQ)
• Laguna Mar Chiquita (LMC)
• Laguna Miramar (LM)
• Laguna de los Pozuelos (LDLP)
• Las Grutas (LG)
• Las Lajitas (LL)
• Los Cardones National Park (LCNP)
• Los Glaciares National Park (LGNP)
• Pampa de Achala (PDA)
• Potrero de Yala Provincial Park (PDY)
• Puerto Harberton (PH)
• Puerto Piramides (PP)
• Punta Loma Natural Reserve (PLNR)
• Punta Piramide - Valdes (PPV)
• Punta Rasa (PR)
• Punta Tombo (PT)
• Salina Chica (SC)
• Salinas Grandes (SG)
• Salta Region (SR)
• San Antonio Oeste (SAO)
• San Clemente del Tuyo (SCDT)
• Tafi del Valle (TDY)
• Tierra del Fuego National Park (TDF)
• Trelew Area (TA)
• Urugua - Missiones (UM)
• Ushuaia Area (UA)
• Villa Paranacito (VP)

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	17
LC	Local	17
NE	Near Endemic	83
RR	Restricted Range	9

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	59
V	Vulnerable	26
EN	Endangered	13
CR	Critically Endangered	0

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.

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*

1	Greater Rhea	Rhea americana		NT
2	Solitary Tinamou	Tinamus solitarius		NT
3	Huayco Tinamou	Rhynchotus maculicollis	NE
4	Quebracho Crested-Tinamou	Eudromia formosa	NE
5	Patagonian Tinamou	Tinamotis ingoufi	NE
6	Orinoco Goose	Oressochen jubata		NT
7	Kelp Goose	Chloephaga hybrida	NE
8	Ashy-headed Goose	Chloephaga poliocephala	NE
9	Ruddy-headed Goose	Chloephaga rubidiceps	NE
10	Flying Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres patachonicus	NE
11	Flightless Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres pteneres	NE
12	White-headed Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres leucocephalus	E	V
13	Spectacled Duck	Speculanas specularis	NE	NT
14	Rusty-margined Guan	Penelope superciliaris		NT
15	Red-faced Guan	Penelope dabbenei	NE
16	Yungas Guan	Penelope bridgesi	NE
17	Black-fronted Piping-Guan	Pipile jacutinga		EN
18	Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis		NT
19	Andean Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus andinus		V
20	James's Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus jamesi		NT
21	Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis	LC
22	Chilean Pigeon	Patagioenas araucana	NE
23	Bare-eyed Ground Dove	Metriopelia morenoi	E
24	Large-tailed Dove	Leptotila megalura	NE
25	Long-trained Nightjar	Macropsalis forcipata	NE
26	Rothschild's Swift	Cypseloides rothschildi	NE	NT
27	Green-backed Firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	NE
28	Wedge-tailed Hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela	NE
29	Blue-capped Puffleg	Eriocnemis glaucopoides	NE
30	Stripe-breasted Starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus	E
31	Slender-tailed Woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri	NE
32	Austral Rail	Rallus antarcticus	NE	V
33	Dot-winged Crake	Porzana spiloptera		V
34	Horned Coot	Fulica cornuta		NT
35	Magellanic Plover	Pluvianellus socialis	NE	NT
36	Magellanic Oystercatcher	Haematopus leucopodus	NE
37	Diademed Sandpiper-Plover	Phegornis mitchellii		NT
38	Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus nivosus		NT
39	White-bellied Seedsnipe	Attagis malouinus	NE
40	Fuegian Snipe	Gallinago stricklandii	NE	NT
41	Red Knot	Calidris canutus		NT
42	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis		NT
43	Olrog's Gull	Larus atlanticus		NT
44	Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri		NT
45	African Penguin	Spheniscus demersus		EN
46	Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus		V
47	Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome		V
48	Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora		V
49	Snowy Albatross	Diomedea exulans		V
50	Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca		EN
51	Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata		NT
52	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos		EN
53	Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma		EN
54	White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta		NT
55	Juan Fernandez Petrel	Pterodroma externa		V
56	Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta		EN
57	Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea		NT
58	White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis		V
59	Spectacled Petrel	Procellaria conspicillata		V
60	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna griseus		NT
61	Red-legged Cormorant	Poikilocarbo gaimardi		NT
62	Guanay Cormorant	Leucocarbo bougainvillii		NT
63	South Georgia Shag	Leucocarbo georgianus	E
64	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus		V
65	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		V
66	Ornate Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus ornatus		NT
67	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori		EN
68	Chilean Hawk	Accipiter chilensis	NE
69	Solitary Eagle	Buteogallus solitarius		NT
70	Chaco Eagle	Buteogallus coronatus		EN
71	Rufous-tailed Hawk	Buteo ventralis	NE	V
72	Montane Forest Screech-Owl	Megascops hoyi	NE
73	Austral Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nana	NE
74	Chaco Owl	Strix chacoensis		NT
75	Saffron Toucanet	Pteroglossus bailloni		NT
76	Dot-fronted Woodpecker	Dryobates frontalis	NE
77	Magellanic Woodpecker	Campephilus magellanicus	NE
78	Black-bodied Woodpecker	Dryocopus schulzii		NT
79	Helmeted Woodpecker	Celeus galeatus		V
80	White-browed Woodpecker	Piculus aurulentus		NT
81	Chilean Flicker	Colaptes pitius	NE
82	White-throated Caracara	Daptrius albogularis	NE
83	Striated Caracara	Daptrius australis	NE	NT
84	Orange-breasted Falcon	Falco deiroleucus		NT
85	Tucuman Parrot	Amazona tucumana	NE	V
86	Turquoise-fronted Parrot	Amazona aestiva		NT
87	Austral Parakeet	Enicognathus ferrugineus	NE
88	Military Macaw	Ara militaris		V
89	White-bearded Antshrike	Biatas nigropectus	NE	V
90	Bertoni's Antbird	Drymophila rubricollis	RR
91	White-throated Antpitta	Grallaria albigula	RR
92	Black-throated Huet-huet	Pteroptochos tarnii	NE
93	Chucao Tapaculo	Scelorchilus rubecula	NE
94	Sandy Gallito	Teledromas fuscus	E
95	Spotted Bamboowren	Psilorhamphus guttatus	NE
96	Ochre-flanked Tapaculo	Eugralla paradoxa	NE
97	Planalto Tapaculo	Scytalopus pachecoi	NE
98	Magellanic Tapaculo	Scytalopus magellanicus	NE
99	White-browed Tapaculo	Scytalopus superciliaris	E
100	Zimmer's Tapaculo	Scytalopus zimmeri	NE
101	Short-billed Miner	Geositta antarctica	NE
102	Creamy-rumped Miner	Geositta isabellina	NE
103	White-throated Treerunner	Pygarrhichas albogularis	NE
104	Band-tailed Earthcreeper	Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus	NE
105	Bolivian Earthcreeper	Tarphonomus harterti	NE
106	Blackish Cinclodes	Cinclodes antarcticus	NE	NT
107	Cordoba Cinclodes	Cinclodes comechingonus	E
108	Olrog's Cinclodes	Cinclodes olrogi	E
109	Gray-flanked Cinclodes	Cinclodes oustaleti	NE
110	Dark-bellied Cinclodes	Cinclodes patagonicus	NE
111	White-browed Foliage-gleaner	Anabacerthia amaurotis		NT
112	Canebrake Groundcreeper	Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides		NT
113	Thorn-tailed Rayadito	Aphrastura spinicauda	NE
114	Des Murs's Wiretail	Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii	NE
115	Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura fuliginiceps	NE
116	Araucaria Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura setaria		NT
117	Spot-breasted Thornbird	Phacellodomus maculipectus	NE
118	Hudson's Canastero	Asthenes hudsoni		NT
119	Austral Canastero	Asthenes anthoides	NE
120	Maquis Canastero	Asthenes heterura	NE
121	Straight-billed Reedhaunter	Limnoctites rectirostris		NT
122	Patagonian Canastero	Pseudasthenes patagonica	E
123	Steinbach's Canastero	Pseudasthenes steinbachi	E
124	Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail	Spartonoica maluroides		NT
125	White-throated Cacholote	Pseudoseisura gutturalis	E
126	Rufous-tailed Plantcutter	Phytotoma rara	NE
127	Bay-ringed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes sylviolus		NT
128	Southern Bristle-Tyrant	Pogonotriccus eximius		NT
129	Buff-banded Tyrannulet	Mecocerculus hellmayri	RR
130	Bearded Tachuri	Polystictus pectoralis		NT
131	Dinelli's Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana		NT
132	Ticking Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx citreola	NE
133	Sclater's Tyrannulet	Phyllomyias sclateri	RR
134	Salinas Monjita	Neoxolmis salinarum	E	NT
135	Rusty-backed Monjita	Neoxolmis rubetra	E
136	White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis albicauda		V
137	Great Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis lividus	NE
138	Black-and-white Monjita	Heteroxolmis dominicanus		V
139	Patagonian Tyrant	Colorhamphus parvirostris	NE
140	Azure Jay	Cyanocorax caeruleus		NT
141	Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lactea		NT
142	Rufous-throated Dipper	Cinclus schulzii	NE	V
143	Brown-backed Mockingbird	Mimus dorsalis	LC
144	Speckled Nightingale-Thrush	Catharus maculatus	LC
145	Puna Pipit	Anthus brevirostris	RR
146	Pampas Pipit	Anthus chacoensis	NE
147	Hellmayr's Pipit	Anthus hellmayri	LC
148	Green-throated Euphonia	Euphonia chalybea	RR	NT
149	Yungas Sparrow	Rhynchospiza dabbenei	NE
150	Moss-backed Sparrow	Arremon doribnii	NE
151	Fulvous-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes fulviceps	NE
152	Yellow-striped Brushfinch	Atlapetes citrinellus	E
153	Long-tailed Meadowlark	Leistes loyca	NE
154	Austral Blackbird	Curaeus curaeus	NE
155	Scarlet-headed Blackbird	Amblyramphus holosericeus	LC
156	Chopi Blackbird	Gnorimopsar chopi	LC
157	Yellow-rumped Marshbird	Pseudoleistes guirahuro	LC
158	White-browed Warbler	Myiothlypis leucoblephara	LC
159	Pale-legged Warbler	Myiothlypis signata	LC
160	Brown-capped Redstart	Myioborus brunniceps	NE
161	Chestnut-headed Tanager	Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma	RR
162	Rust-and-yellow Tanager	Thlypopsis ruficeps	LC
163	Ruby-crowned Tanager	Tachyphonus coronatus	LC
164	Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager	Pseudosaltator rufiventris	NE
165	Chestnut-backed Tanager	Stilpnia preciosa	LC
166	Green-headed Tanager	Tangara seledon	LC
167	Gray-hooded Sierra Finch	Phrygilus gayi	NE
168	Red-backed Sierra Finch	Idiopsar dorsalis	RR
169	Short-tailed Finch	Idiopsar brachyurus	RR
170	Gray-crested Finch	Lophospingus griseocristatus	NE
171	Carbonated Sierra Finch	Porphyrospiza carbonarius	E
172	Rusty-browed Warbling Finch	Poospiza erythrophrys	NE
173	Cinnamon Warbling Finch	Poospiza ornata	E
174	Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch	Poospiza whitii	NE
175	Tucuman Mountain-Finch	Poospiza baeri	NE	V
176	Rufous-sided Warbling Finch	Poospizopsis hypochondria	NE
177	Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch	Sicalis citrina	LC
178	Puna Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lutea	LC
179	Monte Yellow-Finch	Sicalis mendozae	E
180	Patagonian Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lebruni	NE
181	Lesser Grass-Finch	Emberizoides ypiranganus	LC
182	Dark-throated Seedeater	Sporophila ruficollis		NT
183	Marsh Seedeater	Sporophila palustris		EN
184	Rufous-rumped Seedeater	Sporophila hypochroma		NT
185	Chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea		V
186	Yellow Cardinal	Gubernatrix cristata		EN
187	Black-throated Grosbeak	Saltator fuliginosus	LC

 

 *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.