News - August 2018



Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ultramarine Grosbeak
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

With worm Tubifex sp.

Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

Wing speculum
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
(Top) The ringed teal with its quite distinctive white circle and (bottom) the yellow-billed teal with its broad central black band flanked by an upper ochre band and by a lower whitish one
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Fight between a caracara and Harris's hawks



Harris's Hawk
28-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Quite a fight between a caracara and several hawks near the Middle Path in direction to Viamonte. A Harris's Hawk flied low with something in its feet, a ball of vegetal fibers similar to a nest. A Southern Caracara was chasing him. The chase lasted one or two minutes. They crossed the Lizard Path and the caracara tried to get hold of the nest. Suddenly two other hawks appeared and other 4 or 5 raptors which I could not distinguish and which were very excited. The hawks attacked the caracara, which kept trying to get the nest. All this scene on the wing.
Harris's Hawk
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
The caracara stopped for an instant, and so did the hawk, but the rest lasted little. Again the chase began and the hawk flew towards the Gull Pond. We lost sight of them.


Tachycineta Swallows



Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta meyeni
Chilean Swallow
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Both are quite alike and at this time of the year both may be found. The Chilean Swallow visits us in winter and the white-rumped swallow already turns up in small groups since early August. By the end of February white-rumped swallows leave.
Both Tachycineta species are small and the same size, white ventrally and have a white rump. The most evident difference is the white eyebrow, though their quick and tireless habit of flight makes it difficult to see. Both are blue but the white-rumped swallow may have a green tinge as well. Photos may be of great help for identification but it requires skills in photography
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
28-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky





Dull-coloured Grassquit
Asemospiza obscura
Dull-coloured Grassquit
25-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

With rusty-collared seedeatr

White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
26-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
26-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
25-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

On the left a male Brazilian duck and on the right a pair of ringed teal

Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
25-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

With this yellow-billed pintail (found in the photo) all the duck species were seen except for the white-cheeked pintail which was seen the next day



Warbling Doradito
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
Warbling Doradito
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
White-winged Coot
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

58 bills identified

White-winged Coot
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo

Two fulvous whistling-ducks below

Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Screaming Cowbird
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo



Hybrid Whistling-Duck
Sirirí híbrido/Hybrid Whistling-Duck
28-8-18 © Marco Fidalgo
A new hybrid of fulvous and white-faced whistling-duck. We can see characteristics of both of them
Sirirí híbrido/Hybrid Whistling-Duck
28-8-18 © Marco Fidalgo

Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Checkered Woodpecker
28-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo



Flora
Bugweed
Solanum granulosum leprosum
Fumo bravo/Bugweed
© J. Simón Tagtachian
Bugweed
Solanum granulosum leprosum
Fumo bravo/Bugweed
© J. Simón Tagtachian
Ball moss
Tillandsia recurvata
Gallinita/Ball moss
© J. Simón Tagtachian
/Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
Níspero/Loquat
© J. Simón Tagtachian
Lemon
Citrus limon
Limón/Lemon
© J. Simón Tagtachian
London plane
Platanus x acerifolia
Plátano/London plane
© J. Simón Tagtachian

Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus
17-8-18 © RAP
Pleurotus ostreatus
17-8-18 © RAP
Pleurotus ostreatus
17-8-18 © RAP

Pampas cavy
Cavia aperea
Pampas cavy
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Pampas cavy
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Coypu
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Coypu
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio

Common white-milk
Tatochila autodice
Common white-milk
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Common white-milk
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García




Treehopper
Enchenopa sp.
Treehopper
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Treehopper
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky



Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
18-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Urutu pit viper
18-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Urutu pit viper
30-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
A board by the Reserve's Authorities warning about this viper. We must be careful when walking and where one stops. Avoid getting too close to the edge of the paths. As we can see it easily blends in among the grasses. So it may pass unnoticed and we may bother the viper. Thereafter come the consequences.   



Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
25-08-18 © Guillermo Morelli

A juvenile male with a female double collared seedeater on the left


Dull-coloured Grassquit
Asemospiza obscura
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dusky-legged Guan
Penelope obscura
Dusky-legged Guan
25-08-18 © Javier Ubiría
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
25-08-18 © Guillermo Morelli

Dull-coloured Grassquit
Asemospiza obscura
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
25-08-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

 Male cinnamon teal at the edge of water yellow flags. Female on the right in the water. Silver teal below at the edge of floating vegetation.

Cinnamon Teal
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Cinnamon Teal
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
25-08-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes ventralis
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
Poospiza cabanisi
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Fawn-breasted Tanager
Pipraeidea melanonota
Fawn-breasted Tanager
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Screaming Cowbird
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler
25-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Lake Duck
Oxyura vittata
Lake Duck
25-08-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

The rufous body and the light blue bill pinpoint the male lake duck. Among the "brownish" group there are female lake ducks and black-headed ducks. 


Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Royal Tern
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky



Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Striped Owl
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Orange-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis sordida
Orange-headed Tanager
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Orange-headed Tanager
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
White-barred Piculet
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-barred Piculet
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Wren-like Rushbird
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tipped Dove
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy-crowned Tern
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-winged Saltator
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Giant Wood-Rail
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Giant Wood-Rail
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
23-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rufous-collared Sparrow
23-08-18 © Marco Fidalgo



Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
22-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Campo Flicker
20-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Searching in any hole for food



NO TE PIERDAS ESTA SALIDA:
PLANTAS NATIVAS Y AVES

salida plantas nativas

New bird species
Dull-coloured Grassquit
Asemospiza obscura
Dull-coloured Grassquit
23-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dull-coloured Grassquit
18-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Long-tailed Reed Finch
Donacospiza albifrons
Long-tailed Reed Finch
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominicus
Masked Duck
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon

There are 19 individuals

Black-headed Duck
Heteronetta atricapilla
Black-headed Duck
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon

With double-collared seed-eater

Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Brown-hooded Gull
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
22-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Creamy-bellied Thrush
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
22-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
22-08-18 © Claudia Vilma Mon

Seedeaters and finches
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
22-08-18 © Claudia Vilma Mon

With male double-collared seedeater

Saffron Finch
22-08-18 © Claudia Vilma Mon

Male and female saffron finch with male double-collared seedeater (bottom right) and male juvenile rusty-collared seedeater (bottom left)

Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
22-08-18 © Claudia Vilma Mon

Male juvenile rusty-collared seedeater (left) with male double-collared seedeater (right) 




Orange-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis sordida
Orange-headed Tanager
20-08-18 © Claudia Mon
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Black-headed Duck
Heteronetta atricapilla
Black-headed Duck
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano

Red arrows, black-headed ducks. Blue arrows, lake duck

Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
20-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
White-banded Mockingbird
Mimus triurus
White-banded Mockingbird
18-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García




Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Snowy-crowned Tern
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Snowy-crowned Tern
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Gray-hooded Gull
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Spix's Spinetail
Synallaxis spixi
Spix's Spinetail
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
Poospiza cabanisi
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

First on the right. The rest, Picazuro pigeon

Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rusty-collared Seedeater
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian




White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
17-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
15-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
15-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
15-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
15-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García

Long-tailed Reed Finch
Donacospiza albifrons
Long-tailed Reed Finch
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

With white-lined tanager on the right

Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

With greyish baywing, white-lined tanager and shiny cowbird

Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
12-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González

Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
Poospiza cabanisi
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Harris's Hawk
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Harris's Hawk
17-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio

Preening

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous Hornero
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio

Gathering mud for the nest

Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
17-08-18 © Nicolás Giorgio



Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
16-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
16-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
16-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
16-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
16-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar

Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Long-winged Harrier
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Long-winged Harrier
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Screamer
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Screamer
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red Shoveler
Anas platalea
Red Shoveler
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red Shoveler
14-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
12-08-18 © Sebastián Corzo
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
12-08-18 © Sebastián Corzo
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
12-08-18 © Sebastián Corzo
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Checkered Woodpecker
12-08-18 © Sebastián Corzo

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
Sooty Tyrannulet
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Giant Wood-Rail
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
04-08-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
11-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
White-banded Mockingbird
Mimus triurus
White-banded Mockingbird
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
White-banded Mockingbird
Mimus triurus
White-banded Mockingbird
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo




Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
11-08-18 © Cora Rimoldi

It was easy for the parakeet to extract the seeds from the cotton-like substance of the fruit of the silf floss tree since its leathery cover had already been removed. We can see how it peels the seed and drops the shell.




The water in the Gull and the Duck Ponds
4-8-18 © Cora Rimoldi
Duck Pond
4-8-18 © Cora Rimoldi
Gull Pond

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
American Kestrel
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

The first fo the season

Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
White-barred Piculet
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-barred Piculet
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Long-tailed Reed Finch
Donacospiza albifrons
Long-tailed Reed Finch
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red Shoveler
Anas platalea
Red Shoveler
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
15-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-banded Mockingbird
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky



White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-cheeked Pintail
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-cheeked Pintail
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sulphur-throated Spinetail
Cranioleuca sulphurifera
Sulphur-throated Spinetail
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

When we reached the river coast there were several great grebes scatteres along the coast. To one side I counted 10 and to the other there were as many.

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
Sooty Tyrannulet
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hooded Siskin
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Lake Duck
Oxyura vittata
Lake Duck
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Several females with a white-winged coot preening

Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominicus
Masked Duck
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Harris's Hawk
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
04-08-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian





White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
05-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
White-cheeked Pintail
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano

With female red shoveler on the left 

Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
05-08-17 © Sergio Cusano
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Red Shoveler
Anas platalea
Red Shoveler
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano

In the center of the photo

Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-winged Saltator
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
05-08-18 © Sergio Cusano
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
05-08-20 © Sergio Cusano



White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
White-cheeked Pintail
04-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
04-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
04-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
04-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
04-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian




Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Red Shoveler
Anas platalea
Red Shoveler
01-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
01-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
01-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García
White-banded Mockingbird
Mimus triurus
White-banded Mockingbird
01-08-18 © Héctor Horacio García

Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
04-08-18 © Silvia Sokolovsky
Urutu pit viper
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Urutu pit viper
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Urutu pit viper
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Urutu pit viper
01-08-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

Plume moth
Plume moth
01-07-18 © Guillermo Costa
This microlepidopteran (almost 2 cm) is known as plume moth because of the fringed margins of the wings as seen in the marked area. It has long legs and the wings keep a T-shaped form when at rest, which might easily be confused with a mosquito. It belongs into the family Pterophoridae and this individual is possilbly Stepnotilodes sematodactyla.

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Campo Flicker
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Campo Flicker
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
04-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler
04-08-18 © Matías Torreguitar
Golden-crowned Warbler
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
White-crested Tyrannulet
04-08-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Saffron Finch
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
04-08-18 © Carlos González Ledo