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List of birds of Argentina

September 01, 2023

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina. The avifauna of Argentina has 1033 confirmed species, of which 19 are endemic, nine have been introduced by humans, 61 are rare or vagrants, and six are extinct or extirpated. An additional 56 species are hypothetical (see below).

The rufous hornero is the national bird of Argentina.

Except as an entry is cited otherwise, the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society.[1] The list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) are also those of the SACC.[2]

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories.

  • (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Argentina
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Argentina
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Argentina as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  • (H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC

Rheas Edit

Order: Struthioniformes   Family: Rheidae

The rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. Their feet have three toes rather than four which allows them to run faster.

Tinamous Edit

Order: Tinamiformes   Family: Tinamidae

The tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird. Although they look similar to other ground-dwelling birds like quail and grouse, they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family, Tinamidae, within their own order, the Tinamiformes. They are distantly related to the ratites (order Struthioniformes), that includes the rheas, emus and kiwis.

Screamers Edit

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anhimidae

The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and in territorial disputes.

Ducks Edit

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Guans Edit

Order: Galliformes   Family: Cracidae

The Cracidae are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments.

New World quails Edit

Order: Galliformes   Family: Odontophoridae

The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.

Pheasants Edit

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans.

Flamingos Edit

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Grebes Edit

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Pigeons Edit

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Cuckoos Edit

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Potoos Edit

Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae

The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars.

Nightjars Edit

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Swifts Edit

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Hummingbirds Edit

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Trochilidae

Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.

Limpkin Edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Aramidae

The limpkin resembles a large rail. It has drab-brown plumage and a grayer head and neck.

Rails Edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Finfoots Edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Heliornithidae

Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.

Plovers Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Oystercatchers Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Avocets and stilts Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Sheathbills Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Chionididae

The sheathbills are scavengers of the Antarctic regions. They have white plumage and look plump and dove-like but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns.

Magellanic plover Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Pluvianellidae

The Magellanic plover is a rare wader found only in southernmost South America. In its build and habits it is similar to a turnstone. Its upperparts and breast are pale gray, and the rest of the underparts are white. It has short red legs, a black bill and a red eye. In young birds, the eyes and legs are yellowish.

Sandpipers Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Seedsnipes Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Thinocoridae

The seedsnipes are a small family of birds that superficially resemble sparrows. They have short legs and long wings and are herbivorous waders.

Jacanas Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a family of waders found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Painted-snipes Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.

Skuas Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Skimmers Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rynchopidae

Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.

Gulls Edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Penguins Edit

Order: Sphenisciformes   Family: Spheniscidae

The penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater.

Albatrosses Edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.

Southern storm-petrels Edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

The storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Northern storm-petrels Edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.

Shearwaters Edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Storks Edit

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Frigatebirds Edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Boobies Edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Anhingas Edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

Anhingas are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

Cormorants Edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colorful.

Pelicans Edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Herons Edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Ibises Edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

New World vultures Edit

Order: Cathartiformes   Family: Cathartidae

The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion.

Osprey Edit

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Hawks Edit

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.

Barn owls Edit

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Owls Edit

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Trogons Edit

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Motmots Edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Momotidae

The motmots have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth. In most of the species, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off, leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket-shaped tail.

Kingfishers Edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

Jacamars Edit

Order: Galbuliformes   Family: Galbulidae

The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They feed on insects caught on the wing, and are glossy, elegant birds with long bills and tails. In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to puffbirds.

Puffbirds Edit

Order: Galbuliformes   Family: Bucconidae

The puffbirds are related to the jacamars and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colors of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or gray, with large heads and flattened bills with hooked tips. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family.

Toucans Edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Ramphastidae

Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length.

Woodpeckers Edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Seriemas Edit

Order: Cariamiformes   Family: Cariamidae

The seriemas are terrestrial birds which run rather than fly (though they are able to fly for short distances). They have long legs, necks and tails, but only short wings, reflecting their way of life. They are brownish birds with short bills and erectile crests, found on fairly-dry open grasslands.

Falcons Edit

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

New World and African parrots Edit

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back.

Antbirds Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thamnophilidae

The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds which tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat small invertebrates that leave their hiding places to flee from the ants. Many species lack bright color; brown, black, and white are the dominant tones.

Crescentchests Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Melanopareiidae

These are smallish birds which inhabit regions of arid scrub. They have a band across the chest which gives them their name.

Gnateaters Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Conopophagidae

The gnateaters are round, short-tailed and long-legged birds, which are closely related to the antbirds.

Antpittas Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Grallariidae

The members of this small family are found across northern South America and into Central America. They are forest birds, usually seen on the ground or in the low understory.

Tapaculos Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhinocryptidae

The tapaculos are small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species in South and Central America. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head.

Antthrushes Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Formicariidae

Antthrushes resemble small rails with strong, longish legs, very short tails, and stout bills.

Ovenbirds Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Furnariidae

Ovenbirds comprise a large family of small sub-oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America. They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate "oven-like" clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture, supported by their stiff tail vanes. They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks.

Manakins Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pipridae

The manakins are a family of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly colored, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries, and insects.

Cotingas Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cotingidae

The cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in tropical South America. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs. The males of many of the species are brightly colored or decorated with plumes or wattles.

Tityras Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tityridae

Tityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae, and Cotingidae. They are small to medium-sized birds. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring.

Sharpbill Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oxyruncidae

The sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America. It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects.

Tyrant flycatchers Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain coloring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.

Vireos Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills.

Jays Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Swallows Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Wrens Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Gnatcatchers Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Polioptilidae

These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits, moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects. The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or trees.

Donacobius Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Donacobiidae

The black-capped donacobius is found in wet habitats from Panama across northern South America and east of the Andes to Argentina and Paraguay.

Dippers Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.

Thrushes Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Mockingbirds Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalizations, especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Their coloring tends towards dull-grays and browns.

Starlings Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Old World sparrows Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Pipits and wagtails Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Finches Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Sparrows Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae

Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.

Blackbirds Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.

Wood-warblers Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

The wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.

Cardinal grosbeaks Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.

Tanagers Edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thraupidae

The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly colored. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food. Most have short, rounded wings.

Notes Edit

  1. ^ The SACC has split black-throated trogon into five species (Proposal 921) but has not assigned English names, so the proposal has not been implemented and the counts do not reflect the change.

References Edit

  1. ^ Pearman, Mark; Areta, Nacho (May 31, 2023). "Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories: Argentina". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 31 May 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Vander Pluym, David & Sterling, John (2019). "Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata in Argentina: first record for South America". Cotinga. 41: 41–43.
  4. ^ Collar, N., P. F. D. Boesman, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.glamac1.01

See also Edit

External links Edit

  • Birds of Argentina and its departments - World Institute for Conservation and Environment

Further reading Edit

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina The avifauna of Argentina has 1033 confirmed species of which 19 are endemic nine have been introduced by humans 61 are rare or vagrants and six are extinct or extirpated An additional 56 species are hypothetical see below The rufous hornero is the national bird of Argentina Except as an entry is cited otherwise the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee SACC of the American Ornithological Society 1 The list s taxonomic treatment designation and sequence of orders families and species and nomenclature common and scientific names are also those of the SACC 2 The following tags have been used to highlight several categories V Vagrant a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Argentina E Endemic a species endemic to Argentina I Introduced a species introduced to Argentina as a consequence direct or indirect of human actions H Hypothetical a species recorded but with no tangible evidence according to the SACCContents 1 Rheas 2 Tinamous 3 Screamers 4 Ducks 5 Guans 6 New World quails 7 Pheasants 8 Flamingos 9 Grebes 10 Pigeons 11 Cuckoos 12 Potoos 13 Nightjars 14 Swifts 15 Hummingbirds 16 Limpkin 17 Rails 18 Finfoots 19 Plovers 20 Oystercatchers 21 Avocets and stilts 22 Sheathbills 23 Magellanic plover 24 Sandpipers 25 Seedsnipes 26 Jacanas 27 Painted snipes 28 Skuas 29 Skimmers 30 Gulls 31 Penguins 32 Albatrosses 33 Southern storm petrels 34 Northern storm petrels 35 Shearwaters 36 Storks 37 Frigatebirds 38 Boobies 39 Anhingas 40 Cormorants 41 Pelicans 42 Herons 43 Ibises 44 New World vultures 45 Osprey 46 Hawks 47 Barn owls 48 Owls 49 Trogons 50 Motmots 51 Kingfishers 52 Jacamars 53 Puffbirds 54 Toucans 55 Woodpeckers 56 Seriemas 57 Falcons 58 New World and African parrots 59 Antbirds 60 Crescentchests 61 Gnateaters 62 Antpittas 63 Tapaculos 64 Antthrushes 65 Ovenbirds 66 Manakins 67 Cotingas 68 Tityras 69 Sharpbill 70 Tyrant flycatchers 71 Vireos 72 Jays 73 Swallows 74 Wrens 75 Gnatcatchers 76 Donacobius 77 Dippers 78 Thrushes 79 Mockingbirds 80 Starlings 81 Old World sparrows 82 Pipits and wagtails 83 Finches 84 Sparrows 85 Blackbirds 86 Wood warblers 87 Cardinal grosbeaks 88 Tanagers 89 Notes 90 References 91 See also 92 External links 93 Further readingRheas EditOrder Struthioniformes Family RheidaeThe rheas are large flightless birds native to South America Their feet have three toes rather than four which allows them to run faster Greater rhea Rhea americana Lesser rhea Rhea pennataTinamous EditOrder Tinamiformes Family TinamidaeThe tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird Although they look similar to other ground dwelling birds like quail and grouse they have no close relatives and are classified as a single family Tinamidae within their own order the Tinamiformes They are distantly related to the ratites order Struthioniformes that includes the rheas emus and kiwis Solitary tinamou Tinamus solitarius Brown tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus Undulated tinamou Crypturellus undulatus Small billed tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris Tataupa tinamou Crypturellus tataupa Red winged tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens Huayco Tinamou Rhynchotus maculicollis Ornate tinamou Nothoprocta ornata Brushland tinamou Nothoprocta cinerascens Andean tinamou Nothoprocta pentlandii Darwin s nothura Nothura darwinii Spotted nothura Nothura maculosa Dwarf tinamou Taoniscus nanus Elegant crested tinamou Eudromia elegans Quebracho crested tinamou Eudromia formosa Puna tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii Patagonian tinamou Tinamotis ingoufiScreamers EditOrder Anseriformes Family AnhimidaeThe screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks They are large bulky birds with a small downy head long legs and large feet which are only partially webbed They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and in territorial disputes Southern screamer Chauna torquataDucks EditOrder Anseriformes Family AnatidaeAnatidae includes the ducks and most duck like waterfowl such as geese and swans These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor White faced whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata Black bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Graylag goose Anser anser I Black necked swan Cygnus melancoryphus Coscoroba swan Coscoroba coscoroba Orinoco goose Oressochen jubatus Andean goose Oressochen melanopterus Upland goose Chloephaga picta Kelp goose Chloephaga hybrida Ashy headed goose Chloephaga poliocephala Ruddy headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps Muscovy duck Cairina moschata Comb duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola Ringed teal Callonetta leucophrys Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis Torrent duck Merganetta armata Flying steamer duck Tachyeres patachonicus Flightless steamer duck Tachyeres pteneres White headed steamer duck Tachyeres leucocephalus E Crested duck Lophonetta specularioides Spectacled duck Speculanas specularis Puna teal Spatula puna Silver teal Spatula versicolor Red shoveler Spatula platalea Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata V Blue winged teal Spatula discors V Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera Chiloe wigeon Mareca sibilatrix White cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis Yellow billed pintail Anas georgica Yellow billed teal Anas flavirostris Southern pochard Netta erythrophthalma H Rosy billed pochard Netta peposaca Brazilian merganser Mergus octosetaceus extirpated Black headed duck Heteronetta atricapilla Masked duck Nomonyx dominicus Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis Lake duck Oxyura vittataGuans EditOrder Galliformes Family CracidaeThe Cracidae are large birds similar in general appearance to turkeys The guans and curassows live in trees but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats They are generally dull plumaged but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments Rusty margined guan Penelope superciliaris Red faced guan Penelope dabbenei Yungas guan Penelope bridgesi Dusky legged guan Penelope obscura Black fronted piping guan Pipile jacutinga Chaco chachalaca Ortalis canicollis Bare faced curassow Crax fasciolataNew World quails EditOrder Galliformes Family OdontophoridaeThe New World quails are small plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World but named for their similar appearance and habits California quail Callipepla californica I Spot winged wood quail Odontophorus capueiraPheasants EditOrder Galliformes Family PhasianidaePhasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies These are terrestrial species variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans Silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera I Flamingos EditOrder Phoenicopteriformes Family PhoenicopteridaeFlamingos are gregarious wading birds usually 3 to 5 feet 0 9 to 1 5 m tall found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres Flamingos filter feed on shellfish and algae Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and uniquely are used upside down Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus James s flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesiGrebes EditOrder Podicipediformes Family PodicipedidaeGrebes are small to medium large freshwater diving birds They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers However they have their feet placed far back on the body making them quite ungainly on land White tufted grebe Rollandia rolland Least grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Pied billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Great grebe Podiceps major Silvery grebe Podiceps occipitalis Hooded grebe Podiceps gallardoi E Pigeons EditOrder Columbiformes Family ColumbidaePigeons and doves are stout bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere Rock pigeon Columba livia I Scaled pigeon Patagioenas speciosa V Picazuro pigeon Patagioenas picazuro Spot winged pigeon Patagioenas maculosa Band tailed pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Chilean pigeon Patagioenas araucana Pale vented pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis Plumbeous pigeon Patagioenas plumbea V Ruddy quail dove Geotrygon montana Violaceous quail dove Geotrygon violacea White tipped dove Leptotila verreauxi Gray fronted dove Leptotila rufaxilla Large tailed dove Leptotila megalura White throated quail dove Zentrygon frenata West Peruvian dove Zenaida meloda Eared dove Zenaida auriculata Blue ground dove Claravis pretiosa Purple winged ground dove Paraclaravis geoffroyi Bare faced ground dove Metriopelia ceciliae Bare eyed ground dove Metriopelia morenoi E Black winged ground dove Metriopelia melanoptera Golden spotted ground dove Metriopelia aymara Plain breasted ground dove Columbina minuta V Ruddy ground dove Columbina talpacoti Scaled dove Columbina squammata Picui ground dove Columbina picuiCuckoos EditOrder Cuculiformes Family CuculidaeThe family Cuculidae includes cuckoos roadrunners and anis These birds are of variable size with slender bodies long tails and strong legs The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites Guira cuckoo Guira guira Greater ani Crotophaga major Smooth billed ani Crotophaga ani Groove billed ani Crotophaga sulcirostris V Striped cuckoo Tapera naevia Pheasant cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus Pavonine cuckoo Dromococcyx pavoninus Ash colored cuckoo Coccycua cinereus Squirrel cuckoo Piaya cayana Dark billed cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Yellow billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Pearly breasted cuckoo Coccyzus euleri Black billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus V Potoos EditOrder Nyctibiiformes Family NyctibiidaeThe potoos sometimes called poor me ones are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars Long tailed potoo Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo Nyctibius griseusNightjars EditOrder Caprimulgiformes Family CaprimulgidaeNightjars are medium sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground They have long wings short legs and very short bills Most have small feet of little use for walking and long pointed wings Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves Nacunda nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda Least nighthawk Chordeiles pusillus Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis H Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Antillean nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii V Short tailed nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Band winged nightjar Systellura longirostris Common pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis Sickle winged nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus Lyre tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra Little nightjar Setopagis parvulus Spot tailed nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus Scissor tailed nightjar Hydropsalis torquata Long trained nightjar Macropsalis forcipata Ocellated poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus Silky tailed nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus Rufous nightjar Antrostomus rufusSwifts EditOrder Apodiformes Family ApodidaeSwifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground perching instead only on vertical surfaces Many swifts have long swept back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang Rothschild s swift Cypseloides rothschildi Sooty swift Cypseloides fumigatus Great dusky swift Cypseloides senex White collared swift Streptoprocne zonaris Biscutate swift Streptoprocne biscutata Gray rumped swift Chaetura cinereiventris Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica H Sick s swift Chaetura meridionalis White tipped swift Aeronautes montivagus Andean swift Aeronautes andecolus Fork tailed palm swift Tachornis squamata V Hummingbirds EditOrder Apodiformes Family TrochilidaeHummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid air due to the rapid flapping of their wings They are the only birds that can fly backwards White necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora V Black jacobin Florisuga fusca Planalto hermit Phaethornis pretrei Scale throated hermit Phaethornis eurynome Sparkling violetear Colibri coruscans White vented violetear Colibri serrirostris White tailed goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi Ruby topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus V Black throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Green backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes Festive coquette Lophornis chalybeus H Speckled hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Red tailed comet Sappho sparganurus Andean hillstar Oreotrochilus estella White sided hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Wedge tailed hillstar Oreotrochilus adela Blue capped puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides Giant hummingbird Patagona gigas Long billed starthroat Heliomaster longirostris H Stripe breasted starthroat Heliomaster squamosus V Blue tufted starthroat Heliomaster furcifer Slender tailed woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri Amethyst woodstar Calliphlox amethystina Glittering bellied emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus Purple crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii Fork tailed woodnymph Thalurania furcata Violet capped woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis Many spotted hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus H Swallow tailed hummingbird Eupetomena macroura Versicolored emerald Chrysuronia versicolor White throated hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis Sapphire spangled emerald Chionomesa lactea V Rufous throated sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina H Gilded hummingbird Hylocharis chrysura White bellied hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster White chinned sapphire Chlorestes cyanus V Limpkin EditOrder Gruiformes Family AramidaeThe limpkin resembles a large rail It has drab brown plumage and a grayer head and neck Limpkin Aramus guaraunaRails EditOrder Gruiformes Family RallidaeRallidae is a large family of small to medium sized birds which includes the rails crakes coots and gallinules Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes swamps or rivers In general they are shy and secretive birds making them difficult to observe Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces They tend to have short rounded wings and to be weak fliers Austral rail Rallus antarcticus Purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica Azure gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris Rufous sided crake Laterallus melanophaius Gray breasted crake Laterallus exilis Red and white crake Laterallus leucopyrrhus Speckled rail Coturnicops notatus Ocellated crake Micropygia schomburgkii Ash throated crake Mustelirallus albicollis Paint billed crake Mustelirallus erythrops Spotted rail Pardirallus maculatus Blackish rail Pardirallus nigricans Plumbeous rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus Giant wood rail Aramides ypecaha Gray cowled wood rail Aramides cajaneus Slaty breasted wood rail Aramides saracura Spot flanked gallinule Porphyriops melanops Yellow breasted crake Porzana flaviventer Dot winged crake Porzana spiloptera Common gallinule Gallinula galeata Red fronted coot Fulica rufifrons Horned coot Fulica cornuta Giant coot Fulica gigantea Red gartered coot Fulica armillata Slate colored coot Fulica ardesiaca White winged coot Fulica leucopteraFinfoots EditOrder Gruiformes Family HeliornithidaeHeliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots Sungrebe Heliornis fulicaPlovers EditOrder Charadriiformes Family CharadriidaeThe family Charadriidae includes the plovers dotterels and lapwings They are small to medium sized birds with compact bodies short thick necks and long usually pointed wings They are found in open country worldwide mostly in habitats near water American golden plover Pluvialis dominica Black bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola Tawny throated dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis Pied lapwing Vanellus cayanus V Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis Andean lapwing Vanellus resplendens Rufous chested dotterel Charadrius modestus Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Lesser sand plover Charadrius mongolus V Wilson s plover Charadrius wilsonia H Collared plover Charadrius collaris Puna plover Charadrius alticola Two banded plover Charadrius falklandicus Diademed sandpiper plover Phegornis mitchelliiOystercatchers EditOrder Charadriiformes Family HaematopodidaeThe oystercatchers are large and noisy plover like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Blackish oystercatcher Haematopus ater Magellanic oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodusAvocets and stilts EditOrder Charadriiformes Family RecurvirostridaeRecurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts The avocets have long legs and long up curved bills The stilts have extremely long legs and long thin straight bills Black necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus Andean avocet Recurvirostra andinaSheathbills EditOrder Charadriiformes Family ChionididaeThe sheathbills are scavengers of the Antarctic regions They have white plumage and look plump and dove like but are believed to be similar to the ancestors of the modern gulls and terns Snowy sheathbill Chionis albaMagellanic plover EditOrder Charadriiformes Family PluvianellidaeThe Magellanic plover is a rare wader found only in southernmost South America In its build and habits it is similar to a turnstone Its upperparts and breast are pale gray and the rest of the underparts are white It has short red legs a black bill and a red eye In young birds the eyes and legs are yellowish Magellanic plover Pluvianellus socialisSandpipers EditOrder Charadriiformes Family ScolopacidaeScolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers curlews godwits shanks tattlers woodcocks snipes dowitchers and phalaropes The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat particularly on the coast without direct competition for food Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis believed extinct Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian curlew Numenius arquatus V 3 Hudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa H Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Red knot Calidris canutus Surfbird Calidris virgata Ruff Calidris pugnax V Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea V Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina H Baird s sandpiper Calidris bairdii Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla V White rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Buff breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla V Short billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus V Long billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus H Fuegian snipe Gallinago stricklandii Giant snipe Gallinago undulata Pantanal snipe Gallinago paraguaiae Magellanic snipe Gallinago magellanica Puna snipe Gallinago andina Wilson s phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus H Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus V Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria Common greenshank Tringa nebularia H Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Willet Tringa semipalmata Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipesSeedsnipes EditOrder Charadriiformes Family ThinocoridaeThe seedsnipes are a small family of birds that superficially resemble sparrows They have short legs and long wings and are herbivorous waders Rufous bellied seedsnipe Attagis gayi White bellied seedsnipe Attagis malouinus Gray breasted seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus Least seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorusJacanas EditOrder Charadriiformes Family JacanidaeThe jacanas are a family of waders found throughout the tropics They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat Wattled jacana Jacana jacanaPainted snipes EditOrder Charadriiformes Family RostratulidaePainted snipes are short legged long billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes but more brightly colored South American painted snipe Rostratula semicollarisSkuas EditOrder Charadriiformes Family StercorariidaeThe family Stercorariidae are in general medium to large birds typically with gray or brown plumage often with white markings on the wings They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long distance migrants Chilean skua Stercorarius chilensis South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki Brown skua Stercorarius antarcticus Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudusSkimmers EditOrder Charadriiformes Family RynchopidaeSkimmers are a small family of tropical tern like birds They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish Black skimmer Rynchops nigerGulls EditOrder Charadriiformes Family LaridaeLaridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls terns and skimmers Gulls are typically gray or white often with black markings on the head or wings They have longish bills and webbed feet Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage often with black markings on the head Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water Terns are generally long lived birds with several species known to live in excess of 30 years Andean gull Chroicocephalus serranus Brown hooded gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis Gray hooded gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Dolphin gull Leucophaeus scoresbii Gray gull Leucophaeus modestus V Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla V Franklin s gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Olrog s gull Larus atlanticus Kelp gull Larus dominicanus Lesser black backed gull Larus fuscus V Least tern Sternula antillarum V Yellow billed tern Sternula superciliaris Large billed tern Phaetusa simplex Gull billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica Black tern Chlidonias niger V White winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus V Common tern Sterna hirundo Roseate tern Sterna dougallii H Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea South American tern Sterna hirundinacea Antarctic tern Sterna vittata H Forster s tern Sterna forsteri H Snowy crowned tern Sterna trudeaui Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Royal tern Thalasseus maximusPenguins EditOrder Sphenisciformes Family SpheniscidaeThe penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere Most penguins feed on krill fish squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri V Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus V Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti H Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Erect crested penguin Eudyptes sclateri V Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus V Rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Snares penguin Eudyptes robustus V Albatrosses EditOrder Procellariiformes Family DiomedeidaeThe albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds Royal albatross Diomedea epomophora Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca V Light mantled albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Yellow nosed albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Black browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris Gray headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Buller s albatross Thalassarche bulleri V White capped albatross Thalassarche cauta Salvin s albatross Thalassarche salvini V Southern storm petrels EditOrder Procellariiformes Family OceanitidaeThe storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface typically while hovering The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat like White bellied storm petrel Fregetta grallaria H Black bellied storm petrel Fregetta tropica H Wilson s storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus Pincoya storm petrel Oceanites pincoyae Gray backed storm petrel Garrodia nereis White faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina V Northern storm petrels EditOrder Procellariiformes Family HydrobatidaeThough the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm petrels including their general appearance and habits there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family Hornby s storm petrel Hydrobates hornbyi V Shearwaters EditOrder Procellariiformes Family ProcellariidaeThe procellariids are the main group of medium sized true petrels characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus Northern giant petrel Macronectes halli Southern fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides Cape petrel Daption capense Kerguelen petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris Soft plumaged petrel Pterodroma mollis Atlantic petrel Pterodroma incerta H White headed petrel Pterodroma lessonii H Trindade petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana H Blue petrel Halobaena caerulea Fairy prion Pachyptila turtur H Antarctic prion Pachyptila desolata Slender billed prion Pachyptila belcheri Gray petrel Procellaria cinerea V White chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Spectacled petrel Procellaria conspicillata Parkinson s petrel Procellaria parkinsoni H Westland petrel Procellaria westlandica V Cory s shearwater Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Sooty shearwater Ardenna grisea Great shearwater Ardenna gravis Pink footed shearwater Ardenna creatopus V Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus Little shearwater Puffinus assimilis Common diving petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix South Georgia diving petrel Pelecanoides georgicus H Magellanic diving petrel Pelecanoides magellaniStorks EditOrder Ciconiiformes Family CiconiidaeStorks are large long legged long necked wading birds with long stout bills Storks are mute but bill clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years Many species are migratory Maguari stork Ciconia maguari Jabiru Jabiru mycteria Wood stork Mycteria americanaFrigatebirds EditOrder Suliformes Family FregatidaeFrigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans They are large black and white or completely black with long wings and deeply forked tails The males have colored inflatable throat pouches They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird they are essentially aerial able to stay aloft for more than a week Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificensBoobies EditOrder Suliformes Family SulidaeThe sulids comprise the gannets and boobies Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge dive for fish Cape gannet Morus capensis V Peruvian booby Sula variegata H Brown booby Sula leucogaster V Anhingas EditOrder Suliformes Family AnhingidaeAnhingas are often called snake birds because of their long thin neck which gives a snake like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged The males have black and dark brown plumage an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body Their plumage is somewhat permeable like that of cormorants and they spread their wings to dry after diving Anhinga Anhinga anhingaCormorants EditOrder Suliformes Family PhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal fish eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags Plumage coloration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage some species being black and white and a few being colorful Red legged cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi Neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Magellanic cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus Guanay cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii Imperial cormorant Phalacrocorax atricepsPelicans EditOrder Pelecaniformes Family PelecanidaePelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes they have webbed feet with four toes Peruvian pelican Pelecanus thagus V Herons EditOrder Pelecaniformes Family ArdeidaeThe family Ardeidae contains the bitterns herons and egrets Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted unlike other long necked birds such as storks ibises and spoonbills Rufescent tiger heron Tigrisoma lineatum Fasciated tiger heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Boat billed heron Cochlearius cochlearius Pinnated bittern Botaurus pinnatus Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis Stripe backed bittern Ixobrychus involucris Black crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea V Green heron Butorides virescens H Striated heron Butorides striata Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Cocoi heron Ardea cocoi Great egret Ardea alba Whistling heron Syrigma sibilatrix Capped heron Pilherodius pileatus V Snowy egret Egretta thula Little blue heron Egretta caeruleaIbises EditOrder Pelecaniformes Family ThreskiornithidaeThreskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills They have long broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight very capable soarers Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber H White faced ibis Plegadis chihi Puna ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Green ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis Bare faced ibis Phimosus infuscatus Plumbeous ibis Theristicus caerulescens Buff necked ibis Theristicus caudatus Andean ibis Theristicus branickii V Black faced ibis Theristicus melanopis Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajajaNew World vultures EditOrder Cathartiformes Family CathartidaeThe New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution Like the Old World vultures they are scavengers However unlike Old World vultures which find carcasses by sight New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion King vulture Sarcoramphus papa Andean condor Vultur gryphus Black vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Lesser yellow headed vulture Cathartes burrovianus Greater yellow headed vulture Cathartes melambrotusOsprey EditOrder Accipitriformes Family PandionidaeThe family Pandionidae contains only one species the osprey The osprey is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish eater with a worldwide distribution Osprey Pandion haliaetusHawks EditOrder Accipitriformes Family AccipitridaeAccipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks eagles kites harriers and Old World vultures These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey strong legs powerful talons and keen eyesight Pearl kite Gampsonyx swainsonii White tailed kite Elanus leucurus Hook billed kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Gray headed kite Leptodon cayanensis Swallow tailed kite Elanoides forficatus Crested eagle Morphnus guianensis Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja Black hawk eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Black and white hawk eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus Ornate hawk eagle Spizaetus ornatus Black and chestnut eagle Spizaetus isidori Black collared hawk Busarellus nigricollis Snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Rufous thighed kite Harpagus diodon Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis Plumbeous kite Ictinia plumbea Cinereous harrier Circus cinereus Long winged harrier Circus buffoni Gray bellied hawk Accipiter poliogaster Sharp shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Bicolored hawk Accipiter bicolor Tiny hawk Microspizias superciliosus Crane hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Savanna hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Great black hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Solitary eagle Buteogallus solitarius Chaco eagle Buteogallus coronatus Roadside hawk Rupornis magnirostris Harris s hawk Parabuteo unicinctus White rumped hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous White tailed hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus Variable hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma Black chested buzzard eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Mantled hawk Pseudastur polionotus Gray lined hawk Buteo nitidus Broad winged hawk Buteo platypterus White throated hawk Buteo albigula Short tailed hawk Buteo brachyurus Swainson s hawk Buteo swainsoni Zone tailed hawk Buteo albonotatus Rufous tailed hawk Buteo ventralisBarn owls EditOrder Strigiformes Family TytonidaeBarn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart shaped faces They have long strong legs with powerful talons Barn owl Tyto albaOwls EditOrder Strigiformes Family StrigidaeThe typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey They have large forward facing eyes and ears a hawk like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk Tropical screech owl Megascops choliba Montane forest screech owl Megascops hoyi Long tufted screech owl Megascops sanctaecatarinae Black capped screech owl Megascops atricapilla Spectacled owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Tawny browed owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Rusty barred owl Strix hylophila Chaco owl Strix chacoensis Rufous legged owl Strix rufipes Mottled owl Strix virgata Black banded owl Strix huhula Yungas pygmy owl Glaucidium bolivianum Ferruginous pygmy owl Glaucidium brasilianum Austral pygmy owl Glaucidium nana Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia Buff fronted owl Aegolius harrisii Striped owl Asio clamator Stygian owl Asio stygius Short eared owl Asio flammeusTrogons EditOrder Trogoniformes Family TrogonidaeThe family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals Found in tropical woodlands worldwide they feed on insects and fruit and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits Although their flight is fast they are reluctant to fly any distance Trogons have soft often colorful feathers with distinctive male and female plumage Blue crowned trogon Trogon curucui Surucua trogon Trogon surrucura Black throated trogon Trogon rufus see note note 1 Motmots EditOrder Coraciiformes Family MomotidaeThe motmots have colorful plumage and long graduated tails which they display by waggling back and forth In most of the species the barbs near the ends of the two longest central tail feathers are weak and fall off leaving a length of bare shaft and creating a racket shaped tail Rufous capped motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus Amazonian motmot Momotus momotaKingfishers EditOrder Coraciiformes Family AlcedinidaeKingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads long pointed bills short legs and stubby tails Ringed kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus Amazon kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona American pygmy kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Green and rufous kingfisher Chloroceryle inda H Jacamars EditOrder Galbuliformes Family GalbulidaeThe jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America with a range that extends up to Mexico They feed on insects caught on the wing and are glossy elegant birds with long bills and tails In appearance and behavior they resemble the Old World bee eaters although they are more closely related to puffbirds Rufous tailed jacamar Galbula ruficauda H Puffbirds EditOrder Galbuliformes Family BucconidaeThe puffbirds are related to the jacamars and have the same range but lack the iridescent colors of that family They are mainly brown rufous or gray with large heads and flattened bills with hooked tips The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy giving rise to the English common name of the family Buff bellied puffbird Notharchus swainsoni White eared puffbird Nystalus chacuru Spot backed puffbird Nystalus maculatus Rusty breasted nunlet Nonnula rubeculaToucans EditOrder Piciformes Family RamphastidaeToucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length Toco toucan Ramphastos toco Red breasted toucan Ramphastos dicolorus Spot billed toucanet Selenidera maculirostris Saffron toucanet Pteroglossus bailloni Chestnut eared aracari Pteroglossus castanotisWoodpeckers EditOrder Piciformes Family PicidaeWoodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks short legs stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward while several species have only three toes Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks White barred piculet Picumnus cirratus Ochre collared piculet Picumnus temminckii White wedged piculet Picumnus albosquamatus Mottled piculet Picumnus nebulosus White woodpecker Melanerpes candidus Yellow fronted woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons White fronted woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum Smoky brown woodpecker Dryobates fumigatus White spotted woodpecker Dryobates spilogaster Checkered woodpecker Dryobates mixtus Striped woodpecker Dryobates lignarius Little woodpecker Dryobates passerinus Dot fronted woodpecker Dryobates frontalis Robust woodpecker Campephilus robustus Crimson crested woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos Cream backed woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon Magellanic woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus Lineated woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus Black bodied woodpecker Dryocopus schulzi Helmeted woodpecker Celeus galeatus Pale crested woodpecker Celeus lugubris Blond crested woodpecker Celeus flavescens Golden green woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros White browed woodpecker Piculus aurulentus Golden olive woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus Green barred woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros Chilean flicker Colaptes pitius Andean flicker Colaptes rupicola Campo flicker Colaptes campestrisSeriemas EditOrder Cariamiformes Family CariamidaeThe seriemas are terrestrial birds which run rather than fly though they are able to fly for short distances They have long legs necks and tails but only short wings reflecting their way of life They are brownish birds with short bills and erectile crests found on fairly dry open grasslands Red legged seriema Cariama cristata Black legged seriema Chunga burmeisteriFalcons EditOrder Falconiformes Family FalconidaeFalconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey They differ from hawks eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons Laughing falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans Barred forest falcon Micrastur ruficollis Collared forest falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Spot winged falconet Spiziapteryx circumcincta Crested caracara Caracara plancus Mountain caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus White throated caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis Striated caracara Phalcoboenus australis Yellow headed caracara Milvago chimachima Chimango caracara Milvago chimango American kestrel Falco sparverius Bat falcon Falco rufigularis Orange breasted falcon Falco deiroleucus Aplomado falcon Falco femoralis Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinusNew World and African parrots EditOrder Psittaciformes Family PsittacidaeParrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance All parrots are zygodactyl having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back Gray hooded parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara Mountain parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons Andean parakeet Bolborhynchus orbygnesius Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Yellow chevroned parakeet Brotogeris chiriri Pileated parrot Pionopsitta pileata Blue bellied parrot Triclaria malachitacea H Scaly headed parrot Pionus maximiliani Vinaceous breasted parrot Amazona vinacea Tucuman parrot Amazona tucumana Red spectacled parrot Amazona pretrei H Turquoise fronted parrot Amazona aestiva Scaly naped parrot Amazona mercenarius V Cobalt rumped parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius Blaze winged parakeet Pyrrhura devillei H Maroon bellied parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis Green cheeked parakeet Pyrrhura molinae Austral parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus Slender billed parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus V Burrowing parakeet Cyanoliseus patagonus Glaucous macaw Anodorhynchus glaucus possibly extinct 4 Peach fronted parakeet Eupsittula aurea Nanday parakeet Aratinga nenday Blue winged macaw Primolius maracana extirpated Yellow collared macaw Primolius auricollis Blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna H Military macaw Ara militaris Red and green macaw Ara chloropterus extirpated Blue crowned parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus Mitred parakeet Psittacara mitratus White eyed parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmusAntbirds EditOrder Passeriformes Family ThamnophilidaeThe antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America They are forest birds which tend to feed on insects at or near the ground A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat small invertebrates that leave their hiding places to flee from the ants Many species lack bright color brown black and white are the dominant tones Spot backed antshrike Hypoedaleus guttatus Giant antshrike Batara cinerea Large tailed antshrike Mackenziaena leachii Tufted antshrike Mackenziaena severa Great antshrike Taraba major White bearded antshrike Biatas nigropectus Barred antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus Rufous capped antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus Variable antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens Plain antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Black capped antwren Herpsilochmus atricapillus Rufous margined antwren Herpsilochmus frater Stripe backed antbird Myrmorchilus strigilatus Bertoni s antbird Drymophila rubricollis Dusky tailed antbird Drymophila malura Streak capped antwren Terenura maculata White shouldered fire eye Pyriglena leucopteraCrescentchests EditOrder Passeriformes Family MelanopareiidaeThese are smallish birds which inhabit regions of arid scrub They have a band across the chest which gives them their name Collared crescentchest Melanopareia torquata H Olive crowned crescentchest Melanopareia maximilianiGnateaters EditOrder Passeriformes Family ConopophagidaeThe gnateaters are round short tailed and long legged birds which are closely related to the antbirds Rufous gnateater Conopophaga lineataAntpittas EditOrder Passeriformes Family GrallariidaeThe members of this small family are found across northern South America and into Central America They are forest birds usually seen on the ground or in the low understory Variegated antpitta Grallaria varia White throated antpitta Grallaria albigula Speckle breasted antpitta Cryptopezus nattereriTapaculos EditOrder Passeriformes Family RhinocryptidaeThe tapaculos are small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species in South and Central America They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings They have strong legs well suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head Spotted bamboowren Psilorhamphus guttatus Crested gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata Sandy gallito Teledromas fuscus E Chestnut throated huet huet Pteroptochos castaneus Black throated huet huet Pteroptochos tarnii Chucao tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula Ochre flanked tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa Planalto tapaculo Scytalopus pachecoi Magellanic tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus Zimmer s tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri White browed tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris E Antthrushes EditOrder Passeriformes Family FormicariidaeAntthrushes resemble small rails with strong longish legs very short tails and stout bills Short tailed antthrush Chamaeza campanisona Rufous tailed antthrush Chamaeza ruficaudaOvenbirds EditOrder Passeriformes Family FurnariidaeOvenbirds comprise a large family of small sub oscine passerine bird species found in Central and South America They are a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate oven like clay nests built by some species although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock The woodcreepers are brownish birds which maintain an upright vertical posture supported by their stiff tail vanes They feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks Rufous breasted leaftosser Sclerurus scansor Slender billed miner Geositta tenuirostris Common miner Geositta cunicularia Puna miner Geositta punensis Rufous banded miner Geositta rufipennis Short billed miner Geositta antarctica Creamy rumped miner Geositta isabellina Olivaceous woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus Plain winged woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina Black banded woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes picumnus Planalto woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes platyrostris White throated woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis Great rufous woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major Lesser woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus Red billed scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Black billed scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius Scimitar billed woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii Narrow billed woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris Scalloped woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes falcinellus Plain xenops Xenops minutus Streaked xenops Xenops rutilans White throated treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis Rock earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola Straight billed earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus Band tailed earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus Bolivian earthcreeper Tarphonomus harterti Chaco earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Crested hornero Furnarius cristatus Sharp tailed streamcreeper Lochmias nematura Wren like rushbird Phleocryptes melanops Curve billed reedhaunter Limnornis curvirostris Patagonian forest earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior Scale throated earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria Buff breasted earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris Buff winged cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Blackish cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus Cordoba cinclodes Cinclodes comechingonus E Olrog s cinclodes Cinclodes olrogi E Cream winged cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris Gray flanked cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti White winged cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis Dark bellied cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus Sharp billed treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus Black capped foliage gleaner Philydor atricapillus White browed foliage gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis Ochre breasted foliage gleaner Anabacerthia lichtensteini Buff browed foliage gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata Buff fronted foliage gleaner Dendroma rufa Canebrake groundcreeper Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides White eyed foliage gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus Pearled treerunner Margarornis squamiger H Thorn tailed rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda Des Murs s wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii Tawny tit spinetail Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis Brown capped tit spinetail Leptasthenura fuliginiceps Tufted tit spinetail Leptasthenura platensis Plain mantled tit spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides Araucaria tit spinetail Leptasthenura setaria Rufous fronted thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons Streak fronted thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps Little thornbird Phacellodomus sibilatrix Spot breasted thornbird Phacellodomus maculipectus Freckle breasted thornbird Phacellodomus striaticollis Greater thornbird Phacellodomus ruber Orange breasted thornbird Phacellodomus ferrugineigula H Firewood gatherer Anumbius annumbi Lark like brushrunner Coryphistera alaudina Creamy breasted canastero Asthenes dorbignyi Short billed canastero Asthenes baeri Hudson s canastero Asthenes hudsoni Austral canastero Asthenes anthoides Scribble tailed canastero Asthenes maculicauda Puna canastero Asthenes sclateri Cordilleran canastero Asthenes modesta Sharp billed canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca Maquis canastero Asthenes heterura Straight billed reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris Sulphur bearded reedhaunter Limnoctites sulphuriferus Stripe crowned spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia Olive spinetail Cranioleuca obsoleta Patagonian canastero Pseudasthenes patagonica E Steinbach s canastero Pseudasthenes steinbachi E Bay capped wren spinetail Spartonoica maluroides Brown cacholote Pseudoseisura lophotes White throated cacholote Pseudoseisura gutturalis E Yellow chinned spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Chotoy spinetail Schoeniophylax phryganophilus Ochre cheeked spinetail Synallaxis scutata Gray bellied spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens Rufous capped spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla Spix s spinetail Synallaxis spixi Pale breasted spinetail Synallaxis albescens Sooty fronted spinetail Synallaxis frontalis Azara s spinetail Synallaxis azaraeManakins EditOrder Passeriformes Family PipridaeThe manakins are a family of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago They are compact forest birds the males typically being brightly colored although the females of most species are duller and usually green plumaged Manakins feed on small fruits berries and insects Yungas manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana Swallow tailed manakin Chiroxiphia caudata White bearded manakin Manacus manacus Band tailed manakin Pipra fasciicaudaCotingas EditOrder Passeriformes Family CotingidaeThe cotingas are birds of forests or forest edges in tropical South America Comparatively little is known about this diverse group although all have broad bills with hooked tips rounded wings and strong legs The males of many of the species are brightly colored or decorated with plumes or wattles White tipped plantcutter Phytotoma rutila Rufous tailed plantcutter Phytotoma rara Swallow tailed cotinga Phibalura flavirostris Red ruffed fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus Bare throated bellbird Procnias nudicollisTityras EditOrder Passeriformes Family TityridaeTityridae are suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics The species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae Pipridae and Cotingidae They are small to medium sized birds They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds Most but not all have plain coloring Black crowned tityra Tityra inquisitor Black tailed tityra Tityra cayana Masked tityra Tityra semifasciata Greenish schiffornis Schiffornis virescens White naped xenopsaris Xenopsaris albinucha Green backed becard Pachyramphus viridis Chestnut crowned becard Pachyramphus castaneus White winged becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Crested becard Pachyramphus validusSharpbill EditOrder Passeriformes Family OxyruncidaeThe sharpbill is a small bird of dense forests in Central and South America It feeds mostly on fruit but also eats insects Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatusTyrant flycatchers EditOrder Passeriformes Family TyrannidaeTyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers but are more robust and have stronger bills They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds Most but not all have plain coloring As the name implies most are insectivorous Wing barred piprites Piprites chloris Black capped piprites Piprites pileata White throated spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus Russet winged spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus H Southern antpipit Corythopis delalandi Southern bristle tyrant Pogonotriccus eximius Sao Paulo bristle tyrant Pogonotriccus paulista Mottle cheeked tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis Bay ringed tyrannulet Phylloscartes sylviolus Gray hooded flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris Sepia capped flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus Yellow olive flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens Eared pygmy tyrant Myiornis auricularis Drab breasted pygmy tyrant Hemitriccus diops Brown breasted pygmy tyrant Hemitriccus obsoletus Pearly vented tody tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer Ochre faced tody flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps Common tody flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum Cliff flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea Cinnamon flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Greater wagtail tyrant Stigmatura budytoides Plain tyrannulet Inezia inornata Fulvous crowned scrub tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus Southern beardless tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum Yellow bellied elaenia Elaenia flavogaster Large elaenia Elaenia spectabilis White crested elaenia Elaenia albiceps Small billed elaenia Elaenia parvirostris Olivaceous elaenia Elaenia mesoleuca Slaty elaenia Elaenia strepera Lesser elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis Highland elaenia Elaenia obscura Small headed elaenia Elaenia sordida Gray elaenia Myiopagis caniceps Greenish elaenia Myiopagis viridicata Suiriri flycatcher Suiriri suiriri Yellow tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola Rough legged tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri Greenish tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens Sclater s tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri Planalto tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus Tawny rumped tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis H Mouse colored tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina Buff banded tyrannulet Mecocerculus hellmayri White throated tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Yellow billed tit tyrant Anairetes flavirostris Tufted tit tyrant Anairetes parulus Bearded tachuri Polystictus pectoralis Sharp tailed tyrant Culicivora caudacuta Crested doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri Subtropical doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis Dinelli s doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana Warbling doradito Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris Ticking doradito Pseudocolopteryx citreola Sooty tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans White crested tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata Straneck s tyrannulet Serpophaga griseicapilla Rufous tailed attila Attila phoenicurus Piratic flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Large headed flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Lesser kiskadee Philohydor lictor V Cattle tyrant Machetornis rixosa Boat billed flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Golden crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Streaked flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Social flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Three striped flycatcher Conopias trivirgatus Variegated flycatcher Empidonomus varius Crowned slaty flycatcher Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus White throated kingbird Tyrannus albogularis H Tropical kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Fork tailed flycatcher Tyrannus savana Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Rufous casiornis Casiornis rufus Sibilant sirystes Sirystes sibilator Dusky capped flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Swainson s flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Short crested flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Brown crested flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Long tailed tyrant Colonia colonus Bran colored flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Patagonian tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris d Orbigny s chat tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides White browed chat tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Southern scrub flycatcher Sublegatus modestus Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Black backed water tyrant Fluvicola albiventer Masked water tyrant Fluvicola nengeta White headed marsh tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala Streamer tailed tyrant Gubernetes yetapa Black and white monjita Heteroxolmis dominicanus Cock tailed tyrant Alectrurus tricolor Extirpated Strange tailed tyrant Alectrurus risora Austral negrito Lessonia rufa Andean negrito Lessonia oreas Spectacled tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus Plumbeous black tyrant Knipolegus cabanisi Blue billed black tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris Cinereous tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps White winged black tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus Hudson s black tyrant Knipolegus hudsoni Yellow browed tyrant Satrapa icterophrys Spot billed ground tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris Puna ground tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis Cinereous ground tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus Ochre naped ground tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha Rufous naped ground tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex Dark faced ground tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus White browed ground tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora Cinnamon bellied ground tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus Black fronted ground tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis Rufous webbed bush tyrant Cnemarchus rufipennis White rumped monjita Xolmis velatus V White monjita Xolmis irupero Fire eyed diucon Pyrope pyrope Gray monjita Nengetus cinereus Black crowned monjita Neoxolmis coronatus Chocolate vented tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris Salinas monjita Neoxolmis salinarum E Rusty backed monjita Neoxolmis rubetra E Black billed shrike tyrant Agriornis montanus White tailed shrike tyrant Agriornis albicauda Great shrike tyrant Agriornis lividus Gray bellied shrike tyrant Agriornis micropterus Lesser shrike tyrant Agriornis murinus Streak throated bush tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Fuscous flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus Euler s flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Olive sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi V Smoke colored pewee Contopus fumigatus Eastern wood pewee Contopus virens V Tropical pewee Contopus cinereus Shear tailed gray tyrant Muscipipra vetula Many colored rush tyrant Tachuris rubrigastraVireos EditOrder Passeriformes Family VireonidaeThe vireos are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills Rufous browed peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Rufous crowned greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Chivi vireo Vireo chiviJays EditOrder Passeriformes Family CorvidaeThe family Corvidae includes crows ravens jays choughs magpies treepies nutcrackers and ground jays Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence Purplish jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Azure jay Cyanocorax caeruleus Plush crested jay Cyanocorax chrysopsSwallows EditOrder Passeriformes Family HirundinidaeThe family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding They have a slender streamlined body long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking and the front toes are partially joined at the base Blue and white swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Black collared swallow Pygochelidon melanoleuca Tawny headed swallow Alopochelidon fucata Andean swallow Orochelidon andecola Southern rough winged swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Brown chested martin Progne tapera Purple martin Progne subis V Gray breasted martin Progne chalybea Southern martin Progne elegans White winged swallow Tachycineta albiventer White rumped swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa Chilean swallow Tachycineta leucopyga Bank swallow Riparia riparia Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaWrens EditOrder Passeriformes Family TroglodytidaeThe wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs These birds have short wings and thin down turned bills Several species often hold their tails upright All are insectivorous House wren Troglodytes aedon Mountain wren Troglodytes solstitialis Grass wren Cistothorus platensis Thrush like wren Campylorhynchus turdinusGnatcatchers EditOrder Passeriformes Family PolioptilidaeThese dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their build and habits moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects The gnatcatchers and gnatwrens are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore s long sharp bill They are birds of fairly open woodland or scrub which nest in bushes or trees Creamy bellied gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea Masked gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicolaDonacobius EditOrder Passeriformes Family DonacobiidaeThe black capped donacobius is found in wet habitats from Panama across northern South America and east of the Andes to Argentina and Paraguay Black capped donacobius Donacobius atricapillaDippers EditOrder Passeriformes Family CinclidaeDippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas Europe and Asia They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements Rufous throated dipper Cinclus schulziiThrushes EditOrder Passeriformes Family TurdidaeThe thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World They are plump soft plumaged small to medium sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores often feeding on the ground Many have attractive songs Speckled nightingale thrush Catharus maculatus Veery Catharus fuscescens H Swainson s thrush Catharus ustulatus Austral thrush Turdus falcklandii Yellow legged thrush Turdus flavipes Pale breasted thrush Turdus leucomelas Cocoa thrush Turdus fumigatus Rufous bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris Creamy bellied thrush Turdus amaurochalinus Andean slaty thrush Turdus nigriceps Blacksmith thrush Turdus subalaris Chiguanco thrush Turdus chiguanco Glossy black thrush Turdus serranus White necked thrush Turdus albicollisMockingbirds EditOrder Passeriformes Family MimidaeThe mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers mockingbirds tremblers and the New World catbirds These birds are notable for their vocalizations especially their ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors Their coloring tends towards dull grays and browns Chilean mockingbird Mimus thenca Patagonian mockingbird Mimus patagonicus Chalk browed mockingbird Mimus saturninus White banded mockingbird Mimus triurus Brown backed mockingbird Mimus dorsalisStarlings EditOrder Passeriformes Family SturnidaeStarlings are small to medium sized passerine birds Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious Their preferred habitat is fairly open country They eat insects and fruit Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen Crested myna Acridotheres cristatellus I European starling Sturnus vulgaris I Old World sparrows EditOrder Passeriformes Family PasseridaeSparrows are small passerine birds In general sparrows tend to be small plump brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks Sparrows are seed eaters but they also consume small insects House sparrow Passer domesticus I Pipits and wagtails EditOrder Passeriformes Family MotacillidaeMotacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails They include the wagtails longclaws and pipits They are slender ground feeding insectivores of open country Yellowish pipit Anthus chii Short billed pipit Anthus furcatus Pampas pipit Anthus chacoensis E Correndera pipit Anthus correndera Ochre breasted pipit Anthus nattereri Hellmayr s pipit Anthus hellmayri Paramo pipit Anthus bogotensisFinches EditOrder Passeriformes Family FringillidaeFinches are seed eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak usually conical and in some species very large All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings and most sing well European greenfinch Chloris chloris I European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis I Thick billed siskin Spinus crassirostris Hooded siskin Spinus magellanicus Black siskin Spinus atratus Yellow rumped siskin Spinus uropygialis Black chinned siskin Spinus barbatus Golden rumped euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala Blue naped chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea Purple throated euphonia Euphonia chlorotica Green throated euphonia Euphonia chalybea Violaceous euphonia Euphonia violacea Chestnut bellied euphonia Euphonia pectoralisSparrows EditOrder Passeriformes Family PasserellidaeMost of the species are known as sparrows but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae Many of these have distinctive head patterns Common chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus Yungas sparrow Rhynchospiza dabennei Chaco sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps Grassland sparrow Ammodramus humeralis Yellow browed sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons H White browed brushfinch Arremon torquatus Moss backed sparrow Arremon dorbignii Saffron billed sparrow Arremon flavirostris Rufous collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Fulvous headed brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps Yellow striped brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus E Blackbirds EditOrder Passeriformes Family IcteridaeThe icterids are a group of small to medium sized often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles New World blackbirds and New World orioles Most species have black as the predominant plumage color often enlivened by yellow orange or red Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus White browed meadowlark Leistes superciliaris Pampas meadowlark Leistes defilippii Long tailed meadowlark Leistes loyca Crested oropendola Psarocolius decumanus Solitary black cacique Cacicus solitarius Golden winged cacique Cacicus chrysopterus Red rumped cacique Cacicus haemorrhous Orange backed troupial Icterus croconotus Variable oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus Screaming cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris Giant cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus Shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Scarlet headed blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Austral blackbird Curaeus curaeus Chopi blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi Grayish baywing Agelaioides badius Unicolored blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus Yellow winged blackbird Agelasticus thilius Chestnut capped blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus Saffron cowled blackbird Xanthopsar flavus Yellow rumped marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro Brown and yellow marshbird Pseudoleistes virescensWood warblers EditOrder Passeriformes Family ParulidaeThe wood warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World Most are arboreal but some are terrestrial Most members of this family are insectivores Northern waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis H Masked yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis American redstart Setophaga ruticilla H Tropical parula Setophaga pitiayumi Yellow warbler Setophaga petechia H Blackpoll warbler Setophaga striata V Flavescent warbler Myiothlypis flaveola White browed warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara Pale legged warbler Myiothlypis signata Riverbank warbler Myiothlypis rivularis Two banded warbler Myiothlypis bivittata Golden crowned warbler Basileuterus culicivorus Brown capped redstart Myioborus brunnicepsCardinal grosbeaks EditOrder Passeriformes Family CardinalidaeThe cardinals are a family of robust seed eating birds with strong bills They are typically associated with open woodland The sexes usually have distinct plumages Hepatic tanager Piranga flava Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea V Red crowned ant tanager Habia rubica Black backed grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris Blackish blue seedeater Amaurospiza moesta Glaucous blue grosbeak Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea Ultramarine grosbeak Cyanoloxia brissoniiTanagers EditOrder Passeriformes Family ThraupidaeThe tanagers are a large group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World mainly in the tropics Many species are brightly colored As a family they are omnivorous but individual species specialize in eating fruits seeds insects or other types of food Most have short rounded wings Hooded tanager Nemosia pileata Plushcap Catamblyrhynchus diadema Guira tanager Hemithraupis guira Chestnut vented conebill Conirostrum speciosum Giant conebill Conirostrum binghami H Stripe tailed yellow finch Sicalis citrina Puna yellow finch Sicalis lutea Bright rumped yellow finch Sicalis uropygialis Citron headed yellow finch Sicalis luteocephala Greater yellow finch Sicalis auriventris Greenish yellow finch Sicalis olivascens Monte yellow finch Sicalis mendozae E Patagonian yellow finch Sicalis lebruni Saffron finch Sicalis flaveola Grassland yellow finch Sicalis luteola Black hooded sierra finch Phrygilus atriceps Gray hooded sierra finch Phrygilus gayi Patagonian sierra finch Phrygilus patagonicus Plumbeous sierra finch Geospizopsis unicolor Ash breasted sierra finch Geospizopsis plebejus Mourning sierra finch Rhopospina fruticeti Band tailed sierra finch Rhopospina alaudina Carbonated sierra finch Rhopospina carbonaria E Red backed sierra finch Idiopsar dorsalis Glacier finch Idiopsar speculifer H Boulder finch Idiopsar brachyurus White bridled finch Melanodera melanodera Yellow bridled finch Melanodera xanthogramma Band tailed seedeater Catamenia analis Plain colored seedeater Catamenia inornata Gray bellied flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria H Rusty flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Slaty finch Haplospiza rustica H Uniform finch Haplospiza unicolor Blue black grassquit Volatinia jacarina Ruby crowned tanager Tachyphonus coronatus White lined tanager Tachyphonus rufus Black goggled tanager Trichothraupis melanops Red crested finch Coryphospingus cucullatus Silver beaked tanager Ramphocelus carbo H Brazilian tanager Ramphocelus bresilius H Coal crested finch Charitospiza eucosma V Red legged honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus V Swallow tanager Tersina viridis Blue dacnis Dacnis cayana Lined seedeater Sporophila lineola White bellied seedeater Sporophila leucoptera Pearly bellied seedeater Sporophila pileata Tawny bellied seedeater Sporophila hypoxantha Ibera seedeater Sporophila iberaensis E Dark throated seedeater Sporophila ruficollis Marsh seedeater Sporophila palustris Rufous rumped seedeater Sporophila hypochroma Chestnut seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea Black bellied seedeater Sporophila melanogaster V Chestnut bellied seed finch Sporophila angolensis Yellow bellied seedeater Sporophila nigricollis V Double collared seedeater Sporophila caerulescens Temminck s seedeater Sporophila falcirostris Buffy fronted seedeater Sporophila frontalis H Plumbeous seedeater Sporophila plumbea H Rusty collared seedeater Sporophila collaris Many colored chaco finch Saltatricula multicolor Bluish gray saltator Saltator coerulescens Green winged saltator Saltator similis Thick billed saltator Saltator maxillosus Golden billed saltator Saltator aurantiirostris Black throated grosbeak Saltator fuliginosus Black masked finch Coryphaspiza melanotis Great Pampa finch Embernagra platensis Wedge tailed grass finch Emberizoides herbicola Lesser grass finch Emberizoides ypiranganus Bolivian warbling finch Poospiza boliviana Cinnamon warbling finch Poospiza ornata E Black and chestnut warbling finch Poospiza whitii Black and rufous warbling finch Poospiza nigrorufa Tucuman mountain finch Poospiza baeri E Rufous sided warbling finch Poospizopsis hypochondria Orange headed tanager Thlypopsis sordida Chestnut headed tanager Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma Rust and yellow tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps Rusty browed warbling finch Microspingus erythrophrys Gray throated warbling finch Microspingus cabanisi Ringed warbling finch Microspingus torquatus Black capped warbling finch Microspingus melanoleucus Long tailed reed finch Donacospiza albifrons Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Dull colored grassquit Asemospiza obscura Sooty grassquit Asemospiza fuliginosa Black crested finch Lophospingus pusillus Gray crested finch Lophospingus griseocristatus Diuca finch Diuca diuca Yellow cardinal Gubernatrix cristata Red crested cardinal Paroaria coronata Yellow billed cardinal Paroaria capitata Diademed tanager Stephanophorus diadematus Cinnamon tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus H Magpie tanager Cissopis leverianus Fawn breasted tanager Pipraeidea melanonota Blue and yellow tanager Rauenia bonariensis Rufous bellied mountain tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris Black backed tanager Stilpnia peruviana H Chestnut backed tanager Stilpnia preciosa Burnished buff tanager Stilpnia cayana Green headed tanager Tangara seledon Red necked tanager Tangara cyanocephala H Sayaca tanager Thraupis sayaca Palm tanager Thraupis palmarumNotes Edit The SACC has split black throated trogon into five species Proposal 921 but has not assigned English names so the proposal has not been implemented and the counts do not reflect the change References Edit Pearman Mark Areta Nacho May 31 2023 Species lists of birds for South American countries and territories Argentina South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society Retrieved May 31 2023 Remsen J V Jr J I Areta E Bonaccorso S Claramunt G Del Rio A Jaramillo D F Lane M B Robbins F G Stiles and K J Zimmer Version 31 May 2023 A classification of the bird species of South America American Ornithological Society https www museum lsu edu Remsen SACCBaseline htm retrieved May 31 2023 Vander Pluym David amp Sterling John 2019 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata in Argentina first record for South America Cotinga 41 41 43 Collar N P F D Boesman and C J Sharpe 2020 Glaucous Macaw Anodorhynchus glaucus version 1 0 In Birds of the World J del Hoyo A Elliott J Sargatal D A Christie and E de Juana Editors Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca NY USA https doi org 10 2173 bow glamac1 01See also EditList of birds Lists of birds by regionExternal links EditBirds of Argentina and its departments World Institute for Conservation and EnvironmentFurther reading EditJuan Mazar and Mark Pearman 2001 Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Argentina Lynx Edicions p 164 ISBN 978 84 87334 32 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of birds of Argentina amp oldid 1162844707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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