News - May 2017



Collared Plover
Charadrius collaris
Collared Plover
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Collared Plover
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Collared Plover
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
We had already said that the environment of the Duck Pond was ideal for wintering plovers. However since it is so far search must be patient and exhaustive. It is small and its brown colour blends it in the environment. Its little runs help detect it.
It is not the only one we are waiting for. the dotterel also vistied the reserve in winter. Both share this picture of 2006, which coincidentally is 31st of May.
Rufous-chested Dotterel
31-05-06 © Roberto Ares
At that time they moved at the edge of the pond very near the roads
Other winter birds to look for
On the list of Winter birds appear all the birds related to the winter time which have been photographed. Germán Pugnali prepared another list, where most of them are old records with no documented support. Besides, he adds some which were not spotted in the reserve, but in the surroundings, which become potential birds.


Chloephaga spp
Any species of this genus!

Spheniscus magellanicus Magellanic penguin
: old record with photos

Buteo polyosoma Variable hawk
: without photos

Procellaria aequinoctialis White chinned petrel
: without photos

Haematopus palliatus American oystercatcher
: nests in beaches farther south

Oreopholus ruficollis Tawny-throated dotterel
: migrates regularly to nearby fields

Pluvianellus socialis Magellanic plover
: migrates sporadically to the south of the Buenos Aires Province.

Charadrius falklandicus Two-banded plover
: without photos

Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern
: without photos

Chionis alba Snowy sheathbill
: recorded in 2016 at the Fishermen's Club in front of Aeroparque

Stercorarius chilensis Chilean skua
: recorded with far away photos

Stercorarius antarcticus Brown skua
: regular in beaches farther south

Bubo virginianus Great horned owl
: hearing record, breeding and regular at Palermo

Patagona gigas Giant hummingbird
: Hypothetical, without photos

Upucerthia dumetaria Scale-throated earthcreeper
: winter records in nearby areas

Geositta cunicularia Common miner
: old record, without photos

Asthenes baeri Short-billed canastero
: old record, without photos.

Asthenes hudsoni Hudson's canastero
: old record, without photos

Stigmatura budytoides Greater wagtail-tyrant
: winter records in nearby areas.

Agriornis murinus Lesser Shrike-tyrant
: old record, without photos.

Xolmis rubetra Rusty-backed monjita
: old record, without photos.

Neoxolmis rufiventris Chocolate-vented monjita
: migrates regularly to nearby fields

Mimus patagonicus Patagonian mockingbird
: old record, without photos.

Tangara preciosa Chestnut-backed tanager
: Like other thraupids, it migrates along the gallery forest and is regular in Uruguay.

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes ventralis
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
White-tipped Plantcutter
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Plantcutter
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Plantcutter
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
Poospiza cabanisi
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
30-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
30-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
31-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Rufous underwing coverts


Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Hepatic Tanager
27-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hepatic Tanager
27-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hepatic Tanager
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Hepatic Tanager
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-05-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Snowy-crowned Tern
27-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
American Kestrel
27-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
27-05-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Green Kingfisher
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Green Kingfisher
27-05-17 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
27-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González



Plants, flowers and fruits
Blue anise sage
Salvia guaranitica
Salvia azul/Blue anise sage© J. Simón Tagtachian
Striped rosemallow
Hibiscus cisplatinus
Rosa del río/Striped rosemallow© J. Simón Tagtachian
Roman Cassie
Acacia caven
Espinillo/Roman Cassie© J. Simón Tagtachian
Spiderwort
Tripogandra diuretica
Santa Lucía rosada/Spiderwort© J. Simón Tagtachian
Ball moss
Tillandsia recurvata
Gallinita/Ball moss© J. Simón Tagtachian
Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia
Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia
Zarzaparrilla colorada/Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia© J. Simón Tagtachian
Cockspur tree
Erithryna crista-galli
Ceibo/Cockspur tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Louisiana canna
Canna glauca
Achira amarilla/Louisiana canna© J. Simón Tagtachian
Silk floss tree
Chorisia speciosa
Palo borracho/Silk floss tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Calico flower
Aristolochia elegans
Aristoloquia/Calico flower© RAP
Indian shot
Canna indica
Achira roja/Indian shot© J. Simón Tagtachian
Busy Lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
Alegría del hogar/Busy Lizzy© J. Simón Tagtachian
Honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Acacia negra/Honey locust© Cora Rimoldi
Castor bean
Ricino communis
Ricino/Castor bean© Victoria Mansilla
Two fungii
Macrolepiota sp© RAP

Macrolepiota sp. top and the rest the same
Pleurotus albidus in three different days
Pleurotus albidus1-4-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Pleurotus albidus2-4-17 © Carlos González Ledo

Pleurotus albidus4-4-17 © Nicolás Giorgio



Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Rufous Hornero
26-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous Hornero
26-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
26-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Grayish Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Grayish Saltator
26-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With fruit of bugweed Solanum granulosum-leprosum

Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Amblyramphus holosericeus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Scarlet-headed Blackbird
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Four on the wing

Plumbeous Rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plumbeous Rail
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
24-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio

Along with 2 coscoroba swans in the Duck Pond

Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Grebe
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
24-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ultramarine Grosbeak
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
23-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio

Pair in the Duck Pond

Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
23-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Descending on water. To lose speed it changes to an upright position, fans the tail, flaps backwards and places the feet forwards for the impact


Rufescent Tiger-Heron eating an Helicops?
Rufescent Tiger-Heron eating an Helicops?
Rufescent Tiger-Heron eating a snake
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
20-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

After more than a month only one individual showed. This year in 21 weeks there are only 4 records.

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
20-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
20-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian

All males


Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Blue-and-white Swallow
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-winged Blackbird
Agelasticus thilius
Yellow-winged Blackbird
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-winged Blackbird
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Caracara
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Caracara
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
16-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

With a nutritious grasshopper


Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Unicolored Blackbird
Agelasticus cyanopus
Unicolored Blackbird
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky



Insects and spiders
Cucurbit beetle
Diabrotica speciosa
Cucurbit beetle
29-03-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Carpenter bee
Xylocopa augusti
Carpenter bee
29-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Large crane fly
Tipula sp.
Large crane fly
07-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Treehopper
Cyphonia sp
Treehopper
29-04-17 © Pablo Serur
Hoverfly
Palpada sp
Hoverfly
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Ghost spider
Arachosia praesignis
Ghost spider
06-05-17 © Pablo Serur
Silver argiope
Argiope argentata
Silver argiope
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Rock Pigeon
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
20-05-17 © Sergio Cusano



The Coypu Pond Laguna de Coipos/Coypu Pond20-5-17 © Sergio Cusano
Unlike previous Saturdays when the floating vegetation covered practically all the pond, today it was clear from Viamonte to the pergola.

To the rhythm of the laurentia emperors
To the rhythm of the laurentia emperors
Pair of laurentia emperors fluttering around the bushes
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Laurentia Emperor
Doxocopa laurentia laurentia
Laurentia Emperor
17-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A close-up of the proboscis. The two tubes are placed in such a way that they form a feeding canal through which nectar is lapped up. When not feeding the proboscis is curled up.



The Gull Pond Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
General view of the Gull Pond. Too much water and los of coypus help keep vegetation sparse
Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
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Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
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Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
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Laguna de las Gaviotas/Gull Pond17-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
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White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Kite
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tailed Kite
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tailed Kite
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Cold weather begins and guira cuckoos open the blinds to capture more sun

Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
10-05-17 ©
Nenday Parakeet
17-05-17 ©
Nenday Parakeet
17-05-17 ©

The toe disposition is zygodactyl - two toes are oriented to the front and the other two backwards. So he can grasp firmly and manipulate the food as if it were a hand. With a fruit of white cedar Melia azederach

Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

With a bunch of Chinese privet fruits

Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Rufous-bellied Thrush
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Insects in trees decrease in number so time to dip the bill in the ground to look for ants

Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
10-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

One of the few plants still with flowers which provide food to the gilded hummingbird


Number eighty
Diaethria candrena candrena
Number eighty
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Number eighty
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Syma sister
Adelpha syma
Syma sister
04-05-17 © José Alberto Lell
Banded longwing
Heliconius erato phyllis
Banded longwing
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Common white-milk
Tatochila autodice
Common white-milk
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ithra crescent
Ortilia ithra
Ithra crescent
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Ithra crescent
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Bella mapwing
Hypanartia bella
Bella mapwing
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Bella mapwing
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Julia
Dryas iulia alcionea
Julia
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Julia
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Gulf fritillary
Agraulis vanillae maculosa
Gulf fritillary
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Southern buckeye
Junonia genoveva hilaris
Southern buckeye
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Southern Monarch
Danaus erippus
Southern Monarch
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Southern Monarch
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Mexican silverspot
Dione moneta
Mexican silverspot
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Mexican silverspot
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Mexican silverspot
17-05-17 © Victoria Mansilla
Tiger moth
Dysschema sacrifica
Tiger moth
07-05-17 © Sergio Cusano

Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Diademed Tanager
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ringed Kingfisher
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
Phacellodomus striaticollis
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Kelp Gull
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Two grebes

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Both grebes are losing the nuptial plumage. Their throats are no longer black. The pied-billed grebe's bill stripe is vanishing and the eyering not visible. The white-tufted grebe is coming back to its brownish colouring
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

A magnificent speculum

Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ringed Teal
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Hooded Siskin
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Solitary Black Cacique
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons
Red-fronted Coot
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
06-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Beautiful moon Luna/Moon6-5-17 © RAP

Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
Austral Negrito
14-05-17 © Cora Rimoldi

We were amazed to see no more than the floating vegetation from the new viewpoint. Not even a duck, nor a jacana. Nothing. We waited for a while and this negrito appeared. It stayed a bit.

Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
14-05-17 © Cora Rimoldi

Two black-backed stilts flew above us and we supposed they land in the Gull Pond. We were right. Very far, but in the pond they were.

Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
14-05-17 © Ernesto Gulisano
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
14-05-17 © Ernesto Gulisano

Female at Aloysia gratissima

Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
14-05-17 © Ernesto Gulisano
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
14-05-17 © Ernesto Gulisano



Spix's spinetial 
Synallaxis spixi

14-5-17 © Cora Rimoldi
The song led us to the bushes, but we could only see a silhouette moving in the vegetation


Amazon kingfisher fishing
Amazon kingfisher fishing
Male Amazon kingfisher diving for a fish
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Global Big Day
The reserve was closed. We walked along the outer sidewalk. Basically waterbirds were seen



Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
13-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
13-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Unicolored Blackbird
Agelasticus cyanopus
Unicolored Blackbird
13-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
13-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
13-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
13-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González

Eating a chameleon cichlid Australoherus facetus

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
13-05-17 © Javier Guillermo González
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon
13-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
10-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio
Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus
Variable Oriole
10-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio





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Recent taxonomic changes
As phylogenetic studies improve the taxonomic board is being reordered. In October 2016 the SACC passed the proposal 723 which introduced significant changes in the location of orders. Taking into account only the families represented in the reserve the most striking move is the Order Columbiformes being placed rather ahead on the list following the Podicipediformes due to the close relation with this order. At the same time the orders Cuculiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes follow Columbiformes due to the close relation with this order. Present order: Anseriformes, Galliformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podicipediformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes, Pelecaniformes, Cathartiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes, Falconiformes, Psittaciformes, Passeriformes. Orden anterior: Anseriformes, Galliformes, Podicipediformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes, Pelecaniformes, Cathartiformes, Accipitriformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes, Falconiformes, Psittaciformes, Passeriformes.

The family Thraupidae also had a reordering of species, changes in scientific names, besides the inclusion of the saltators, which had been removed from the family Cardinalidae and placed in Insertae sedis till the correct family was assigned. On this site saltators stayed in the family Cardinalidae). All these changes can be appreciated in the Cast. They are not the last only the most recent. 



Views of the ponds and night photos
Lagunas/Ponds9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Ponds
Lagunas/Ponds9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Ponds
Lagunas/Ponds9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Ponds
Lagunas/Ponds9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Ponds
Patos y Gaviotas/Duck and Gull Ponds9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gull and Duck Ponds
Gaviotas/Gull Pond9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gull Pond
Gaviotas/Gull Pond9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gull Pond
Gaviotas/Gull Pond9-5-17 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gull Pond
Nocturna/At night
Cocoi Heron in Coypu Pond at dusk
Nocturna/At night
Great Egret in Coypu Pond at dusk

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
06-05-17 © Rodolfo Pani
Ringed Kingfisher
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Ringed Kingfisher
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
06-05-18 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Buff-winged Cinclodes
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Ringed Teal
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Teal
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
07-05-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Preening and exposing the speculum

It has been missing in the Coypu Pond since more than a month. The last record is in the Gull Pond and was detected by chance when enlarging a photo.
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
06-05-17 © Rodolfo Pani

Floating vetegation is ideal for jacanas. They move about pecking incessantly. But here everybody is on the wing

Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
06-05-17 © Rodolfo Pani

Tiger moth
Dysschema sacrifica
Tiger moth
07-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano

Autumn in the Lizard Path Otoño en eLagartos/Autumn along Lizard Path6-5-17 © Sergio Cusano
Too many leaves on the ground




Burrowing Parakeet
Cyanoliseus patagonus
Burrowing Parakeet
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Burrowing Parakeet
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Burrowing Parakeet
06-05-17 © Sergio Cusano
Burrowing Parakeet
06-05-17 © J. Simón Tagtachian
06-05-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
This parrot was abandoned by a woman in the Middle Path. The Center was informed about the animal. This woman had cared for the parrot till its feather grew but could no longer have it with her.

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Ringed Kingfisher
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Vermilion Flycatcher
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Buff-winged Cinclodes
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Straneck's Tyrannulet
Serpophaga griseicapilla
Straneck's Tyrannulet
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
04-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky

Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
04-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio

There were five Poopiza species: P. ornata Cinnamon Warbling-Finch, P. nigrorufa Blakc-and-rufous Warbling-Finch, P. cabanisi Grey-breasted Warbling-Finch, P. torquata Ringed Warbling-Finch and P. melanoleuca Black-capped Warbling-Finch. Phylogenetic studies have determined that this group is polyphyletic, that is they have not evolved from the same common ancestor. So they have been separated. The first two have remained in the genus Poospiza and the last three have been changed to genus Microspingus: Microspingus cabanisi, Microspingus torquatus and Microspingus melanoleucus..


Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
04-05-17 © Nicolás Giorgio
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
03-05-17 © José Alberto Lell
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
03-05-17 © José Alberto Lell
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
04-05-17 © José Alberto Lell
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler
03-05-17 © José Alberto Lell

Last photos of April
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
White-crested Tyrannulet
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
30-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky