List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Patagonian Tinamou	Tinamotis ingoufi	CRV,ECFT,LA PSJ	NE
2	Quebracho Crested-Tinamou	Eudromia formosa	JVG,SR	NE
3	Elegant Crested-Tinamou	Eudromia elegans	Many	BC
4	Huayco Tinamou	Rhynchotus maculicollis	Many	NE
5	Brushland Tinamou	Nothoprocta cinerascens	Many	BC
6	Kelp Goose	Chloephaga hybrida	PH,TDF,UA	NE
7	Ashy-headed Goose	Chloephaga poliocephala	Many	NE
8	Ruddy-headed Goose	Chloephaga rubidiceps	CRV	NE
9	Flying Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres patachonicus	Many	NE
10	Flightless Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres pteneres	PH,TDF,UA	NE
11	Falkland Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres brachypterus		BC
12	White-headed Steamer-Duck	Tachyeres leucocephalus	Many	E
13	Spectacled Duck	Speculanas specularis	Many	NE
14	Black-fronted Piping-Guan	Pipile jacutinga	IG,UM	EN
15	Yungas Guan	Penelope bridgesi	Many	NE
16	Red-faced Guan	Penelope dabbenei	CNP,PDY,SR	NE
17	Chilean Pigeon	Patagioenas araucana	Many	NE
18	Bare-eyed Ground Dove	Metriopelia morenoi	Many	E
19	Large-tailed Dove	Leptotila megalura	Many	NE
20	Long-trained Nightjar	Macropsalis forcipata	APP	NE
21	Rothschild's Swift	Cypseloides rothschildi	Many	NE
22	Green-backed Firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	Many	NE
23	Juan Fernandez Firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis		BC
24	Wedge-tailed Hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela	LQ,SR	NE
25	Blue-capped Puffleg	Eriocnemis glaucopoides	CNP,EPDP,SR	NE
26	Stripe-breasted Starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus		BC
27	Slender-tailed Woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri	Many	NE
28	Austral Rail	Rallus antarcticus	Many	NE
29	Dot-winged Crake	Laterallus spiloptera	CRV,CSR,LMC PR	BC
30	Magellanic Plover	Pluvianellus socialis	Many	NE
31	Magellanic Oystercatcher	Haematopus leucopodus	Many	NE
32	White-bellied Seedsnipe	Attagis malouinus	Many	NE
33	South American Painted-Snipe	Nycticryphes semicollaris	Many	BC
34	Hooded Grebe	Podiceps gallardoi	LA	NE
35	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
36	Chilean Hawk	Astur chilensis	Many	NE
37	Chaco Eagle	Buteogallus coronatus	JVG,LL,SDLC SR	EN
38	Rufous-tailed Hawk	Buteo ventralis	CRV,TDF,UA	NE
39	Montane Forest Screech-Owl	Megascops hoyi	Many	NE
40	Austral Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nana	Many	NE
41	Chaco Owl	Strix chacoensis	Many	BC
42	Dot-fronted Woodpecker	Veniliornis frontalis	Many	NE
43	Magellanic Woodpecker	Campephilus magellanicus	Many	NE
44	Black-bodied Woodpecker	Dryocopus schulzii	CDM,JVG,SG,SR	BC
45	Chilean Flicker	Colaptes pitius	Many	NE
46	Spot-winged Falconet	Spiziapteryx circumcincta	Many	BC
47	White-throated Caracara	Daptrius albogularis	Many	NE
48	Striated Caracara	Daptrius australis	PH,TDF,UA	NE
49	Tucuman Amazon	Amazona tucumana	Many	NE
50	Red-spectacled Amazon	Amazona pretrei		BC
51	Austral Parakeet	Enicognathus ferrugineus	Many	NE
52	White-bearded Antshrike	Biatas nigropectus	APP,IG,UM	NE
53	Black-throated Huet-huet	Pteroptochos tarnii	CRV,ECH,LGNP	NE
54	Chucao Tapaculo	Scelorchilus rubecula	CRV	NE
55	Crested Gallito	Rhinocrypta lanceolata	Many	BC
56	Sandy Gallito	Teledromas fuscus	Many	E
57	Spotted Bamboowren	Psilorhamphus guttatus	APP,IG,UM	NE
58	Ochre-flanked Tapaculo	Eugralla paradoxa	CRV	NE
59	Planalto Tapaculo	Scytalopus pachecoi	APP,UM	NE
60	Magellanic Tapaculo	Scytalopus magellanicus	Many	NE
61	White-browed Tapaculo	Scytalopus superciliaris	Many	E
62	Zimmer's Tapaculo	Scytalopus zimmeri	CNP,LCNP,SR	NE
63	Short-billed Miner	Geositta antarctica	Many	NE
64	Creamy-rumped Miner	Geositta isabellina	SR	NE
65	Scimitarbilled Woodcreeper	Drymornis bridgesii	Many	BC
66	White-throated Treerunner	Pygarrhichas albogularis	Many	NE
67	Band-tailed Earthcreeper	Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus	Many	NE
68	Bolivian Earthcreeper	Tarphonomus harterti	SR	NE
69	Crested Hornero	Furnarius cristatus	Many	BC
70	Curve-billed Reedhaunter	Limnornis curvirostris	CNR,CSR,PR,VP	BC
71	Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper	Upucerthia saturatior		BC
72	Blackish Cinclodes	Cinclodes antarcticus	PH,TDF,UA	NE
73	Cordoba Cinclodes	Cinclodes comechingonus	CDM,PDA,SDLC SR	E
74	Olrog's Cinclodes	Cinclodes olrogi	CDM,PDA,SDLC	E
75	Gray-flanked Cinclodes	Cinclodes oustaleti	Many	NE
76	Dark-bellied Cinclodes	Cinclodes patagonicus	Many	NE
77	Thorn-tailed Rayadito	Aphrastura spinicauda	Many	NE
78	Des Murs's Wiretail	Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii	CRV	NE
79	Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura fuliginiceps	Many	NE
80	Tufted Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura platensis	Many	BC
81	Spot-breasted Thornbird	Phacellodomus maculipectus	Many	NE
82	Freckle-breasted Thornbird	Phacellodomus striaticollis	Many	BC
83	Rusty-vented Canastero	Asthenes dorbignyi	Many	NE
84	Short-billed Canastero	Asthenes baeri	Many	BC
85	Hudson's Canastero	Asthenes hudsoni	CSR,PR	BC
86	Austral Canastero	Asthenes anthoides	Many	NE
87	Maquis Canastero	Asthenes heterura	IP,LCNP,SR	NE
88	Sulphur-bearded Reedhaunter	Limnoctites sulphuriferus	CNR,CSR,PR,VP	BC
89	Patagonian Canastero	Pseudasthenes patagonica	Many	E
90	Steinbach's Canastero	Pseudasthenes steinbachi	Many	E
91	Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail	Spartonoica maluroides	CNR,CSR,GV,PR	BC
92	Brown Cacholote	Pseudoseisura lophotes	Many	BC
93	White-throated Cacholote	Pseudoseisura gutturalis	Many	E
94	Rufous-tailed Plantcutter	Phytotoma rara	Many	NE
95	Bay-ringed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes sylviolus	IG,UM	BC
96	Dinelli's Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana	LMC,SG,SR	BC
97	Warbling Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris	Many	BC
98	Ticking Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx citreola	CRV,LL,TA	NE
99	Black-crowned Monjita	Neoxolmis coronatus	Many	BC
100	Salinas Monjita	Neoxolmis salinarum	SG	E
101	Rusty-backed Monjita	Neoxolmis rubetra	Many	E
102	Great Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis lividus	CRV,ECFT,ECH LGNP	NE
103	Black-and-white Monjita	Heteroxolmis dominicanus	CNR,IW,PR	BC
104	Strange-tailed Tyrant	Alectrurus risora	IW	BC
105	Patagonian Tyrant	Colorhamphus parvirostris	Many	NE
106	Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lactea	APP,IG,UM	BC
107	Cobb's Wren	Troglodytes cobbi		BC
108	Rufous-throated Dipper	Cinclus schulzii	Many	NE
109	Chilean Mockingbird	Mimus thenca		BC
110	Pampas Pipit	Anthus chacoensis	PR	NE
111	South Georgia Pipit	Anthus antarcticus		BC
112	Yungas Sparrow	Rhynchospiza dabbenei	IP	NE
113	Chaco Sparrow	Rhynchospiza strigiceps	DF,PDA	BC
114	Moss-backed Sparrow	Arremon doribnii	Many	NE
115	Fulvous-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes fulviceps	Many	NE
116	Yellow-striped Brushfinch	Atlapetes citrinellus	ANP,EPDP,SR TDY	E
117	Pampas Meadowlark	Leistes defilippii		BC
118	Long-tailed Meadowlark	Leistes loyca	Many	NE
119	Austral Blackbird	Curaeus curaeus	Many	NE
120	Brown-and-yellow Marshbird	Pseudoleistes virescens	Many	BC
121	Brown-capped Redstart	Myioborus brunniceps	Many	NE
122	Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager	Pseudosaltator rufiventris	CNP,LCNP,SR	NE
123	Gray-hooded Sierra Finch	Phrygilus gayi	Many	NE
124	Short-tailed Finch	Idiopsar brachyurus	IP	NE
125	White-bridled Finch	Melanodera melanodera		BC
126	Gray-crested Finch	Lophospingus griseocristatus	LQ	NE
127	Carbonated Sierra Finch	Porphyrospiza carbonarius	Many	E
128	Rusty-browed Warbling Finch	Poospiza erythrophrys	Many	NE
129	Cinnamon Warbling Finch	Poospiza ornata	Many	E
130	Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch	Poospiza whitii	Many	NE
131	Tucuman Mountain-Finch	Poospiza baeri	Many	NE
132	Rufous-sided Warbling Finch	Poospizopsis hypochondria	Many	NE
133	Monte Yellow-Finch	Sicalis mendozae	Many	E
134	Patagonian Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lebruni	Many	NE
135	Ibera Seedeater	Sporophila iberaensis		BC
136	Marsh Seedeater	Sporophila palustris	CNR,CSR,IW	EN
137	Chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea	CNR,CSR,IW	BC
138	Yellow Cardinal	Gubernatrix cristata	CRV	EN

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Aconquija National Park (ANP)
• Amaicha del Valle (ADV)
• Araucaria Provincial Park (APP)
• Bahia Blanca (BB)
• Cabo dos Bahias (CDB)
• 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)
• El Chalten (ECH)
• General Villegas (GV)
• Humahuaca Valley (HV)
• Ibera Wetlands (IW)
• Iguazu Falls National Park (IG)
• Infiernillo Pass (IP)
• Isla Escondida (IE)
• Joaquin V Gonzales (JVG)
• La Angostura (LA)
• 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)
• Puerto SanJulian (PSJ)
• 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)
• Sierra de los Comechingones (SDLC)
• Tafi del Valle (TDY)
• Tierra del Fuego National Park (TDF)
• Trelew Area (TA)
• Urugua - Missiones (UM)
• Ushuaia Area (UA)
• Villa Paranacito (VP)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	20
NE	Near Endemic	82
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	5
BC	Best Seen in This Country	31
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.