News - June 2010



New bird species
Turquoise-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva
Turquoise-fronted Parrot
24-01-10 © Claudia y Diego Bastías
Turquoise-fronted Parrot
24-01-10 © Claudia y Diego Bastías

Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
26-06-10 © Claudia y Diego Bastías
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
20-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
20-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
25-06-10 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
25-06-10 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
19-06-10 © José Luis Merlo
Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
06-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
06-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Silver Teal
Spatula versicolor
Silver Teal
06-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Unicolored Blackbird
Agelasticus cyanopus
Unicolored Blackbird
06-06-10 © Carlos González Ledo

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
13-06-10 © Roberto Ares

The family gang

The white-faced Whistling-ducks returned to the ponds in October, 2009. They were about ten individuals. Today they are more than a hundred. At least five families were observed though there were a lot more. This video shows the development and bonds generated within one family.