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World Wetlands Day
El 2 de febrero como todos los años se celebra el Día de los Humedales. El tema de este año es "Humedales para un futuro urbano sostenible", que hace hincapié en la conservación, recuperación y manejo de los humedales que se encuentran dentro o rodeando ciudades. Estos espacios se encuentran amenazados por la constante demanda por tierras para viviendas. Es un día de reflexión, de educación, de sensibilización del público en general en el que organismos oficiales, ong y ciudadanos comprometidos con esta causa generan conciencia sobre los beneficios de mantener estos espacios urbanos para hacer una ciudad más vivible.

Every 2nd February World Wetlands Day is celebrated. This year's theme is "Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future", which makes enphasis on the conservation, restoration and management of wetlands in or around a city. These premises are threatened by the constant demand for land. This day governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as committed citizens reflect, educate and raise awareness of the benefits of preerving these urban spaces to make a city more liveable.



Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
31-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Monk Parakeet
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli
Monk Parakeet
07-02-15 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Lutrine opossum
Lutreolina crassicaudata
Lutrine opossum
24-01-21 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Lutrine opossum
24-01-21 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Lutrine opossum
24-01-21 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Camuati wasp
Polybia sp.
Camuati wasp
09-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Camuati wasp
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Camuati Wasp
Polybia scutellaris
Camuati Wasp
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Camuati Wasp
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Camuati Wasp
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
13-01-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Large diving beetle
Megadytes giganteus
Large diving beetle
07-01-18 © Sergio Cusano

White morpho
Morpho epistrophus argentinus
White morpho
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian




Plants, flowers and fruits
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Cina cina/Jerusalem thorn© J. Simón Tagtachian
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Cina cina/Jerusalem thorn© J. Simón Tagtachian
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Cina cina/Jerusalem thorn© J. Simón Tagtachian
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Cina cina/Jerusalem thorn© J. Simón Tagtachian
Roman Cassie
Acacia caven
Espinillo/Roman Cassie© J. Simón Tagtachian
Acacia bonariensis
Acacia bonariensis
Ñapinday/Acacia bonariensis© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cow's foot
Bauhinia forficata
Pata de vaca/Cow's foot© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cow's foot
Bauhinia forficata
Pata de vaca/Cow's foot© J. Simón Tagtachian
Tessaria integrifolia
Tessaria integrifolia
Aliso de río/Tessaria integrifolia© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cockspur tree
Erythrina crista-galli
Ceibo/Cockspur tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow bird of paradise
Cesalpinia gilliesii
Barba de chivo/Yellow bird of paradise© J. Simón Tagtachian
Whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
Flor de Santa Lucía/Whitemouth dayflower© J. Simón Tagtachian
Striped rosemallow
Hibiscus cisplatinus
Rosa del río/Striped rosemallow© J. Simón Tagtachian
Tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Palán palán/Tree tobacco© J. Simón Tagtachian
Lippia alba
Lippia alba
Salvia del campo/Lippia alba© J. Simón Tagtachian
Lippia alba
Lippia alba
Salvia del campo/Lippia alba© J. Simón Tagtachian
Common moth vine
Araujia hortorum
Tasi/Common moth vine© J. Simón Tagtachian
Pink pavonia
Pavonia hastata
Pavonia/Pink pavonia© J. Simón Tagtachian
American wild carrot
Daucus pusillus
Zanahoria blanca/American wild carrot© J. Simón Tagtachian
American wild carrot
Daucus pusillus
Zanahoria blanca/American wild carrot© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cattail
Typha sp
Totora/Cattail© J. Simón Tagtachian
Horse tail
Equisetum giganteum
Cola de caballo/Horse tail© J. Simón Tagtachian
Tree of Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Árbol del cielo/Tree of Heaven© J. Simón Tagtachian
Fig
Ficus carica
Higuera/Fig tree© Sergio Cusano
Calico flower
Aristolochia elegans
Aristoloquia/Calico flower© Marco Fidalgo
Yellow Oleander
Adelfa amarilla/Yellow Oleander
© J. Simón Tagtachian
Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Madreselva/Honeysuckle© J. Simón Tagtachian
Bull thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cardo negro/Bull thistle© J. Simón Tagtachian
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia© Nicolás Giorgio
Peach tree
Prunus persica
Duraznero/Peach tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Morning glory
Ipomoea cairica
Campanilla lila/Morning glory© J. Simón Tagtachian
Water fern
Pistia stratiotes
Repollito de agua/Water fern© J. Simón Tagtachian
Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Cardencha/Wild teasel© J. Simón Tagtachian
Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Cardencha/Wild teasel© J. Simón Tagtachian

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
15-01-18 © Eduardo Ibarra

In the Gull Pond

Coscoroba Swan
15-01-18 © Eduardo Ibarra

In the Gull Pond


White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Cattle Egret
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cattle Egret
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Cattle Egret
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
15-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

With maguari stork, cocoi heron and two male rosy-billed pochards from right to left

Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-hooded Gull
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo

With silver teal behind

Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
26-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
26-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
25-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

With a dragonfly to feed the chick

Brown-chested Martin
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Morsel delivered

Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
26-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Plumbeous Rail
26-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
25-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo

Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

A southern caracara gets hold of a yellow-billed corpse which was lying at the Coypu Pond. It takes the body to a safer place, where it is followed by another southern caracara, which pretends to be invited to the feast. 

White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
24-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro



White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
27-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
27-01-18 © Claudia Mon
Great Kiskadee
27-01-18 © Claudia Mon
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
27-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
27-01-18 © Claudia Mon
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
25-01-18 © Claudia Mon

On the right cocoi heron


Las tres gallaretas
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
White-winged Coot
27-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons
Red-fronted Coot
27-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
Red-gartered Coot
27-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ampliando las fotos encontramos a las tres especies

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
26-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

The white-faced whistling-ducks are gathered in big flocks. This was not the only group but the biggest (130 individuals) along the Coypu Pond. On Saturday 20th Horacio counted 195 individuals all along the Coypu Pond



Sandpipers and yellowlegs
Sandpipers and yellowlegs
Flocks of pectoral sandpipers mixed with lesser yellowlegs
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Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Crake
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gilded Hummingbird
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Caracara
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

On the right the only chick out of six, which survived. It almost looks like the adult

White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
24-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

All juveniles

Chestnut-capped Blackbird
Chrysomus ruficapillus
Chestnut-capped Blackbird
24-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
20-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Plumbeous Rail
20-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Giant Wood-Rail
24-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
24-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Juvenile male changing into the male adult plumage. Behind a female silver teal and further back a female Brazilian teal

White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
24-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Lame



Tufted Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura platensis
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
Red-gartered Coot
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González

Almost without records lately

Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
07-08-10 © Jorge García Vicente
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
20-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González

Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Dark-billed Cuckoo
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo

Very scarce lately

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Black-necked Stilt
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
23-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo

With marbled swamp eel Synbranchus marmoratus


Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Crake
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Yellow-breasted Crake
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
21-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
21-01-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Eating marbled swamp eel Synbranchus marmoratus



Ringed kingfisher on the wing
Ringed kingfisher on the wing
View of dorsal and ventral wings of ringed kingfisher
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Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With white-faced whistling-duck

White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
White-tailed Hawk
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile dark morph

White-tailed Hawk
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile dark morph

Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roseate Spoonbill
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
White-winged Coot
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Yellow-breasted Crake
Porzana flaviventer
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Marcelo Gavensky
20-01-18 © Marcelo Gavensky
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Claudia Mon
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Claudia Mon
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-breasted Crake
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Lapwing
20-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura platensis
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Tufted Tit-Spinetail
20-01-18 © Dolores Fernández
White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
White-tailed Hawk
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

Dark morph

White-tailed Hawk
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tailed Hawk
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
20-01-18 © Dolores Fernández
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
20-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky



White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
17-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
17-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo
Neotropic Cormorant
17-01-18 © Marco Fidalgo

With the white tuft on the postauricular present in the breeding season

Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Though Simón could register the scene, this masked yellowthroat is feeding a shiny cowbird

Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Creamy-bellied Thrush
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating bugweed fruit

Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile eating bugweed fruit

Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
17-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating grasses



Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Green Kingfisher
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
16-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky



Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

At yellow oleander Thevetia peruviana

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rosy-billed Pochard
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
01-11-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
11-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Eating a coypu


Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Green Kingfisher
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Green Kingfisher
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Green Kingfisher
16-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
13-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
13-01-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
13-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
13-01-18 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
13-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
13-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
13-01-18 © Sergio Cusano

The Duck and gull Ponds Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond11-1-18 © Eduardo Ibarra

Laguna de los Patos/Duck Pond11-1-18 © Eduardo Ibarra
The withdrawal of water is remarkable in the Gull Pond. In the Duck Pond the cattail beds not reotten yet are being exposed. We did expect this heat would cause this waer reduction. There is still a long way to go and prospects are not promising. A dry summer, caused by La Niña, has been announced. A few rainfalls which are forecast as deluges end up in showers. We must wait for autumn rainfalls to change this situation.

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Dusky-legged Guan
Penelope obscura
Dusky-legged Guan
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dusky-legged Guan
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dusky-legged Guan
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola albiventer
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Atypical whistling-duck Sirirí híbirdo/Hybrid Whistling-Duck

Sirirí híbirdo/Hybrid Whistling-Duck10-1-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Stilt
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Stilt
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
10-01-18 © Ana Loyarte

Fallen nest

Masked Gnatcatcher
10-01-18 © Ana Loyarte

Fallen nest

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
10-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
09-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Eared Dove
09-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian



Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
03-01-18 © Federico Andrés De Maio
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
03-01-18 © Federico Andrés De Maio
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
03-01-18 © Federico Andrés De Maio
Bare-faced Ibis
03-01-18 © Federico Andrés De Maio



Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ultramarine Grosbeak
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Spectacled Tyrant
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
07-01-18 © Ricardo Palonsky

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs
26-10-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Greater Yellowlegs
26-10-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A flock of yellowlegs and sandpipers alltogether. Difficult to tell apart from so far. Yellowlegs, yellow legs extending beyond the body with short bill (lesser yellowlegs), with long bill and slightly recurved (greater yellowlegs). Pectoral sandpiper, yellow legs and legs do not extend beyond the body. 

Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
16-12-17 © Cora Rimoldi

Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
06-01-18 © Sebastián Otero
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Red-crested Finch
28-12-17 © Cristian Pecci
Red-crested Finch
28-12-17 © Cristian Pecci
Red-crested Finch
28-12-17 © Cristian Pecci

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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lesser Yellowlegs
06-01-18 © Diego Carús
Black-headed Duck
Heteronetta atricapilla
Black-headed Duck
06-01-18 © Diego Carús
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
06-01-18 © Diego Carús
Lake Duck
Oxyura vittata
Lake Duck
06-01-18 © Diego Carús



Sebastián Otero saw a white-banded mocking-bird just in the Middle Path at the edge of the burnt view in the Duck Pond. This mockingbird breeds in the northwest and central Argentina y migrates east and farther north to spend the winter. This is not an obstacle for a couple of individuals to stay in the area.

Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Striped Owl
06-01-18 © Roberto Guller
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Spot-winged Pigeon
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano

Several individuals along the sidewalk

Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-faced Ibis
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli
Glittering-bellied Emerald
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano

At blue anise sage Salvia guaranitica

Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano

With a chameleon cichlid Australoherus facetus in the bill


Moments in the reproduction
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli

This saffron finch was singing on top of his voice and moving around the great kiskadee's nest and at some point it got into it. It is a male, the females do not sing. Viviana , who does research work on the saffron finch, explains to us that this male is in its first year that is why his plumage is not the typical yellow, but it can already be a breeder.

Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
06-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Red-eyed Vireo
06-01-18 © Javier Guillermo González
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
06-01-18 © Sergio Cusano
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Creamy-bellied Thrush
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
06-01-18 © Adrián Grilli

Some photos of December
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Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
27-12-17 © Héctor Horacio García
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
30-12-17 © Sebastián Otero
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
30-12-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
30-12-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
17-12-17 © Héctor Horacio García
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
30-12-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
30-12-17 © Javier Guillermo González




salida

Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow Cardinal
Gubernatrix cristata
Yellow Cardinal
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow Cardinal
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow Cardinal
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Maguari Stork
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
House Wren
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
White-crested Tyrannulet
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
04-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
03-01-18 © Nicolás Giorgio
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

One struggled with the prey when the mate turned up

Whistling Heron
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

One struggled with the prey when the mate turned up

Whistling Heron
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

One struggled with the prey when the mate turned up

Whistling Heron
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile

Roseate Spoonbill
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile

Roseate Spoonbill
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile

Roseate Spoonbill
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Pectoral Sandpiper
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Pectoral Sandpiper
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
03-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
02-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
02-01-18 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

With chamaleon cichlid Australoherus facetus


We begin the very first of January
Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
01-01-18 © J. Simón Tagtachian