Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Habits

Habits goes beyond identification. It is a space of investigation on different aspects on the life of birds. It encompasses topics which deal with the way of feeding, nest-building, parental care, courtship, territorial fights, defense, etc.

Through images the language of birds is disclosed. Clues and features which are exhibited with the purpose of communication. All the examples have been captured in the reserve and with the limitations which are present when taking photos of birds in the wild. Therefore, the information may be fragmentary.

The aspects presented here are: Feeding Technique, Flight Technique, Behaviour and Reproduction. Feeding and Flight Techniques show they develop and their relationship with specific anatomical adaptations. Behaviour is related to the regulation and resolution of conflicts (agonistic behaviour), with displays and with striking behaviours which cast some light on learning, intelligence and communication.
Reproduction encompasses nest building, courtship, mating and parental care and one or more stages of this process may be present.

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Feeding Technique
Solitary black cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Southern-crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Narrow-billed Wood-creeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Carpintero bataraz chico ALI/Checkered WoodpeckerFEEDCheckered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Flight Technique
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Hummingbirds
Behaviour
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Caburé chico/Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlFerruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tijereta/Fortk-tailed FlycatcherFork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Coscorobas/Coscoroba SwansCoscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Sirirí pampa/White.faced Whistling DuckWhite-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
cabecitanegra-común4-Hooded Siskin
Sporagra magellanica
Pirincho/Guira CuckooGuira Cuckoo
Guira guira
cardenal común8Birds facing their image
Carpintero real/Green-barred WoodpeckerGreen-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
benteveo ECA 8 14More registers of birds facing their image
pepitero de collarThe birds and the windows
Coscoroba/Coscoroba SwanThe lost cygnet
Pato picazo/Rosy-billed PochardOrphan ducklings
Pato picazo/Rosy-billed PochardInfanticide
Estornino pinto-hornero/European Starling-Rufous HorneroUsurpation of a hornero's nest
Parasitism
Arañero cara negraP/Masked YellowthroatPBrood Parasitism
Tordo renegrido-Hornero/Shiny Cowbird-Rufous HorneroAll the cases of parasitism
Picazo-sirirí/Pochard-Whistling-DuckFacultative parasitism - Fulvous whistling-duck

Parasitismo/ParasitismGreyish baywing parasitized by shiny cowbird
Reproduction: Nest - Courtship- Mating - Parental Care
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Spring effervescence
Red-gartered Coot
Mating
Wren-like Rushbird
Nest building
White-backed Stilt
Mating courtship 
churincheVermilion Flycatcher
Feeding courtship
Hocó colorado/Rufescent Tiger-HeronRufescent Tiger-Heron
Follow-up of a nest
Pied-billed Grebe
Follow-up of a nest
Checkered Woodpecker
Follow-up of a nest
Burlisto pico canela/Swainson's FlycatcherSwainson's Flycatcher
First beeding record
Historia de un nidoStory of a woodpecker's nest
Ánade-pekin/Mallard-Pekin DucksMating of mallard duck
Jacana/Wattled JacanaAmelia's wattled jacanas
Coscoroba/Coscoroba SwanNesting coscoroba swan