Site Report: Ushuaia

White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)

Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)

Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)

Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)

Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)

Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Juvenile

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Male

Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Female

Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Male

Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)

Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)

Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Female


















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White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)

Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)

Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)

Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)

Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)

Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Juvenile

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Male

Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Female

Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Male

Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)

Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)

Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Female
Port city
Visits
- 2021-11-25: Arrived in the afternoon and wandered around town for a bit. We are scheduled to be leaving the next day for Antarctica.
- 2021-11-26: We hired a driver to show us the sites of Ushuaia before we were to get on a boat for a couple of weeks. I wanted to visit the dump to get photos of caracaras and gulls, and it turns out, his friend owns the dump. Later on, we visited some area next to the coast as well as the ski area. We got dropped off on the main drag before boarding our boat to Antarctica. In the meantime we rushed to scarf down a pizza and bought some last minute supplies. We were required to test for the coronavirus before boarding the ship. After being told that we would be leaving at 7PM, there was an announcement that our departure was delayed. The trip on the ship next to us had already been canceled by coronavirus, and now people were starting to get ideas.
- 2021-12-10: Spent the afternoon walking around the town
- 2021-12-11: A final trip up to the ski area to look for seedsnipe and bridled finch.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (47 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(47 records)
Class: Birds
(47 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(8 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
- Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
- Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
- Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
- Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
- Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea)
- Yellow-Billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)
- Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
- Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)
- Order: Pelicans (10 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- White-throated Caracara (Daptrius albogularis)
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Chimango Caracara (Daptrius chimango)
- Family: Herons
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
- Family: Jaegers and Skuas
- Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
- Order: Perching Birds
(17 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)
- Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Buff-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus)
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)
- Family: Swallows
- Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Patagonian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus patagonicus)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)
- Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
- Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)
- Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera)
- Family: Wrens
- Southern House Wren (Troglodytes musculus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
- Family: Plovers
- Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
- Order: Tubenoses
(2 records)
- Family: Albatrosses
- Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)