News - June 2021



White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Dove
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tufted Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tufted Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tufted Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Spectacled Tyrant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spectacled Tyrant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With snowy egrets

Neotropic Cormorant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Limpkin
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Limpkin
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Walking past a cocoi heron

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
House Wren
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
House Wren
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Greyish Baywing
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous Hornero
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous Hornero
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cattle Tyrant
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rosy-billed Pochard
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian

An adult male on the right and a juvenile changing into the adult male plumage on the left

Rosy-billed Pochard
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Two pairs on the edge of the wather and yellow-billed teals behind

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
24-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Between rosy-billed pochards

Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
White-winged Coot
21-06-21 © J. Simón Tagtachian




Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

With a Brazilian duck on the left

Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Screamer
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
19-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Wood Stork
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Wood Stork
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Checkered Woodpecker
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
30-06-21 © Milena LLopis

White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
This way this young looked when Liliana discovered it some time after it had been born on April 28th 2021.
White-tufted Grebe
28-04-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

Among all the house sparrows a shiny cowbird

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
12-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez




Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
10-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
10-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
10-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Yellow-browed Tyrant
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern




Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Wren-like Rushbird
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

As it stirs with one foot the sediments this egret is ready to catch a startled prey.

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Red-crested Cardinal
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Red-crested Cardinal
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
11-06-21 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Diademed Tanager
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Spectacled Tyrant
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
22-06-21 © Leonel Melvern




Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Cinnamon Teal
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Harris's Hawk
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Southern Caracara
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis

This adult has the lower maxilla broken

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis

Swallowing a spider

Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous Hornero
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
11-06-21 © Milena LLopis

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
21-06-21 © Sally Dietrich
American Kestrel
21-06-21 © Sally Dietrich
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
21-06-21 © Sally Dietrich
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
20-06-21 © Sally Dietrich

This fulvous whistling-duck was alone among several white-faced whistling-ducks

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
20-06-21 © Sally Dietrich

Several white-faced whistling-ducks with their heads up and several rosy-billed pochards sleeping among other ducks




White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Gray-hooded Gull
03-06-21 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
03-06-21 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Kelp Gull
03-06-21 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Kelp Gull
03-06-21 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous Hornero
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
03-06-21 © Elsa Longo

Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Ringed Teal
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Variable Oriole
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
15-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García




Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Nenday Parakeet
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
10-06-21 © Héctor Horacio García




Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Long-winged Harrier
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Dark morph

Long-winged Harrier
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Dark morph

Long-winged Harrier
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Dark morph

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
American Kestrel
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
American Kestrel
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Ringed Teal
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Ringed Teal
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Ringed Teal
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Limpkin
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
White-tufted Grebe
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Carrying a rat

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
Red-gartered Coot
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
12-06-21 © Javier Guillermo González

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Fernando Leguiza
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Fernando Leguiza
Limpkin
11-06-21 © Fernando Leguiza
Fernando found them again. And all of them! "Luckily they are well fed. I stayed a long while watching them and parents kept fetching snails. At their feet lie the snail shells already eaten.
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
11-06-21 © Fernando Leguiza
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
11-06-21 © Fernando Leguiza

Fernando counted some 35, but some of them scattered. At least here there are almost 30




Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
13-06-21 © Sally Dietrich

Sally was counting the number of individuals of this group when another group this big landed nearby. Here there are 24 snowy egrets and one great egret

Snowy Egret
13-06-21 © Sally Dietrich

A part of the group where the great egret stands out from the rest

Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
05-06-21 © Sally Dietrich

Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
06-06-21 © Carlos González Ledo