News February 2019

salida 2 de marzo 2019

Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chimango Caracara
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Double-collared Seedeater
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Double-collared Seedeater
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
24-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Lake Duck
Oxyura vittata
Lake Duck
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
22-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García

White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
09-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
09-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
16-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
09-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Wattled Jacana
09-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García




Picui Ground Dove
Columbina picui
Picui Ground Dove
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Picui Ground Dove
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
13-02-19 © Héctor Horacio García
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brazilian Teal
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With Yellow-billed Teals in front

Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
European Starling
21-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
17-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chimango Caracara
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-winged Saltator
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
White-crested Tyrannulet
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

At blue anise sage Salvia guaranitica

Glittering-bellied Emerald
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
16-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-barred Piculet
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Barn Swallow
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snail Kite
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

At tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca

Glittering-bellied Emerald
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With a cicada in its bill. That Saturday the cicadas's sound was deafening

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow
16-02-19 © Juan Carlos Ferreyra
Barn Swallow
16-02-19 © Juan Carlos Ferreyra
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Wattled Jacana
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
16-02-19 © Sergio Cusano



Dusky-legged Guan
Penelope obscura
Dusky-legged Guan
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Dusky-legged Guan
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Dusky-legged Guan
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Dusky-legged Guan
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Greyish Baywing
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Greyish Baywing
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
A young greyish baywing. With the oral flange and pinkish mandible 
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Spot-winged Pigeon
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
02-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
The family at Coypu Pond. Dad and his four little jacanas
Wattled Jacana
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Wattled Jacana
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Wattled Jacana
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Wattled Jacana
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
10-02-19 © Carlos González Ledo

With Common Gallinule in between


Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Ultramarine Grosbeak
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Ultramarine Grosbeak
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Ultramarine Grosbeak
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
A fledgling being fed by the female
Ultramarine Grosbeak
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
The young male with more spots

Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
03-02-19 © Javier Guillermo González

Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Ultramarine Grosbeak
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González

A young male beginning to change into the adult plumage. Note first dark spots on the head.

Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Double-collared Seedeater
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
27-01-19 © Javier Guillermo González
White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
White-tailed Hawk
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Dark morph

White-tailed Hawk
09-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Dark morph

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano

The lone Coscoroba Swan at Coypu Pond

Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons
Red-fronted Coot
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano

A rarely seen colour 

Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Rufous-bellied Thrush
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Three young of a family
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano
Rosy-billed Pochard
09-02-19 © Sergio Cusano

Changing the juvenile to adult male plumage. Bill is getting rosy. Eye is red. Upperparts and head and neck becoming black. Flanks still brown.

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
07-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
07-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
07-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
07-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Robber fly
Mallophora ruficauda
Robber fly
29-04-17 © Sergio Cusano
Robber fly
29-04-17 © Sergio Cusano
Robber fly
29-04-17 © Sergio Cusano
It is as big as a carpenter bee and the rufous flanks remembered Xylocopa frontalis, but with only one pair of wings is nothing but a big fly. It belongs to the family Asilidae, known as assassin or robber flies. This one is a bee robber fly since it frequently preys on honey bees. It causes important losses to beekeepers in the Pampas region.



Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
05-02-19 © Silvia Sokolovsky

This young Southern Caracara caught a snake?

Southern Caracara
05-02-19 © Silvia Sokolovsky
Southern Caracara
05-02-19 © Silvia Sokolovsky
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
05-02-19 © Silvia Sokolovsky

Chased by a Brown-chested Martin



Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hooded Siskin
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
02-02-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Last of January
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
29-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
12-01-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Yellow-billed Teal
12-01-19 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
12-01-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Picazuro Pigeon
12-01-19 © Héctor Horacio García
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
12-01-19 © Horacio Caamanio
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
12-01-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
12-01-19 © Héctor Horacio García
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
05-01-19 © Liliana H. Rodríguez



Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
05-01-19 © Liliana H. Rodríguez