News - February 2017



Black-and-white tegu lizard
Salvator merianae
Black-and-white tegu lizard
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Black-and-white tegu lizard
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
26-02-17 © Sally Dietrich
Black-and-white tegu lizard
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

The one way the Y-like tail


Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Urutu pit viper
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Golden liophis
Erythrolamprus semiaureus
Golden liophis
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Golden liophis
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Colubroidean snake
Helicops leopardinus
Colubroidean snake
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Side-necked turtle
Phrynops hilarii
Side-necked turtle
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Side-necked turtle
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Side-necked turtle
16-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Side-necked turtle
16-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-eared turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans
Red-eared turtle
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Coypu
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coypu
27-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With silver teal



Flowers and fruits
Zephyr lily
Zephyrantes candida
Azucenita del campo/Zephyr lily© Sergio Cusano
Rose moss
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca/Rose moss© RAP
Marvel of Perú
Mirabilis jalapa
Don Diego de noche/Marvel of Perú© J. Simón Tagtachian
False loosestrife
Ludwigia bonariensis
Duraznillo de agua/False loosestrife© Sergio Cusano
Tessaria integrifolia
Tessaria integrifolia
Aliso de río/Tessaria integrifolia© RAP
Common moth vine
Araujia hortorum
Tasi/Common moth vine© J. Simón Tagtachian

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

F. p. tundrius

Peregrine Falcon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

F. p. tundrius

Peregrine Falcon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

F. p. tundrius

Peregrine Falcon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

F. p. tundrius

Peregrine Falcon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

F. p. tundrius



Warbling Doradito
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
Warbling Doradito
27-02-17 © Guillermo Iván Spajic
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
25-02-17 © Carlos Álvarez

It is about 6.30 pm and this crepuscular species becomes active to forage. A typical scene of a heron staying frozen to capture a prey. The black-crowned night-heron is an opportunist and feeds on reptiles, fish, amphibians, invertebrates and bird chicks.


Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis
Imperial moth
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
This Imperial moth is a different race from the previously registered: Eacles imperialis opaca. In this case this is an adult, in the case of E. i. opaca it is the caterpillar. Both races are found in Buenos Aires



Syma sister
Adelpha syma
Syma sister
17-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-patched duskywing
Chiomara autander autander
White-patched duskywing
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
White morpho
Morpho epistrophus argentinus
White morpho
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Lazy
Actinote sp.
Lazy
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Possibly A. pyhrra

Polydamas swallowtail
Battus polydamas polydamas
Polydamas swallowtail
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Lesbia sulphur
Colias lesbia
Lesbia sulphur
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Canna skipper
Quinta cannae
Canna skipper
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Bella mapwing
Hypanartia bella
Bella mapwing
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Lyssipoides metalmark
Riodina lyssipoides
Lyssipoides metalmark
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Lyssipoides metalmark
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Fiery skipper
Hylephila phyleus
Fiery skipper
08-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Fiery skipper
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Gulf fritillary
Agraulis vanillae maculosa
Gulf fritillary
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Gulf fritillary
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Southern buckeye
Junonia genoveva hilaris
Southern buckeye
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Southern buckeye
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Monarch
Danaus erippus
Southern Monarch
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Monarch
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

Bearded Tachuri
Polystictus pectoralis
Bearded Tachuri
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Bearded Tachuri
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

It returned to the Coypu Pond

Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
27-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With the wing stripe characteristic of the species

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Checkered Woodpecker
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Checkered Woodpecker
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Checkered Woodpecker
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

What is the checkered woodpecker investigating in a green-barred woodpecker's nest?

White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
27-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
27-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
27-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Spectacled Tyrant
28-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
28-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chiloe Wigeon
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Depending on light it may be greenish 

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-crowned Night-Heron
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
25-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Hooded Siskin
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Eating seeds of wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum

Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
25-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Juvenile at blue anise sage Salvia gauranitica


Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A juvenile rosy-billed pochard changing into adult male plumage with a mallard duck

Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata
Red-gartered Coot
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Someone left the food

Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Caracara
24-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

There are too many caracaras mainly in the Gull Pond.


Lizard Path Camino de los Lagartos/Lizrd Path24-2-17 © RAP
Views of the ponds
Coipos/Coypu Pond22-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Laguna de los Coipos
Coipos/Coypu Pond22-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Laguna de los Coipos
Coipos/Coypu Pond22-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Laguna de los Coipos
Gaviotas/Gull Pond22-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Laguna de las Gaviotas
Lagunas/Ponds22-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Lagunas
Día lluvioso/Wet day21-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
The ponds on a rainy day

Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Drinking water from a leaking hose


Io moth (Pseudautomeris grammivora)
Pseudautomeris grammivora
11-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
11-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
22-01-17 © Gustavo Ramos

These Swainson's flycatcher juveniles belong to the nest detected at the Brasil end 


Black-and-white tegu lizard (Salvator merianae)
Salvator merianae
28-01-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A part of the video showing the snake struggling to get loose


Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Barn Swallow
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Barn Swallow
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Barn Swallow
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dusky-legged Guan
Penelope obscura
Dusky-legged Guan
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

With Rothschildia jacobaeae

Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

Adult and two juveniles

Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
19-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating fruit of bugweed Solanum granulosum-leprosum

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

Rarely seen inside the reserve

Scrub Blackbird
Dives warszewiczi
Scrub Blackbird
19-02-17 © Román Montero
Bearded Tachuri
Polystictus pectoralis
Bearded Tachuri
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Bearded Tachuri
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Bearded Tachuri
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Chiloe Wigeon
19-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Flowers and fruits
Silk floss tree
Choprisia speciosa
Palo borracho/Sild floss tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Buttercup tree
Senna corymbosa
Sen del campo/Buttercup tree© Sergio Cusano
Salvia uliginosa

Salvia celeste/Salvia uliginosa© J. Simón Tagtachian
Salvia uliginosa

Salvia celeste/Salvia uliginosa© RAP
Morning glory
Ipomoea cairica
Campanilla lila/Morning glory© RAP
Morning glory
Ipomoea cairica
Campanilla lila/Morning glory© Sergio Cusano
Ocean blue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
Campanilla violeta/Ocean blue morning glory© RAP
Castor bean
Ricinus communis
Ricino/Castor bean© RAP
Red Indian shot
Canna indica
Achira roja/Red Indian shot© RAP
Mexican petunia
Ruelia brittoniana
Petunia mexicana/Mexican petunia© RAP
Pink pavonia
Pavonia hastata
Pavonia/Pink pavonia© RAP
Pink pavonia
Pavonia hastata
Pavonia/Pink pavonia© Sergio Cusano
Pavonia sepium
Pavonia sepium
Malva del bosque/Pavonia sepium© RAP
Yellow bird of paradise
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Barba de chivo/yellow bird of paradise© RAP
Jerusalen thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Cina cina/Jerusalen thorn© RAP
Cow's foot
Bauhinia forficata
Pata de vaca/Cow's foot© Sergio Cusano
Tallow tree
Sapium haematospermum
Curupí/Tallow tree© RAP
Tallow tree
Sapium haematospermum
Curupí/Tallow tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
Flor de la oración/Longlfower evening primrose© RAP
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
Flor de la oración/Longlfower evening primrose© Sergio Cusano
Grindelia pulchella
Grindelia pulchella
Margarita amarilla/Grindelia pulchella© RAP
Blue anise sage
Salvia guaranitica
Salvia azul/Blue anise sage© RAP
Alligator flag
Thalia geniculata
Pehuajó/Alligator flag© RAP
Tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Palán palán/Tree tobacco© J. Simón Tagtachian
Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Cardencha/Wild teasel© J. Simón Tagtachian
Canary Island date palm
Phoenix canariensis
Palmera canaria/Canary Island date palm© RAP
Whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta
Flor de Santa Lucía/Whitemouth dayflower© RAP
Cock spur tree
Erythrina crista-galli
Ceibo/Cock spur tree© J. Simón Tagtachian



Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Roseate Spoonbill
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Roseate Spoonbill
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo

Three different stages. Top photo the youngest of the three spoonbills. No pink colouring on wings and feathered head. Dark eye and blackish legs. Middle photo: Still with feathered head and wings with a pink colouring. The eye is red and the legs, reddish. Bottom photo: Juvenile on the right and adult on the left. The adult is characterized by a bald greenish head with nape and auriculars blackish. Crimson on wings is evident. Legs are reddish.

Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo

With white-faced whistling-duck

White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Giant Wood-Rail
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo



Birds on the wing

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rosy-billed Pochard
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rosy-billed Pochard
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Rosy-billed Pochard
11-02-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo



Chiloe Wigeon
Anas sibilatrix
Chiloe Wigeon
18-02-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Chiloe Wigeon
18-02-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Screaming Cowbird
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
16-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
16-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Striated Heron
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
16-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
15-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
15-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
16-02-17 © Nicolás Giorgio

Adult and juvenile

Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
15-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
15-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Adult and juvenile

Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Dark-billed Cuckoo
11-02-17 © Pablo S Domínguez
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher
11-02-17 © Pablo S Domínguez
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
11-02-17 © Pablo S Domínguez

Black-backed Grosbeak
Pheucticus aureoventris
Black-backed Grosbeak
28-01-17 © Silvia Echeverría

Juvenile eating fruits of bugweed Solanum granulosum-leprosum


Euler's Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus euleri
Euler's Flycatcher
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Dusky-legged Guan
Penelope obscura
Dusky-legged Guan
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Dusky-legged Guan
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur

Eating the fruit of Sapium haematospermum

Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Long-winged Harrier
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Long-winged Harrier
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur

Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-winged Saltator
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Striated Heron
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Striated Heron
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
11-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

At 8.15 pm they were foraging

Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Shiny Cowbird
11-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur
Limpkin
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur
Limpkin
11-02-17 © Pablo Serur

Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
10-02-17 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

The black line extending beyond the eye remembers the slanted eye of Asian people. The yellow-billed pintail lacks this line. This is one of the characteristics which tell apart these two confusables.

Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
10-02-17 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
10-02-17 © Liliana H. Rodríguez
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
10-02-17 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

Views of the pond
Gaviotas/Gull Pond9-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Lagunas/Ponds9-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Patos/Duck Pond9-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Se empiezan a ver manchones verdes en la Laguna de los Patos
Patos/Duck Pond9-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Patos/Duck Pond9-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Striated Heron
Butorides striata
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Speculum

Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
02-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
17-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
11-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

To scratch the hummingbird lowers the wing and passes the leg above and over it to reach the feathers.


Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
11-02-17 © Diego Carús
Hay que prestar atención

Side-necked turtle
Phrynops hilarii
Side-necked turtle
11-02-17 © Diego Carús

Never bother turtles when theey are laying eggs



Tails that regrow
Tails that regrow
Autotomy - Appendiges that regenerate
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Neotropical Waterbird Survey
Though we devoted contientiously to waterbirds, the rest was not ignored
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría
Rusty-collared Seedeater
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
11-02-17 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-billed Pintail
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
11-02-17 © Diego Carús
Stripe-backed Bittern
11-02-17 © Diego Carús
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría
Saffron Finch
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
11-02-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

Preening another cuckoo

Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

At Thalia geniculata

Glittering-bellied Emerald
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría

Juvenile at tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca

Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Creamy-bellied Thrush
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
11-02-17 © Javier Ubiría
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano





Parasitism: Greyish baywing - Screaming cowbird
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Greyish Baywing
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano
Greyish Baywing
11-02-17 © Sergio Cusano

The Screaming Cowbird parasitizes almost exclusive the Greyish Baywing. In the photo a young Screaming Cowbird is claiming for food. The plumage of both birds is quite similar. But on the screaming Cowbird black spots are already appearing.


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Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Yellow-billed Pintail
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
09-02-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
09-02-17 © Marcelo Gavensky
Stripe-backed Bittern
09-02-17 © Marcelo Gavensky
Two juvenile bitterns

Dark-throated Seedeater
Sporophila ruficollis
10-02-17 © Marcelo Gavensky
Marcelo captured the voice of this male. Three whistles accompanied by the movement of the body

Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roseate Spoonbill
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

With cocoi heron on the left and great egret on the right

Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
08-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
07-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Maguari Stork
07-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
In most records the storks are flying past the reserve. The few ones where it can be seen inside they are very far. The time has come to watch it from very close.
07-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
The stork forages either in water or in land. It eats fish, frogs, small mammals, snakes and invertebrates.



Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Coypu
07-02-17 © José Luis Merlo

There are too many coypus, many of them juveniles. This coypu ran very fast from the pond named after him and the Gull Pond



View of the Gull Pond Laguna Gaviotas/Gull Pond6-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Laguna Gaviotas/Gull Pond6-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Four black-necked swans
Laguna Gaviotas/Gull Pond6-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
and other four swans which are the family we have been following since mid December when Carlos Álvarez descovered they were nesting
Laguna Gaviotas/Gull Pond6-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra



Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
04-02-17 © Carlos Álvarez
Ringed Kingfisher
04-02-17 © Carlos Álvarez
Ringed Kingfisher
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
04-02-17 © Carlos Álvarez
Brown-chested Martin
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Brown-chested Martin
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Another nest with chicks

Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
02-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
04-02-17 © Carlos Álvarez
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow
04-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky



Rainbow arco iris/rainbow4-2-17 © RAP
A rainbow cloud.... at 13.30 when we arrive at Viamonte Cabin we sit on the benches and looking at the fountain this cloud which I imagine full of water let the formation of a rainbow all along the edge... and everybody taking photos .RAP
Sleeping man dormido/sleeping man4-2-17 © RAP
This man was sleeping on the tree branch which is some 50 meters from the beginning of Viamonte to the new viewpoint. He was at a height of 1,50. Just when I take the photo one of the security personnel rides by bicycle, wakes the man up and tells him this is a reserve and that he can not climb up trees... you should have seen the bark marks on his face!!!RAP

Maguari Stork
Ciconia maguari
Maguari Stork
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
04-02-17 © Claudia Mon
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spot-winged Pigeon
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
04-02-17 © Claudia Mon

Eating fruit of bugweed Solanum granulosum-leprosum

White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
White-crested Tyrannulet
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Striped Owl
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Striped Owl
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Whistling Heron
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
02-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
02-02-17 © Claudia Mon
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
02-02-17 © Claudia Mon
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
02-02-17 © Claudia Mon
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
02-02-17 © Claudia Mon
A family. An adult male, an adult female and juveniles
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Kelp Gull
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Kelp Gull
04-02-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Roseate Spoonbill
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
04-02-17 © Guillermo Iván Spajic
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Pied-billed Grebe
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
04-02-17 © Diego Carús
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
04-02-17 © Diego Carús

White morpho
Morpho epistrophus argentinus
White morpho
04-02-17 © Diego Carús

Since mid January we have been watching this butterfly. Only now has Diego photographed it


Pampas cavy
Cavia aperea
Pampas cavy
04-02-17 © Diego Carús





Gull Pond Evolution of the vegetation and water since July 2016 till February 2017 Gaviotas/Gull Pond3-2-17 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gull Pond13-12-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos y Gaviotas/Coypu and Gull Ponds30-11-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gull Pond25-11-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gull Pond23-11-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-11-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gull Pond11-11-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Lagunas/Ponds24-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos y Gaviotas/Coypu and Gull Ponds26-9-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

lagunas/ponds9-9-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Gaviotas/Gulls7-2016 © Eduardo Ibarra
New bird species
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Goldfinch
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
European Goldfinch
02-02-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

The European Goldinch belongs to the family Fringillidae like our Hooded Siskins and it is a bit larger than they are. Together with the European Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris are European species introduced in Argentina. The Goldfinch seems not to have exceeded the limits of the Province of Buenos Aires. Its distribution area is a strip bordering the coast of the province till Necochea