Site Report: Puerto Iguazu

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura)

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei)

Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) - Female

Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii)

Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor)

Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica)

Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)







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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura)

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei)

Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) - Female

Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii)

Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor)

Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica)

Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
Border city
Visits
- 2021-11-20: We hit our 5:30AM flight to Iguazu, and it turns out that we were in first class for the one hour flight! Anyway, not that exciting, and pretty easily arrived in our hotel.
- 2021-11-21: A quick walk around in the morning before heading off to Surucua
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (26 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(26 records)
Class: Birds
(26 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
- Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(8 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei)
- Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura)
- Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
- Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
- Violet-capped Woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis)
- Gilded Hummingbird (Hylocharis chrysura)
- Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor)
- Family: Swifts
- Great Dusky Swift (Cypseloides senex)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba)
- Order: Perching Birds
(13 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
- Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica)
- Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
- Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Ochre-collared Piculet (Picumnus temminckii)