Site Report: Jardin Botanico de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus)
Checkerspot (Telenassa teletusa)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Yellow-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis unifilis)
Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)
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Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus)
Checkerspot (Telenassa teletusa)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Yellow-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis unifilis)
Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)
Botanical garden
Visits
- 2026-04-08: We arrived in Santa Cruz only to find out that United Airlines had somehow lost our bag during a four-hour layover. So, with dirty socks and underwear, we set about exploring the city. We managed to change some money, buy discounted airline tickets, and finally, to eat pizza. After lunch, we taxied out to the botanical gardens. There was some flooding in the park, and some of the trails were closed, but we managed to find the Bolivian Slaty Antshrike anyway.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (30 records,
12 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(3 records,
3 images)
Class: Insects
(3 records,
3 images)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(3 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Checkerspot (Telenassa teletusa)
- White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Erebid Moth (Erebidae sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(27 records,
9 images)
Class: Birds
(23 records,
6 images)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
- Order: Parrots
(2 records)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii)
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
- Order: Pelicans
(4 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Herons
- Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
- Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(10 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
- Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Dendroplex picus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
- Family: Typical Antbirds
- Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Euler's Flycatcher (Lathrotriccus euleri)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Family: Wrens
- Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Class: Mammals
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Cebidae
- Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records,
2 images)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Alligators
- Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare)
- Order: Turtles
(2 records)
- Family: South American and Malagasy River Turtles
- Yellow-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis unifilis)
- Family: Tortoise
- Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)