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Argentina: 2/1/2005 - 2/18/2005 (
Center on Map
)
Fitz Roy, Laguna de los Tres
Fitz Roy, Laguna de los Tres
Beagle Channel, Tierra Del Fuego
Perito Moreno Glacier, Parque National los Glaciares
Fitz Roy, Laguna de los Tres
Orchid, Parque National Los Glaciares
Orchid, Parque National Los Glaciares
Cerro Torre, Parque National Los Glaciares
Tacu Tacu Lizard, Cueva de los Manos
Harry and Olga, Cueva de los Manos
Hands, Cueva de los Manos
Lion Lizard, Peninsula Valdez
Punta Piramedes, Peninsula Valdez
Old Airplane
Lion Lizard, Peninsula Valdez
Cut Outs, Parque El Desafio
Buenos Aires Street
Buenos Aires
Tango, Buenos Aires
Reserva Natural Costanera, Buenos Aires
La Boca, Buenos Aires
Guanacos, Cueva de los Manos
Chilean Skua, Beagle Channel
South American Terns, Isla Pajaros
Southern Sea Lions, Beagle Channel
Kelp Geese, Tierra Del Fuego
Brown-chinned Albatross, Beagle Channel
Cinereous Harrier, El Calafate
Austral Pygmy Owl, Parque Los Glaciares
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, Juvenile
Magellanic Penguins, Isla Pinguinos
Rockhopper Penguins, Isla Pinguino
Snowy Sheathbills, Isla Pinguinos
Red-legged Cormorant, Puerto Deseado
Large Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
Southern Elephant Seal, Peninsula Valdez
Patagonian Mockingbird, Peninsula Valdez
Commerson's Dolphins, Puerto Rawson
Chimango Caracara (
Milvago chimango
)
Three week trip to Patagonia. We flew from San Francisco to Buenos Aires. We flew from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia a couple of days later.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Tierra Del Fuego National Park, Argentina (2/1/2005)
Ushuaia - Beagle Channel, Argentina (2/2/2005)
El Calafate - Bird Sanctuary, Argentina (2/4/2005)
El Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina (2/4/2005)
Los Glaciares National Park - El Chaltén, Argentina (2/5/2005)
Cueva de los Manos, Argentina (2/10/2005)
Los Antiguos, Argentina (2/11/2005)
Puerto Deseado, Argentina (2/14/2005)
Valdes Peninsula, Argentina (2/16/2005)
Rawson, Argentina (2/17/2005)
Trelew, Argentina (2/17/2005)
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina (2/18/2005)
Species Recorded (119)
Birds ( 110 )
Rheas ( Rheidae )
Lesser Rhea -
Rhea pennata
Tinamous ( Tinamidae )
Elegant Crested-Tinamou -
Eudromia elegans
Penguins ( Spheniscidae )
Rockhopper Penguin -
Eudyptes chrysocome
Gentoo Penguin -
Pygoscelis papua
Magellanic Penguin -
Spheniscus magellanicus
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Grebe -
Podiceps major
White-tufted Grebe -
Rollandia rolland
Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
Black-browed Albatross -
Thalassarche melanophris
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Sooty Shearwater -
Ardenna grisea
Southern Giant-Petrel -
Macronectes giganteus
Magellanic Diving-Petrel -
Pelecanoides magellani
White-chinned Petrel -
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cinereous Harrier -
Circus cinereus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Imperial Cormorant -
Leucocarbo atriceps
Magellanic Cormorant -
Leucocarbo magellanicus
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Red-legged Cormorant -
Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron -
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Whistling Heron -
Syrigma sibilatrix
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Black-faced Ibis -
Theristicus melanopis
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Maguari Stork -
Ciconia maguari
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Chilean Flamingo -
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Yellow-Billed Teal -
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Pintail -
Anas georgica
Kelp Goose -
Chloephaga hybrida
Upland Goose -
Chloephaga picta
Ashy-headed Goose -
Chloephaga poliocephala
Coscoroba Swan -
Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan -
Cygnus melancoryphus
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
Crested Duck -
Lophonetta specularioides
Rosy-billed Pochard -
Netta peposaca
Red Shoveler -
Spatula platalea
Silver Teal -
Spatula versicolor
Flying Steamer-Duck -
Tachyeres patachonicus
Flightless Steamer-Duck -
Tachyeres pteneres
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Andean Condor -
Vultur gryphus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle -
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Variable Hawk -
Geranoaetus polyosoma
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Chimango Caracara -
Daptrius chimango
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-winged Coot -
Fulica leucoptera
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Rufous-chested Dotterel -
Charadrius modestus
Southern Lapwing -
Vanellus chilensis
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Blackish Oystercatcher -
Haematopus ater
Magellanic Oystercatcher -
Haematopus leucopodus
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Wattled Jacana -
Jacana jacana
Sheathbills ( Chionididae )
Snowy Sheathbill -
Chionis albus
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Brown Skua -
Stercorarius antarcticus
Chilean Skua -
Stercorarius chilensis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Brown-hooded Gull -
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Kelp Gull -
Larus dominicanus
Dolphin Gull -
Leucophaeus scoresbii
South American Tern -
Sterna hirundinacea
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern -
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Picui Ground-Dove -
Columbina picui
White-tipped Dove -
Leptotila verreauxi
Picazuro Pigeon -
Patagioenas picazuro
Eared Dove -
Zenaida auriculata
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Burrowing Parakeet -
Cyanoliseus patagonus
Austral Parakeet -
Enicognathus ferrugineus
Monk Parakeet -
Myiopsitta monachus
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Austral Pygmy-Owl -
Glaucidium nana
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Glittering-throated Emerald -
Chionomesa fimbriata
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Magellanic Woodpecker -
Campephilus magellanicus
Green-barred Woodpecker -
Colaptes melanochloros
Chilean Flicker -
Colaptes pitius
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Thorn-tailed Rayadito -
Aphrastura spinicauda
Gray-flanked Cinclodes -
Cinclodes oustaleti
Rufous Hornero -
Furnarius rufus
White-throated Treerunner -
Pygarrhichas albogularis
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant -
Agriornis montanus
White-crested Elaenia -
Elaenia albiceps
Spectacled Tyrant -
Hymenops perspicillatus
Austral Negrito -
Lessonia rufa
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Great Kiskadee -
Pitangus sulphuratus
Fire-eyed Diucon -
Pyrope pyrope
Fork-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus savana
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Blue-and-white Swallow -
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Chilean Swallow -
Tachycineta leucopyga
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Austral Thrush -
Turdus falcklandii
Rufous-bellied Thrush -
Turdus rufiventris
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Patagonian Mockingbird -
Mimus patagonicus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird -
Mimus saturninus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Southern Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis velata
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Red-crested Cardinal -
Paroaria coronata
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch -
Phrygilus gayi
Patagonian Sierra-Finch -
Phrygilus patagonicus
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch -
Poospiza nigrorufa
Mourning Sierra-Finch -
Rhopospina fruticeti
Saffron Finch -
Sicalis flaveola
Double-collared Seedeater -
Sporophila caerulescens
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rufous-collared Sparrow -
Zonotrichia capensis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Grayish Baywing -
Agelaioides badius
Long-tailed Meadowlark -
Leistes loyca
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Hooded Siskin -
Spinus magellanicus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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