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ARGENTINA

25 December 1998 - 7 February, 1999

by Greg Roberts

With Glenn Scherf for the first four weeks, the following itinerary was followed.

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SPECIES SEEN:

Common names follow James Clements' 1991 checklist, as amended at the time of writing.

L in the "L" column denotes lifer.

C = Common.

U = Uncommon.

'Iguazu', 'Calilegua' and 'El Palmar'  refer to the national parks of those names.

'North-west Andes' refers to the region generally between Tafi del Valle and Laguna Pozuelos.

The general term 'chaco' refers to that habitat visited in various places between Cordoba and J.V. Gonzalez.

'Yungas' refers to the forest of that name between the road to Tafi del Valle and Calilegua National Park.

'Eastern wetlands' refers to the wetlands of Buenos Aires and Entre Rios provinces.

'Tierra del Fuego' refers to the province of that name (Isla Grande).

THE FAILURE TO LIST SPECIFIC LOCALITIES MEANS THE SPECIES WAS SEEN AT MORE THAN THREE SITES.

BIRDS
 
SPECIES L NOTES
Magellanic Penguin  - common in Beagle Channel on breeding island
Gentoo Penguin  L 2 adults and 1 large young in middle of Magellanics' colony
Greater Rhea  L 1 at Reserve Campos del Tuyu
Lesser Rhea  - small party at Laguna Pozuelos
Tataupa Tinamou  L 1 behind Hotel Los Orquideas
Solitary Tinamou  L 1 in Iguazu
Ornate Tinamou  L 1 at Laguna Pozuelos; 1 between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Brushland Tinamou  L small nos near J.V. Gonzalez; 1 roadside between San Jose de las Salinas and Fria
Andean Tinamou  L 1 at El Infiernilla
Spotted Tinamou  L C - El Palmar, Puerto Boco and roadside in Cordoba province
Darwin's Tinamou  - heard near La Cumbre
Quebracho Crested-Tinamou  L small nos near J.V. Gonzalez
White-tufted Grebe - -
Great Grebe - -
Pied-billed Grebe - -
Black-browed Albatross  - C in Beagle Channel
Sooty Shearwater  - C in Beagle Channel
Magellanic Diving-Petrel  L 8 in Beagle Channel
Southern Giant-Petrel - -
Olivaceous Cormorant - -
Rock Cormorant  - C in Beagle Channel
Imperial Common  - C around Tierra del Fuego
White-necked Heron - -
Whistling Heron - -
Rufescent Tiger-Heron  - 1 at Puerto Boco
Fasciated Tiger-Heron  L 1 along river below Tafi del Valle
Great Egret - -
Cattle Egret - -
Snowy Egret - -
Black-crowned Night-Heron - -
Striated Heron - -
Wood Stork - -
Maguari Stork  - C in Entre Rios and Buenos Aires provinces
Black-faced Ibis  - C in Tierra del Fuego
White-faced Ibis - -
Bare-faced Ibis - -
Roseate Spoonbill  - small nos at Punta Rasa
Chilean Flamingo  - C - Punta Rasa,; around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Andean Flamingo  L C around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Puna Flamingo  L C around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Southern Screamer  - C at Ceibas; small nos Buenos Aires province
Comb Duck  - 1 at J.V. Gonzalez
Fulvous Tree-Duck - -
White-faced Tree-Duck - -
Coscoroba Swan - -
Black-necked Swan - -
Kelp Goose  L 1 in Beagle Channel; 1 on Ushuaia foreshore
Upland Goose  L C in Tierra del Fuego
Ashy-headed Goose  L C in Tierra del Feugo
Ruddy-headed Goose  L 1 15km north of Rio Grande; pair near Estancia los Flamingos, west of Rio Grande
Andean Goose  L C around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Crested Duck  - C in Tierra del Fuego and around Abra Pampa
Chiloe Wigeon - -
Brown Pintail - -
Speckled Teal - -
Cinnamon Teal - -
Puna Teal  L U around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Silver Teal - -
Rosy-billed Pochard - -
Torrent Duck  - pair on Rio Yala
Flightless Steamer-Duck  L C in Beagle Channel
Flying Steamer-Duck  L C in Beagle Channel; U in Tierra del Fuego Nat Park
Brazilian Duck - -
Ringed Teal  L pair at Puerto Boco
Andean Duck  L pair on Carneiga Dam
Lake Duck  L C at Costanera Sur
Andean Condor  L 1 in Tierra del Fuego Nat Park; 1 between Tafi del Valle and Cafayete; 1 at Pampa de Achala
Black Vulture - -
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture  - 1 in Iguazu
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle  - C in Tierra del Fuego and north-west Andes
Swallow-tailed Kite  - U in Calilegua and Iguazu
White-tailed Kite - -
Plumbeous Kite  - C in Iguazu
Snail Kite - -
Long-winged Harrier  - U but widespread
Cinereous Harrier - U but widespread
Grey-bellied Goshawk  L 1 juvenile at Iguazu
Rufous-thighed Hawk  L 1 at Iguazu
Roadside Hawk - -
White-tailed Hawk - -
Swainson's Hawk - -
Red-backed Hawk  - U in Tierra del Fuego and north-west Andes
Puna Hawk  L 1 at Laguna Pozuelos; 1 near Ambra Pampa
Short-tailed Hawk - -
Savannah Hawk  - 1 near J.V. Gonzalez
Mountain Caracara  L U around Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
White-throated Caracara  L 6 at Ushuaia municipal dump
Crested Caracara - -
Chimango Caracara - -
Spot-winged Falconet  L 3 near La Cumbre
called in with tape by Hernan - -
Aplomado Falcon - U but widespread
American Kestrel - -
Chaco Chachalaca  L C around J.V. Gonzales and en route to Metan
Dusky-legged Guan  L 1 at El Caldera
Rusty-margined Guan  L 1 in Iguazu
Limpkin - -
Giant Wood-Rail  L C at Ceibas and Puerto Boco
Grey-necked Wood-Rail - -
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail  L 1 at Iguazu
Plumbeous Rail  - seen 6 times in Buenos Aires province
Rufous-sided Crake  - 1 at Atalaya
Red-and-White Crake  L 1 near Belen de Escobar in Parana Delta
Paint-billed Crake  L 1 near Tumbay in roadside marsh
Giant Coot  L small nos Laguna Pozuelos
Slate-coloured  L Andean Coot C in north-west Andes
Red-gartered Coot - -
White-winged Coot - -
Red-fronted Coot - -
Common Gallinule - -
Black-legged Seriema  L 1 on track near J.V. Gonzalez at midday- others heard in vicinity
Red-legged Seriema  - heard only - along Salta-Jujuy road and near San Pedro
Wattled Jacana - -
American Oystercatcher - -
Magellanic Oystercatcher  - C in Tierra del Fuego
Blackish Oystercatcher  - U on Ushuaia foreshore
Andean Avocet  L 2 near Abra Pampa
White-backed Stilt - -
Southern Lapwing - -
Andean Lapwing  L U around Laguna Pozuelos and along Cachi-Salta road
American Golden Plover  L C around San Clemente
Tawny-throated Dotterel  - groups near Rio Grande and along Cachi-Salta road
Two-banded Plover  L C in Tierra del Fuego and at Punta Rasa
Puna Plover  L 4 at Laguna Pozuelos
Semipalmated Plover - -
Magellanic Plover  L 3 around pool 10km west of Estancia Maria Behety ie 28km west of Rio Grande
Greater Yellowlegs - -
Lesser Yellowlegs - -
Solitary Sandpiper - -
Spotted Sandpiper - -
Baird's Sandpiper - -
White-rumped Sandpiper - -
Hudsonian Godwit  - C at Punta Rasa
South American Snipe - -
Wilson's Phalarope - -
Turnstone - -
Least Seedsnipe  - C in Tierra del Feugo
Snowy Sheathbill  - U in Beagle Channel
Southern Skua  L U in Beagle Channel
Chilean Skua  L C in Beagle Channel and around Ushuaia
Dolphin Gull  - C in Tierra del Fuego
Olrog's Gull  L 35 at roost at Mundo Marino
Kelp Gull - -
Andean Gull  L U at Carneiga Dam and Laguna Pozuelos
Grey-hooded Gull - -
Brown-hooded Gull - -
Snowy-crowned Tern  L C at Punta Rasa
Common Tern - -
South American Tern  - C in Beagle Channel
Black Skimmer  - U at Punta Rasa
Pale-vented Pigeon - -
Picazuro Pigeon - -
Spot-winged Pigeon  L C in Entre Rios and in chaco
Rock Dove - -
Eared Dove - -
Picui Ground-Dove - -
Black-winged Ground-Dove  L C at El Infiernilla
Bare-eyed Ground-Dove  L C at El Infiernilla
Golden-spotted Ground-Dove  L C around Laguna Pozuelos
White-tipped Dove - -
White-faced Dove  L small nos at El Caldera and in Calilegua
Grey-fronted Dove  - U at Iguazu
Golden-collared Macaw  L 2 in Calilegua
Mitred Parakeet  L C in yungas
Blue-crowned Parakeet  L party near J.V. Gonzalez
White-eyed Parakeet  - C at Iguazu
Burrowing Parrot  L C between Cafayete and Cachi
Austral Parakeet  L 3 between Ushuaia and Rio Grande
Monk Parakeet - -
Green-cheeked Parakeet  L C at El Caldera and in Calilegua
Maroon-bellied Parakeet  L C around Iguazu
Grey-hooded Parakeet  L U along Cachi-Salta road; between Jujuy and Tumbay; and at Pampa de Achala
Mountain Parakeet  L C - near Cachi and between Tumbay and Laguna Pozuelos
Blue-winged Parrotlet  L C around Iguazu
Pileated Parrot  L U in Iguazu
Scaly-headed Parrot  L C in Iguazu and yungas
Blue-fronted Parrot  L 6 near J.V. Gonzalez
Tucuman Parrot  L small party in Calilegua
Dark-billed Cuckoo  - U but widespread
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo  L 1 in Iguazu
Ash-coloured Cuckoo  L 1 near San Jose de las Salinas
Greater Ani - -
Smooth-billed Ani - -
Guira Cukoo - -
Squirrel Cuckoo - -
Barn Owl - -
Burrowing Owl - -
Short-eared Owl  - 1 near Abra Pampa
Tropical Screech-Owl  - heard only near La Cumbre and Icho Cruz
Little Nightjar  L small nos near J. V. Gonzalez
Rufous Nightjar  - 1 near Calilegua
White-collared Swift - -
Great Dusky Swift  L C in Iguazu
Ashy-tailed Swift  L U around Iguazu and in north-west Andes
Andean Swift  L U but widespread in north-west Andes
Scale-throated Hermit  L 2 in Iguazu
Planalto Hermit  L 2 in Calilegua
Red-tailed Comet  L C and widespread in various habitats from Cordoba north
Blue-tufted Starthroat  L 1 in El Palmar; several near J.V. Gonzalez
Sparkling Violetear  - U along Cachi-Salta road and near Humahuaca
White-vented Violetear  L 1 near Tafi del Valle
White-throated Hummingbird  L 1 at Punta Rasa
White-bellied Hummingbird  L small nos in Calilegua
Violet-capped Woodnymph  L small nos in Iguazu
Speckled Hummingbird  - 1 at El Caldera
Plovercrest  L 1 at Hotel Los Orquideas
Glittering-bellied Emerald - -
Gilded Sapphire  L C - Atalaya Ezeiza and Iguazu
Slender-tailed Woodstar  L U at El Caldera and in Calilegua
Giant Hummingbird  L 1 near Humahuaca
Black-throated Trogon  - 1 in Iguazu
Surucua Trogon  L 6 in Iguazu
Blue-crowned Trogon  L 1 near San Pedro
Ringed Kingfisher - -
Amazon Kingfisher - -
Green Kingfisher - -
Rufous-capped Motmot  L 1 in Iguazu
Chesnut-eared Aracari  L small nos around Hotel Los Orquideas
Toco Toucan  L C around Iguazu
Red-breasted Toucan  L 1 near Hotel Los Orquideas; 2 in Iguazu
Rusty-breasted Nunlet  L 2 in Iguazu
Spot-backed Puffbird  L pairs near Metan and near San Jose de las Salinas
Camp Flicker - -
Andean Flicker  L U but widespread in north-west Andes
Golden-breasted Woodpecker  L C and widespread
Blond-crested Woodpecker  L 4 in Iguazu
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker  L C around Iguazu
White-fronted Woodpecker  L pair 30km south of Cachi
Checkered Woodpecker  L pair at Atalaya; 1 near J.V. Gonzalez
White-spotted Woodpecker  L C in Iguazu
Dot-fronted Woodpecker  - heard only in Calilegua
Ochre-collared Piculet  L C in Iguazu
White-barred Piculet  L 1 near Palma Sola; 1 near Dean Fumes
Lineated Woodpecker - -
Cream-backed Woodpecker  L 4 near Palma Sola
Robust Woodpecker  L 4 in Iguazu; 1 at Hotel Los Orquideas
Magellanic Woodpecker  L 3 in Tierra del Fuego Nat Park
Great Rufous Woodcreeper  L 1 near J.V. Gonzalez
White-throated Woodcrepper  L 1 in Iguazu
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper  L 1 at Ceibas; 1 near Metan
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper - -
Lesser Woodcreeper  L 1 in Iguazu
Thrush-like Woodcreeper  L 1 in Iguazu
Olivaceous Woodcreeper  - C around Iguazu; 1 near Tucuman
Rufous-banded Miner  L 2 on Cachi-Salta road
Puna Miner  L small nos between Abra Pampa and Laguno Pozuelos
Common Miner  - small nos between Abra Pampa and Laguno Pozuelos and along Cachi-Salta road
Short-billed Miner  L U behind coast south of Rio Grande
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper  L 3 at El Infiernilla
Rock Earthcreeper  L 4 along Cachi-Salta road; 3 between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Straight-billed Earthcreeper  L 2 between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Chaco Earthcreeper  L 1 near J.V. Gonzalez
Dark-bellied Cinclodes  L C in Tierra del Fuego
Grey-flanked Cinclodes  L 1 at Martial Glacier
White-winged Cinclodes  L U at El Infiernilla and between Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Bar-winged Cinclodes  - C and widespread
Comechingones  L Cordoba Cinclodes C at Pampa de Achala
Olrog's Cinclodes  L C at Pampa de Achala
Rufous Hornero - -
Crested Hornero  L C in chaco
Brown Cacholote  L C in chaco
Canebrake Groundcreeper  L 1 in Iguazu
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner  L U in Iguazu
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner  - U in Iguazu
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner  L C in yungas; 1 in El Palmar
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner  L C in Iguazu
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner  L C in Iguazu
Curve-billed Reedhaunter  L 1 at Otamendi
Sulphur-bearded Spinetail  - small nos Reserve Campos del Tuyu
Yellow-throated Spinetail  - U at Ceibas and Puerto Boco
Pale-breasted Spinetail  - U in chaco
Stripe-crowned Spinetail  L U but widespread in chaco in Cordoba province
Sooty-fronted Spinetail  L C in chaco; 2 at El Caldera
Chotoy Spinetail  L 2 at Ceibas
Azara's  L Buff-browed Spinetail U at El Caldera and in Calilegua
Rufous-capped Spinetail  L 2 in Iguazu
Ochre-cheeked Spinetail  L 4 in Calilegua
Chicli Spinetail  L U at Atalaya and Otamendi
Bay-capped Wren-spinetail  L U at Punta Rasa
Atalaya and Otamendi - -
Wren-like Rushbird  - C in eastern wetlands
Thorn-tailed Rayadito  L C in Tierra del Fuego
Firewood-gatherer  L U in San Clemente area and elsewhere in Buenos Aires province
Lark-like Brushrunner  L C in chaco
Short-billed Canastero  L C in chaco; small nos along Cachi-Salta road
Creamy-breasted Canastero  L C between Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos; small nos between Jujuy and Humahuaca
Cordilleran Canastero  - U but widespread in north-west Andes
Hudson's Canastero  L 3 at Punta Rasa
Austral Canastero  L 2 near Cabo Penas
Puna  L Cordoba Canastero 2 at El Infiernilla; 1 at Pampa de Achala
Tufted Tit-spinetail  L 1 at Ceibas; 1 near Dean Fumes
Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail  - 1 between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail  L C along Cachi-Salta road
Common  - Rufous-fronted Thornbird C near J.V. Gonzalez and at Carneiga Dam
Little Thornbird  L 1 near San Jose de las Salinas
Freckle-breasted Thornbird  - U in eastern wetlands
Streak-fronted Thornbird  L 2 between Humahuaca and Laguna Pozuelos
White-throated Treerunner  L 1 in Tierra del Fuego Nat Park
Sharp-billed Treehunter  L 1 in Iguazu
Streaked Xenops  - C in Iguazu
Plain Xenops  - U in Iguazu
Giant Antshrike  L 3 birds seen separately in Calilegua
Tufted Antshrike  L 1 in Iguazu
Great Antshrike  - U in chaco
Variable Antshrike  L C - in Iguazu El Palmar, Calilegua and at J. V. Gonzalez
Plain Antvireo - C in Iguazu
Rufous-winged Antwren  L small nos in Iguazu
Black-capped Antwren  L 1 in Calilegua
Rufous Gnateater  L 1 in Iguazu
Short-tailed Ant-thrush  L 1 in Iguazu, others calling
White-throated Antpitta  L 1 in Calilegua, others calling
Crested Gallito  L C near J.V. Gonzalez
Sandy Gallito  L 1 between Cachi and Rio Tin Tin, others calling
Olive-crowned Crescentchest  L 2 called in near La Cumbre with tape by Hernan
White-browed Tapaculo  L 1 at El Infiernilla
Crested Becard  L U but widespread in yungas
Green-backed Becard  L 2 in El Palmar
White-naped Xenopsaris  L 1 at Ceibas
Blue Manakin  - C in Iguazu
Greenish Schiffornis  - small nos in Iguazu
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant  L C at El Infiernilla
White Monjita  L C and widespread
Black-crowned Monjita  L 1 near La Cumbre
Fire-eyed Duicon  L 2 between Ushuaia and Rio Grande
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant  L 2 between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant  L 1 near Rio Grande
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant  L C in Tierra del Fuego
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant  L 4 at Pampa de Achala
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant  L 2 at Martial Glacier
Andean Negrito  L small nos around Laguno Pozuelos and near Humahuaca
White-browed Chat-Tyrant  L C between Cachi and Salta
Spectacled Tyrant - -
Black Phoebe - -
Long-tailed Tyrant  - 1 at Hotel Los Orquideas
White-winged Black-Tyrant  L C in north-west Andes
Andean Tyrant  L 2 in Calilegua
Cinereous Tyrant  L 1 near San Jose de las Salinas
Variegated Flycatcher - -
Streaked Flycatcher - -
Black-backed Water-Tyrant  L U at Ceibas and Costanera Sur
Sooty Tyrannulet  - U in eastern wetlands
Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant  - U - San Clemente and Otamendi
Cattle Tyrant - -
Yellow-browed Tyrant  L 1 near Tumbay
Great Kiskadee - -
Boat-billed Flycatcher - -
Three-striped Flycatcher L 1 behind Hotel Los Orquideas
Tropical Kingbird - -
Fork-tailed Flycatcher - -
Sirystes  L C in Iguazu
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher  L C in chaco and in El Palmar
Rufous Casiornis  L two 30km south of Cachi
Brown-crested Flycatcher - -
Dusky-capped Flycatcher  - U in yungas
Swainson's Flycatcher  L 1 in El Palmar
Smoke-coloured Pewee  - U in yungas
Euler's Flycatcher - -
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher  L U - near Palma Sola and J.V. Gonzalez
Suiriri Flycatcher  L 1 at Otamendi; 1 near Jujuy
Cinnamon Flycatcher - -
Bran-coloured Flycatcher - -
Large-headed Flatbill  L 1 in Iguazu
Yellow-olive Flycatcher - -
Russet-winged Spadebill  L 1 in Iguazu
Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant  L 1 in Iguazu
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher  L U - Iguazu and Calilega
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant  - U - J.V. Gonzalez and Carneiga Dam
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant  L small nos in Iguazu
Southern Bristle-Tyrant  L 2 in Iguazu
Bay-ringed Tyrannulet  L 1 in Iguazu
Sao Paulo Tyrannulet  L 1 in Iguazu
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet  L 2 in Iguazu; widespread in yungas
Yellow Tyrannulet  - U in Iguazu
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant  L 1 at Puerto Boco
Bearded Tachuri  L 1 in El Palmar
Vermilion Flycatcher - -
Warbling Doradito  - C in eastern wetlands
Subtropical Doradito  L 1 between Cafayete and Cachi; 1 between Cachi and Salta
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant  L C in chaco
White-crested Tyrannulet - -
White-bellied Tyrannulet  L two 20km south of Cachi
Tufted Tit-Tyrant  - U - Tierra del Fuego; between Cachi and Salta
White-throated Tyrannulet  - C in Calilegua
Highland Elaenia L 1 in Calilegua
Yellow-bellied Elaenia - -
Slaty Elaenia  L 2 with young at El Caldera
White-crested Elaenia  L C in Tierra del Fuego; 3 in Calilegua
Small-billed Elaenia - -
Grey Elaenia  L 2 in Iguazu
Sepia-capped Flycatcher  - 1 in Iguazu
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet  - U but widespread
Sclater's Tyrranulet  L C at El Caldera and in Calilegua
Grey-hooded Flycatcher  L 2 in Iguazu
Southern Antpipit  L 1 in Iguazu
White-tipped Plantcutter  L C and widespread
Barn Swallow - -
Cliff Swallow - -
Southern Martin - -
Grey-breasted Martin - -
Brown-chested Martin - -
White-rumped Swallow - -
Chilean Swallow  L C in Tierra del Fuego
White-winged Swallow  - U at Iguazu
Blue-and-white Swallow - -
Black-collared Swallow  L 1 in Iguazu
Southern Rough-winged Swallow - -
Tawny-headed Swallow  L 40+ near lake 20km north of Salta
Plush-crested Jay  L C in north
Rufous-throated Dipper  L 1 at Rio Yala
Sedge  L Grass Wren 2 at Punta Rasa
House Wren - -
Mountain Wren  - C in yungas
Chalk-browed Mockingbird - -
White-banded Mockingbird - -
Brown-backed Mockingbird  L C between Abra Pampa and Tumbay
Glossy-black Thrush  - U in Calilegua
Rufous-bellied Thrush - -
Creamy-bellied Thrush - -
Pale-breasted Thrush  - U in Iguazu
White-necked Thrush  - 2 in Iguazu
Austral Thrush  L C in Tierra del Fuego
Andean Slaty-Thrush  L 1 at El Caldera
Chiguanco Thrush  L C in north-west Andes
Short-billed Pipit  L 3 at El Infiernilla
Hellmayr's Pipit  L 2 at Pampa de Achala
Correndera Pipit  L C - Buenos Aires province, Tierra del Fuego, Abra Pampa
Masked Gnatcatcher - -
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher  L 1 in Iguazu
Red-eyed Vireo - -
Rufous-browed Peppershrike  - 1 at El Caldera
House Sparrow - -
Two-banded Warbler  - U in yungas
Golden-crowned Warbler - -
Masked Yellowthroat - -
Brown-capped Redstart L C in north-west Andes and Cordoba province
Tropical Parula - -
Bananaquit - -
Chesnut-vented Conenbill  - C in Iguazu
Slaty Flowerpiercer  - 2 between Cachi and Salta
Blue Dacnis - -
Swallow-Tanager  - 4 in Iguazu
Golden-rumped Euphonia - -
Purple-throated Euphonia - -
Violaceous Euphonia - -
Chesnut-bellied Euphonia  L 3 in Iguazu
Guira Tanager  - U in Iguazu
Common Bush-Tanager - -
Green-headed Tanager  L U in Iguazu and aroound Hotel Los Orquideas
Magpie Tanager  - 3 in Iguazu
Black-goggled Tanager  L C in Iguazu
Ruby-crowned Tanager  L small nos in Iguazu
White-lined Tanager - -
Diademed Tanager  L 1 in El Palmar
Sayaca Tanager  L C and widespread
Fawn-breasted Tanager  - U in yungas
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager  - C in Iguazu
Lowland Hepatic Tanager  - individuals near J.V. Gonzelez Palma Sola and Tucuman
Blue-and-yellow Tanager  L C and widespread
Rust-and-yellow Tanager  L 1 in Calilegua
Orange-headed Tanager  L U - Calilegua and near San Pedro
Golden-billed Saltator  L C and widespread
Green-winged Saltator  L 1 in Iguazu
Greyish Saltator - -
Red-crested Cardinal - -
Yellow-billed Cardinal  L 2 at Costanera Sur
Black-backed Grosbeak  L C in north-west Andes
Yellow-striped Brush-Finch  L 1 below Tafi del Valle
Stripe-headed Brush-Finch  L C in yungas
Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch  L C in yungas
Saffron-billed Sparrow  L U - El Caldera; near San Pedro; Calilegua
Yellow-bridled Finch  L 3 at Martial Glacier
Ultramarine Grosbeak  - 2 in El Palmar
Blue-black Grassquit - -
Dull-coloured Grassquit  L 2 between Cachi and Salta
Double-collared Seedeater - -
Lined Seedeater  L 1 near San Pedro; 1 near Palma Sola
Marsh Seedeater  L 1 at Puerto Boca
Chesnut Seedeater  L 5 in El Palmar
Band-tailed Seedeater  L U between Cachi and Salta
Plain-coloured Seedeater  - C - between Cachi and Salta; El Infiernello
Common Duica-Finch  - U near Cachi
Misto Yellow-Finch - -
Saffron Finch - -
Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch  L C at Abra Pampa
Greenish Yellow-Finch  L C in north-west Andes
Puna Yellow-Finch  L small nos between Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Patagonian Yellow-Finch  - U in Tierra del Fuego
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch  L U at El Infiernello
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch  - C in north-west Andes
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch  L C in north-west Andes
Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch  L C between Cafayete and Salta
Black-hooded Sierra-Finch  L C between Humahuaca and Laguna Pozuelos
Mourning Sierra-Finch  - C in north-west Andes
Tucuman Mountain-Finch  L 3 at El Infiernello; 1 between Cachi and Salta
Black-crested Finch  L U - near San Jose de las Salinas and near Metan
Red-crested Finch  L C in north
Stripe-capped Sparrow  L C in chaco
Rufous-collared Sparrow - -
Grassland Sparrow - -
Long-tailed Reed-Finch  - C in eastern wetlands
Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch  L C in yungas
Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch  L 2 with young 30km south of Cachi
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch  - C in eastern wetlands
Black-and-chesnut Warbling-Finch  L 1 near Carlos Paz; 1 near La Cumbre
Black-capped Warbling-Finch  L C in north
Ringed Warbling-Finch  L C in Cordoba chaco
Many-coloured Chaco-Finch  - C in chaco
Great Pampa-Finch  - C, including western race
Black Siskin  L C - between Cachi and Salta; between Humahuaca and Abra Pampa
Thick-billed Siskin  L 2 between Abra Pampa and Laguna Pozuelos
Hooded Siskin - -
Black-chinned Siskin  - C in Tierra del Fuego
Crested Oropendola  - U - Calilelgua
Golden-winged Cacique  L U - between Cachi and Salta; Calilegua
Red-rumped Cacique  - C in Iguazu
Solitary Cacique  L 2 near J.V. Gonzalez
Chopi Blackbird  L C around Iguazu
Austral Blackbird  L 3 in Tierra del Fuego
Epaulet Oriole - -
Screaming Cowbird  L C and widespread
Shining Cowbird - -
Bay-winged Cowbird - -
Unicoloured Blackbird  L 2 at Puerto Boco
Chesnut-capped Blackbird  L C at Puerto Boco
Yellow-winged Blackbird - -
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird  L C in eastern wetlands
Scarlet-headed Blackbird  L 1 at Puerto Boco; 1 between Ceibas and Buenos Aires
White-browed Blackbird  - C in eastern wetlands
Long-tailed Meadowlark  - U in Tierra del Fuego

589 total. 286 lifers.

MAMMALS

Patagonian Fox
Wild Hare
Tapiti
Southern Sea-Lion
Guanaco (U - Tierra del Fuego; between Cachi and Salta)
Vicuna (C around Laguna Pozuelos)
LRed Brocket Deer (1 in Iguazu)
LSouth American Coati (40+ in one group in Iguazu)
LBrown Cappuchin Monkey (U in Iguazu and Calilegua)
Azara's Agouti (U in Iguazu)
Guianan Squirrel
Guinea pigs - Cavia pamparum in pampas and Galea musteloides in north).

13 total. 7 lifers.

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