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ARGENTINA

# Species:1109
# Excl Vagrants:1043
# Endemics:21
# Near Endemics:81

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Greater RheaRhea americana NT
2Solitary TinamouTinamus solitarius NT
3Huayco TinamouRhynchotus maculicollisNE 
4Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicariaNE 
5Quebracho Crested-TinamouEudromia formosaNE 
6Patagonian TinamouTinamotis ingoufiNE 
7Orinoco GooseOressochen jubata NT
8Kelp GooseChloephaga hybridaNE 
9Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephalaNE 
10Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidicepsNE 
11Flying Steamer-DuckTachyeres patachonicusNE 
12Flightless Steamer-DuckTachyeres pteneresNE 
13Falkland Steamer-DuckTachyeres brachypterusE 
14White-headed Steamer-DuckTachyeres leucocephalusEV
15Spectacled DuckSpeculanas specularisNENT
16Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceus CR
17Rusty-margined GuanPenelope superciliaris NT
18Red-faced GuanPenelope dabbeneiNE 
19Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiNE 
20Black-fronted Piping-GuanPipile jacutinga EN
21Bare-faced CurassowCrax fasciolata V
22Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis NT
23Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus V
24James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesi NT
25Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisLC 
26Hooded GrebePodiceps gallardoiNECR
27Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucanaNE 
28Purple-winged Ground DoveParaclaravis geoffroyi CR
29Bare-eyed Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoiE 
30Large-tailed DoveLeptotila megaluraNE 
31Sickle-winged NightjarEleothreptus anomalus V
32Long-trained NightjarMacropsalis forcipataNE 
33Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildiNENT
34Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodesNE 
35Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adelaNE 
36Blue-capped PufflegEriocnemis glaucopoidesNE 
37Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosusE 
38Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteriNE 
39Austral RailRallus antarcticusNEV
40Dot-winged CrakePorzana spiloptera V
41Horned CootFulica cornuta NT
42Magellanic PloverPluvianellus socialisNENT
43Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodusNE 
44Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchellii NT
45Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
46White-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis malouinusNE 
47Fuegian SnipeGallinago stricklandii NT
48Red KnotCalidris canutus NT
49Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis NT
50Olrog's GullLarus atlanticus NT
51Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri NT
52African PenguinSpheniscus demersus EN
53Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus V
54Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome V
55Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora V
56Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans V
57Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fusca EN
58Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata NT
59Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos EN
60Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma EN
61White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta NT
62Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externa V
63Atlantic PetrelPterodroma incerta EN
64Gray PetrelProcellaria cinerea NT
65White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis V
66Spectacled PetrelProcellaria conspicillata V
67Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus NT
68Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardi NT
69Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvillii NT
70South Georgia ShagLeucocarbo georgianusE 
71Agami HeronAgamia agami V
72Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
73Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja V
74Ornate Hawk-EagleSpizaetus ornatus NT
75Black-and-chestnut EagleSpizaetus isidori EN
76Gray-bellied HawkAccipiter poliogaster NT
77Chilean HawkAccipiter chilensisNE 
78Solitary EagleButeogallus solitarius NT
79Chaco EagleButeogallus coronatus EN
80Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralisNEV
81Montane Forest Screech-OwlMegascops hoyiNE 
82Austral Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nanaNE 
83Chaco OwlStrix chacoensis NT
84Saffron ToucanetPteroglossus bailloni NT
85Ocellated PiculetPicumnus dorbignyanusRR 
86Mottled PiculetPicumnus nebulosusRRNT
87Dot-fronted WoodpeckerDryobates frontalisNE 
88Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicusNE 
89Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulzii NT
90Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatus V
91White-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentus NT
92Chilean FlickerColaptes pitiusNE 
93White-throated CaracaraDaptrius albogularisNE 
94Striated CaracaraDaptrius australisNENT
95Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucus NT
96Vinaceous-breasted ParrotAmazona vinacea EN
97Tucuman ParrotAmazona tucumanaNEV
98Red-spectacled ParrotAmazona pretrei V
99Turquoise-fronted ParrotAmazona aestiva NT
100Austral ParakeetEnicognathus ferrugineusNE 
101Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracana NT
102Military MacawAra militaris V
103White-bearded AntshrikeBiatas nigropectusNEV
104Bertoni's AntbirdDrymophila rubricollisRR 
105White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigulaRR 
106Black-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos tarniiNE 
107Sandy GallitoTeledromas fuscusE 
108Spotted BamboowrenPsilorhamphus guttatusNE 
109Ochre-flanked TapaculoEugralla paradoxaNE 
110Planalto TapaculoScytalopus pachecoiNE 
111White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisE 
112Zimmer's TapaculoScytalopus zimmeriNE 
113Short-billed MinerGeositta antarcticaNE 
114Creamy-rumped MinerGeositta isabellinaNE 
115White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhichas albogularisNE 
116Band-tailed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus phoenicurusNE 
117Bolivian EarthcreeperTarphonomus hartertiNE 
118Patagonian Forest EarthcreeperUpucerthia saturatiorNE 
119Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticusENT
120Cordoba CinclodesCinclodes comechingonusE 
121Olrog's CinclodesCinclodes olrogiE 
122Gray-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaletiNE 
123Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicusNE 
124White-browed Foliage-gleanerAnabacerthia amaurotis NT
125Canebrake GroundcreeperClibanornis dendrocolaptoides NT
126Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicaudaNE 
127Des Murs's WiretailSylviorthorhynchus desmursiiNE 
128Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginicepsNE 
129Araucaria Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura setaria NT
130Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectusNE 
131Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoni NT
132Maquis CanasteroAsthenes heteruraNE 
133Straight-billed ReedhaunterLimnoctites rectirostris NT
134Patagonian CanasteroPseudasthenes patagonicaE 
135Steinbach's CanasteroPseudasthenes steinbachiE 
136Bay-capped Wren-SpinetailSpartonoica maluroides NT
137White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalisE 
138Rufous-tailed PlantcutterPhytotoma raraNE 
139Swallow-tailed CotingaPhibalura flavirostris NT
140Bare-throated BellbirdProcnias nudicollis NT
141Black-capped PipritesPiprites pileataLCNT
142Russet-winged SpadebillPlatyrinchus leucoryphus V
143Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolus NT
144Southern Bristle-TyrantPogonotriccus eximius NT
145Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayriRR 
146Bearded TachuriPolystictus pectoralis NT
147Sharp-tailed TyrantCulicivora caudacuta V
148Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinelliana NT
149Sclater's TyrannuletPhyllomyias sclateriRR 
150Salinas MonjitaNeoxolmis salinarumENT
151Rusty-backed MonjitaNeoxolmis rubetraE 
152White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicauda V
153Great Shrike-TyrantAgriornis lividusNE 
154Black-and-white MonjitaHeteroxolmis dominicanus V
155Cock-tailed TyrantAlectrurus tricolor V
156Strange-tailed TyrantAlectrurus risora V
157Patagonian TyrantColorhamphus parvirostrisNE 
158Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleus NT
159Creamy-bellied GnatcatcherPolioptila lactea NT
160Cobb's WrenTroglodytes cobbiE 
161Rufous-throated DipperCinclus schulziiNEV
162Chilean MockingbirdMimus thencaNE 
163Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalisLC 
164Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatusLC 
165Puna PipitAnthus brevirostrisRR 
166Pampas PipitAnthus chacoensisNE 
167South Georgia PipitAnthus antarcticusE 
168Ochre-breasted PipitAnthus nattereri V
169Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriLC 
170Green-throated EuphoniaEuphonia chalybeaRRNT
171Yungas SparrowRhynchospiza dabbeneiNE 
172Moss-backed SparrowArremon doribniiNE 
173Fulvous-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fulvicepsNE 
174Yellow-striped BrushfinchAtlapetes citrinellusE 
175Pampas MeadowlarkLeistes defilippii V
176Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loycaNE 
177Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeusNE 
178Scarlet-headed BlackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeusLC 
179Chopi BlackbirdGnorimopsar chopiLC 
180Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavusLCEN
181Yellow-rumped MarshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuroLC 
182White-browed WarblerMyiothlypis leucoblepharaLC 
183Pale-legged WarblerMyiothlypis signataLC 
184Brown-capped RedstartMyioborus brunnicepsNE 
185Chestnut-headed TanagerThlypopsis pyrrhocomaRR 
186Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficepsLC 
187Ruby-crowned TanagerTachyphonus coronatusLC 
188Rufous-bellied Mountain TanagerPseudosaltator rufiventrisNE 
189Chestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosaLC 
190Green-headed TanagerTangara seledonLC 
191Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayiNE 
192Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalisRR 
193Short-tailed FinchIdiopsar brachyurusRR 
194White-bridled FinchMelanodera melanoderaNE 
195Gray-crested FinchLophospingus griseocristatusNE 
196Carbonated Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza carbonariusE 
197Rusty-browed Warbling FinchPoospiza erythrophrysNE 
198Cinnamon Warbling FinchPoospiza ornataE 
199Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitiiNE 
200Tucuman Mountain-FinchPoospiza baeriNEV
201Rufous-sided Warbling FinchPoospizopsis hypochondriaNE 
202Stripe-tailed Yellow-FinchSicalis citrinaLC 
203Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis luteaLC 
204Monte Yellow-FinchSicalis mendozaeE 
205Patagonian Yellow-FinchSicalis lebruniNE 
206Lesser Grass-FinchEmberizoides ypiranganusLC 
207Dark-throated SeedeaterSporophila ruficollis NT
208Ibera SeedeaterSporophila iberaensisLC 
209Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris EN
210Rufous-rumped SeedeaterSporophila hypochroma NT
211Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea V
212Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma NT
213Black-masked FinchCoryphaspiza melanotis V
214Yellow CardinalGubernatrix cristata EN
215Black-throated GrosbeakSaltator fuliginosusLC 

 

 *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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic21
LCLocal20
NENear Endemic81
RRRestricted Range11

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.