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Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina
Map of Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina
Buenos Aires Street
Buenos Aires
Tango, Buenos Aires
Reserva Natural Costanera, Buenos Aires
La Boca, Buenos Aires
Red-crested Cardinal (
Paroaria coronata
)
Monk Parakeet (
Myiopsitta monachus
)
Tropical Kingbird (
Tyrannus melancholicus
)
Masked Gnatcatcher (
Polioptila dumicola
) - Female
Large Elaenia (
Elaenia spectabilis
)
Creamy-bellied Thrush (
Turdus amaurochalinus
)
Crested Caracara (
Caracara plancus
)
White-lined Tanager (
Tachyphonus rufus
) - Female
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (
Tyrannus savana
)
Harris's Hawk (
Parabuteo unicinctus
)
Golden-billed Saltator (
Saltator aurantiirostris
)
Brown-chested Martin (
Progne tapera
)
White-eyed Parakeet (
Psittacara leucophthalmus
)
Saffron Finch (
Sicalis flaveola
) - Female
Actinote Butterfly (
Actinote ssp
)
Grayish Baywing (
Agelaioides badius
)
Picazuro Pigeon (
Patagioenas picazuro
)
Diademed Tanager (
Stephanophorus diadematus
)
Most of the birding in Buenos Aires is in a nature reserve set up along the banks of the Rio Plata. There is an interesting mix of species in the reserve. Outside the reserve, the city is quite flush with Monk Parakeets.
Trips
Argentina
2/18/2005
: A walk around in the park for a couple of hours before we got back on the plane. The weather was hot and humid. The mosquito situation was fairly annoying.
Previous Visit (Rawson: 2/17/2005)
Species Recorded (84)
Birds ( 79 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Grebe -
Podiceps major
White-tufted Grebe -
Rollandia rolland
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron -
Ardea cocoi
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Whistling Heron -
Syrigma sibilatrix
Rufescent Tiger-Heron -
Tigrisoma lineatum
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Maguari Stork -
Ciconia maguari
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Brazilian Teal -
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Coscoroba Swan -
Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan -
Cygnus melancoryphus
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
Rosy-billed Pochard -
Netta peposaca
Silver Teal -
Spatula versicolor
( Anhimidae )
Southern Screamer -
Chauna torquata
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Harris's Hawk -
Parabuteo unicinctus
Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Chimango Caracara -
Milvago chimango
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Red-gartered Coot -
Fulica armillata
White-winged Coot -
Fulica leucoptera
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Southern Lapwing -
Vanellus chilensis
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Wattled Jacana -
Jacana jacana
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Brown-hooded Gull -
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
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 )
Monk Parakeet -
Myiopsitta monachus
White-eyed Parakeet -
Psittacara leucophthalmus
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Glittering-throated Emerald -
Chionomesa fimbriata
Glittering-bellied Emerald -
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Gilded Hummingbird -
Hylocharis chrysura
( Coccyzidae )
Dark-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Green-barred Woodpecker -
Colaptes melanochloros
Checkered Woodpecker -
Dryobates mixtus
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Rufous Hornero -
Furnarius rufus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Large Elaenia -
Elaenia spectabilis
Black-backed Water-Tyrant -
Fluvicola albiventer
Spectacled Tyrant -
Hymenops perspicillatus
Great Kiskadee -
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher -
Tyrannus savana
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Gray-breasted Martin -
Progne chalybea
Brown-chested Martin -
Progne tapera
Blue-and-white Swallow -
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
White-rumped Swallow -
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Masked Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila dumicola
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Creamy-bellied Thrush -
Turdus amaurochalinus
Rufous-bellied Thrush -
Turdus rufiventris
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Chalk-browed Mockingbird -
Mimus saturninus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Masked Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Tropical Parula -
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Black-capped Warbling-Finch -
Microspingus melanoleucus
Red-crested Cardinal -
Paroaria coronata
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch -
Poospiza nigrorufa
Saffron Finch -
Sicalis flaveola
Double-collared Seedeater -
Sporophila caerulescens
White-lined Tanager -
Tachyphonus rufus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Golden-billed Saltator -
Saltator aurantiirostris
Green-winged Saltator -
Saltator similis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rufous-collared Sparrow -
Zonotrichia capensis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Grayish Baywing -
Agelaioides badius
Shiny Cowbird -
Molothrus bonariensis
Screaming Cowbird -
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Hooded Siskin -
Spinus magellanicus
Diademed Tanager -
Stephanophorus diadematus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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