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	Hooded Grebe	Podiceps gallardoi	LA	NE
34	Black-and-chestnut Eagle	Spizaetus isidori	Many	EN
35	Chilean Hawk	Astur chilensis	Many	NE
36	Chaco Eagle	Buteogallus coronatus	JVG,LL,SDLC SR	EN
37	Rufous-tailed Hawk	Buteo ventralis	CRV,TDF,UA	NE
38	Montane Forest Screech-Owl	Megascops hoyi	Many	NE
39	Austral Pygmy-Owl	Glaucidium nana	Many	NE
40	Chaco Owl	Strix chacoensis	Many	BC
41	Dot-fronted Woodpecker	Veniliornis frontalis	Many	NE
42	Magellanic Woodpecker	Campephilus magellanicus	Many	NE
43	Black-bodied Woodpecker	Dryocopus schulzii	CDM,JVG,SG,SR	BC
44	Chilean Flicker	Colaptes pitius	Many	NE
45	Spot-winged Falconet	Spiziapteryx circumcincta	Many	BC
46	White-throated Caracara	Daptrius albogularis	Many	NE
47	Striated Caracara	Daptrius australis	PH,TDF,UA	NE
48	Tucuman Amazon	Amazona tucumana	Many	NE
49	Austral Parakeet	Enicognathus ferrugineus	Many	NE
50	White-bearded Antshrike	Biatas nigropectus	APP,IG,UM	NE
51	Black-throated Huet-huet	Pteroptochos tarnii	CRV,ECH,LGNP	NE
52	Chucao Tapaculo	Scelorchilus rubecula	CRV	NE
53	Crested Gallito	Rhinocrypta lanceolata	Many	BC
54	Sandy Gallito	Teledromas fuscus	Many	E
55	Spotted Bamboowren	Psilorhamphus guttatus	APP,IG,UM	NE
56	Ochre-flanked Tapaculo	Eugralla paradoxa	CRV	NE
57	Planalto Tapaculo	Scytalopus pachecoi	APP,UM	NE
58	Magellanic Tapaculo	Scytalopus magellanicus	Many	NE
59	White-browed Tapaculo	Scytalopus superciliaris	Many	E
60	Zimmer's Tapaculo	Scytalopus zimmeri	CNP,LCNP,SR	NE
61	Short-billed Miner	Geositta antarctica	Many	NE
62	Creamy-rumped Miner	Geositta isabellina	SR	NE
63	Scimitarbilled Woodcreeper	Drymornis bridgesii	Many	BC
64	White-throated Treerunner	Pygarrhichas albogularis	Many	NE
65	Band-tailed Earthcreeper	Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus	Many	NE
66	Bolivian Earthcreeper	Tarphonomus harterti	SR	NE
67	Crested Hornero	Furnarius cristatus	Many	BC
68	Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper	Upucerthia saturatior		BC
69	Blackish Cinclodes	Cinclodes antarcticus	PH,TDF,UA	NE
70	Cordoba Cinclodes	Cinclodes comechingonus	CDM,PDA,SDLC SR	E
71	Olrog's Cinclodes	Cinclodes olrogi	CDM,PDA,SDLC	E
72	Gray-flanked Cinclodes	Cinclodes oustaleti	Many	NE
73	Dark-bellied Cinclodes	Cinclodes patagonicus	Many	NE
74	Thorn-tailed Rayadito	Aphrastura spinicauda	Many	NE
75	Des Murs's Wiretail	Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii	CRV	NE
76	Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura fuliginiceps	Many	NE
77	Tufted Tit-Spinetail	Leptasthenura platensis	Many	BC
78	Spot-breasted Thornbird	Phacellodomus maculipectus	Many	NE
79	Freckle-breasted Thornbird	Phacellodomus striaticollis	Many	BC
80	Rusty-vented Canastero	Asthenes dorbignyi	Many	NE
81	Short-billed Canastero	Asthenes baeri	Many	BC
82	Hudson's Canastero	Asthenes hudsoni	CSR,PR	BC
83	Austral Canastero	Asthenes anthoides	Many	NE
84	Maquis Canastero	Asthenes heterura	IP,LCNP,SR	NE
85	Sulphur-bearded Reedhaunter	Limnoctites sulphuriferus	CNR,CSR,PR,VP	BC
86	Patagonian Canastero	Pseudasthenes patagonica	Many	E
87	Steinbach's Canastero	Pseudasthenes steinbachi	Many	E
88	Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail	Spartonoica maluroides	CNR,CSR,GV,PR	BC
89	Brown Cacholote	Pseudoseisura lophotes	Many	BC
90	White-throated Cacholote	Pseudoseisura gutturalis	Many	E
91	Rufous-tailed Plantcutter	Phytotoma rara	Many	NE
92	Bay-ringed Tyrannulet	Phylloscartes sylviolus	IG,UM	BC
93	Dinelli's Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana	LMC,SG,SR	BC
94	Warbling Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris	Many	BC
95	Ticking Doradito	Pseudocolopteryx citreola	CRV,LL,TA	NE
96	Black-crowned Monjita	Neoxolmis coronatus	Many	BC
97	Salinas Monjita	Neoxolmis salinarum	SG	E
98	Rusty-backed Monjita	Neoxolmis rubetra	Many	E
99	Great Shrike-Tyrant	Agriornis lividus	CRV,ECFT,ECH LGNP	NE
100	Black-and-white Monjita	Heteroxolmis dominicanus	CNR,IW,PR	BC
101	Strange-tailed Tyrant	Alectrurus risora	IW	BC
102	Patagonian Tyrant	Colorhamphus parvirostris	Many	NE
103	Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher	Polioptila lactea	APP,IG,UM	BC
104	Cobb's Wren	Troglodytes cobbi		BC
105	Rufous-throated Dipper	Cinclus schulzii	Many	NE
106	Chilean Mockingbird	Mimus thenca		BC
107	Pampas Pipit	Anthus chacoensis	PR	NE
108	South Georgia Pipit	Anthus antarcticus		BC
109	Yungas Sparrow	Rhynchospiza dabbenei	IP	NE
110	Chaco Sparrow	Rhynchospiza strigiceps	DF,PDA	BC
111	Moss-backed Sparrow	Arremon doribnii	Many	NE
112	Fulvous-headed Brushfinch	Atlapetes fulviceps	Many	NE
113	Yellow-striped Brushfinch	Atlapetes citrinellus	ANP,EPDP,SR TDY	E
114	Pampas Meadowlark	Leistes defilippii		BC
115	Long-tailed Meadowlark	Leistes loyca	Many	NE
116	Austral Blackbird	Curaeus curaeus	Many	NE
117	Brown-and-yellow Marshbird	Pseudoleistes virescens	Many	BC
118	Brown-capped Redstart	Myioborus brunniceps	Many	NE
119	Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager	Pseudosaltator rufiventris	CNP,LCNP,SR	NE
120	Gray-hooded Sierra Finch	Phrygilus gayi	Many	NE
121	Short-tailed Finch	Idiopsar brachyurus	IP	NE
122	White-bridled Finch	Melanodera melanodera		BC
123	Gray-crested Finch	Lophospingus griseocristatus	LQ	NE
124	Carbonated Sierra Finch	Porphyrospiza carbonarius	Many	E
125	Rusty-browed Warbling Finch	Poospiza erythrophrys	Many	NE
126	Cinnamon Warbling Finch	Poospiza ornata	Many	E
127	Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch	Poospiza whitii	Many	NE
128	Tucuman Mountain-Finch	Poospiza baeri	Many	NE
129	Rufous-sided Warbling Finch	Poospizopsis hypochondria	Many	NE
130	Monte Yellow-Finch	Sicalis mendozae	Many	E
131	Patagonian Yellow-Finch	Sicalis lebruni	Many	NE
132	Ibera Seedeater	Sporophila iberaensis		BC
133	Marsh Seedeater	Sporophila palustris	CNR,CSR,IW	EN
134	Chestnut Seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea	CNR,CSR,IW	BC
135	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.

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE NEOTROPICS

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Galapagos
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad/Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• West Indies

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	28
AT	Always a Target	0

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