Argentina Birds

from Antshrikes to Grosbeaks

Noting those found during 
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)  

from 1992 thru 2013

during the months of October, 
November, and December

Part 2 of a List of Argentina Birds 
compiled by Armas Hill


Photo at upper right: a THORN-TAILED RAYADITO 
(photographed by Marie Gardner during the FONT tour
 in southern Argentina in December 2013) 

Links:

Part #1 of this List of Argentina Birds: Tinamous thru Flycatchers

There have been 14 FONT birding tours in Argentina.
693 species of birds have cumulatively been seen during FONT Argentina tours.  

The most recent taxonomy has been incorporated into the following list, originally from the 3rd edition of "The Howard & Moore  Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World", and other changes since. 
   

Codes:

(ARe):   endemic to Argentina
(ARqe): quasi (or nearly) endemic to Argentina
(ARi):    introduced species in Argentina
(ARr):    rare in Argentina

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
  (t1): critical     (t2): endangered     (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally

(ph):  species with a photograph in the FONT web-site   

ba:  in and near Buenos Aires

fs:   far-southern Argentina, including Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego

nc:  in north-central Argentina, including areas south from Salta to Tucuman and Cordoba  

ne:  in northeast Argentina, including the areas of Iguazu (in Misiones) and the Ibera Marshes (in Corrientes), and in between 

nw: in northwest Argentina (from Salta north of Jujuy), including the areas of Jujuy, Calilegua National Park, and the Altiplano

so:  in southern Argentina, including the Valdez Peninsula, and nearby areas to the north & south, in Chubut & Rio Negro

Links to Groupings of Birds in this List:

Antbirds   Tapaculos    Antthrushes & Antpittas    Furnariids    Woodcreepers    Vireos    Jays

Swallows    Wrens    Gnatcatchers    Mockingbirds    Thrushes    Dipper    Pipits    Euphonias 

Siskins    New World Warblers    Icterids    Bananaquit    Sparrows    Brush Finches    Cardinals

Tanagers    Conebill, Flower-piercer    Grassquits, Seedeaters, Finches    Saltators, Grosbeaks


Other Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Argentina  

Rare Birds of the Andes & Patagonia    Butterflies of Argentina, including at Iguazu Falls

Mammals in Argentina    Mammals in South America   (both of these with some photos) 

Directory of Photos in this Website

Birds:
       

634. Spot-backed Antshrike  ______ 
     Hypoedaleus guttatus  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     Hypoedaleus guttatus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     BATARA
     
     
635. Giant Antshrike  (*)  ______  nw
     Batara cinera argentina  (the single member of its genus)   
     
     
     MACKENZIAENA
     
     
636. Large-tailed Antshrike  ______  (might better be called "Great Spotted Antshrike") 
     Mackenziaena leachi  (monotypic)
     
     Mackenziaena leachi is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     
     
637. Tufted Antshrike  (*)  ______  ne 
     Machenziaena severa  (monotypic)
     
     Mackenziaena severa is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     TARABA
     
     
638. Great Antshrike  (ph)  ______ 
     Taraba major  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     BIATAS
     
     
639. White-bearded Antshrike  (t3)  ______ 
     Biatas nigropectus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     Biatas nigropectus is classified as an endangered species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     THAMNOPHILUS
     
     
640. Variable Antshrike  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Thamnophilus c. caerulescens  (subspecies in northeast Argentina)
     Thamnophilus caerulescens dinelli  (subspecies in north-central Argentina) 
     
     
641. Rufous-capped Antshrike  (*) ______  nc 
     Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae
     
     
642. Barred Antshrike  (ph) ______ 
     Thamnophilus doliatus 
     
     
     DYSITHAMNUS
     
     
643. Spot-breasted Antvireo (nt)  ______ 
     Dysithamnus stictothorax  (monotypic)
     
     
644. Plain Antvireo  (*)  ______  ne 
     Dysithamnus m. mentalis   
     
     
     MYRMORCHILUS
     
     
645. Stripe-backed Antbird ______
     Myrmorchilus strigilatus  (the single member of its genus)    
     
     
     HERPSILOCHMUS
     
     
646. Rufous-winged Antwren  (*)  ______   
     Herpsilochmus r. rufimarginatus
     
     
647. Black-capped Antwren  (nt)  ______ 
     Herpsilochmus atricapillus  (monotypic)  
     
     
     DRYMOPHILA
     
     
648. Bertoni's Antbird  (*)  ______  ne 
     Drymophila rubricollis  (monotypic)
     
     In 1988, evidence was published showing Drymophila rubricollis to be distinct from the Ferruginous Antbird.
     
     Drymophila rubricollis is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
649. Dusky-tailed Antbird  ______ 
     Drymophila malura  (monotypic) 
     
     Drymophila malura is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     TERENURA
     
     
650. Streak-capped Antwren  ______ 
     Terenura maculata  (monotypic)    
     
     Terenura maculata is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     
     
     PYRIGLENA
     
     
651. White-shouldered Fire-eye  (*)  ______  ne 
     Pyriglena leucoptera  (monotypic) 
     
     Pyrigiena leucoptera is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     CONOPOPHAGA
     
     
652. Rufous Gnateater  (*) ______  ne 
     Conopophaga lineata vulgaris
     
     Conopophaga lineata is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     
     
     PSILORHAMPHUS
     
     
653. Spotted Bamboowren  (nt)  ______ 
     Psilorhamphus guttatus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     Psilohamphus guttatus is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
     
     
     PTEROPTOCHOS
     
     
654. Black-throated Huet-huet  ______
     Pteroptochos tarnii
     
     
     SCELORCHILUS 
     
     
655. Chucao Tapaculo  ______
     Scelorchilus rubecula
     
     
     EUGRALIA
     
     
656. Ochre-flanked Tapaculo  ______
     Eugralia paradoxa  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     SCYTALOPUS
     
     
657. Planalto Tapaculo  ______  (species described in 2005)  
     Scytalopus pachecoi  (monotypic)
     
     Previously, the Scytalopus tapaculo that occurs in northeast Argentina, in Misiones province, was said to be the Mouse-colored Tapaculo, Scytalopus speluncae. Now, that species is endemic to southeastern Brazil, and is also called the Serra do Mar Tyrannulet.  
     
     Scytalopus pachecoi is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
     
     
658. White-browed Tapaculo  (*) ______  nc
     Scytalopus s. superciliaris
     
     
659. Magellanic Tapaculo  (*)  ______  fs  (was part of the former Andean Tapaculo)
     Scytalopus magellanicus  (monotypic)
     
     
     RHINOCRYPTA
     
     
660. Crested Gallito  (*)  ______  nc
     Rhinocrypta l. lanceolata  (the single member of its genus)
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called Rhinocrypta lanceolata the "Little Cock", a translation of the name "Gallito".
     Hudson wrote that the name is appropriate as "ït struts and runs on the ground with its tail erect, looking wonderfully like a miniature domestic fowl". 
     
     
     TELEDROMAS
     
     
661. Sandy Gallito  (*)  ______  nc
     Teledromas fuscus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
     MELANOPAREIA
     
     
662. Olive-crowned Crescentchest  ______ 
     Melanopareia maximiliani 
     
     
     CHAMAEZA
     
     
663. Short-tailed Antthrush  (*) ______  ne 
     Chamaeza c. campanisona   
     
     
664. Rufous-tailed Antthrush  ______  ne
     Chamaeza ruficauda
     
     Chamaeza ruficauda is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina (only in Misiones province).  
     
     
     GRALLARIA
     
     
665. Variegated Antpitta  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Grallaria varia imperator  ("Imperial Antpitta")  
     
     The Variegated Antpitta photo in the FONT website is of a female on a nest, found during a FONT tour in southeastern Brazil. 
     To see the photo go to:  A LIST & PHOTO GALLERY OF BRAZILIAN BIRDS, PART 3
     Click the link in the file for  "antpittas".      
     
     
666. White-throated Antpitta  (*)  ______  nw
     Grallaria albigula cinereiventris
     
     
     HYLOPEZUS
     
     
667. Speckle-breasted Antpitta  (*)  ______  ne 
     Hylopezus (formerly Grallaria) nattereri  (monotypic)  
     
     Hylopezus nattereri is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     
     
     GEOSITTA
     
     

668. Common Miner  (ph) (*)  ______  fs  nc  nw  so  
     Geositta c. cunicularia  (subspecies in most of Argentina)
     Geositta cunicularia contrerasi  (subspecies in the Cordoba area)
     
     
     
     A Common Miner photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     

669. Short-billed Miner ______
     Geositta antarctica
     

670. Slender-billed Miner  (*) ______  nw
     Geositta t. tenuirostris 
     

671. Puna Miner  (*)  ______  nw
     Geositta punensis  (monotypic)
     

672. Rufous-banded Miner  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Geositta rufipennis  (subspecies in northwest Argentina)
     Geositta rufipennis ottowi  (subspecies in north-central Argentina) 
     

673. Creamy-rumped Miner  ______
     Geositta isabellina
     
     
     UPUCERTHIA
     

674. Scale-throated Earthcreeper  (*)  ______  fs  nc  so
     Upucerthia dumetaria  (4 subspecies in Argentina)
     

675. Buff-breasted Earthcreeper  (*)  ______  nw
     Upucerthia v. validirostris  (subspecies in northwest Argentina)
     

676. Chaco Earthcreeper  (*)  ______  nc
     Upucerthia c. certhioides
     

677. Rock Earthcreeper  (*)  ______  nw
     Upucerthia andaecola  (monotypic)
     

678. Straight-billed Earthcreeper  ______
     Upucerthia ruficauda
     
     
     EREMOBIUS

679. Band-tailed Eremobius  (*)  ______  fs  so
     Eremobius phoenicuurus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     The Band-tailed Eremobius has historically been an Argentinian endemic, but it has recently discovered to be also in far-southern Chile.   
     
     
     CINCLODES
     

680. Bar-winged Cinclodes  (*) ______  fs  nc  nw 
     Cinclodes f. fuscus  (subspecies in most of Argentina)
     Cinclodes fuscus albiventris  (subspecies in northwest Argentina) 
     

681. White-winged Cinclodes  (*)  ______  nc
     Cinclodes atacmensis schocolatinus  (subspecies endemic to the Cordoba area)
     

682. Dark-bellied Cinclodes  (*)  ______  fs
     Cinclodes p. patagonicus
     

683. Blackish Cinclodes  ______
     Cinclodes antarcticus
     

684. Gray-flanked Cinclodes  ______
     Cinclodes oustaleti 
     

685. Olrog's Cinclodes  (ARe) (*)  ______  nc
     Cinclodes olrogi  (monotypic, species described in 1979) 
     

686. Cordoba Cinclodes  (ARe) (*) ______  nc   
     Cinclodes comechingonus  (monotypic, species described in 1944)
     
     The Cordoba Cinclodes has had some other common English names: Comechingones Cinclodes, not truly English, Sierran Cinclodes, and Chestnut-winged Cinclodes.
     
     
     FURNARIUS
     

687. Rufous Hornero  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so  (also called Common Hornero)
     Furnarius r. rufus
     
     The Rufous Hornero is the national bird of Argentina. In that country, and elsewhere in the bird's range, it has many common names as it is known well by the local people.
     In most of Argentina, it is often called the "Hornero" or "Casera" (translated to the "Ovenbird" or "Housekeeper").
     In Brazil, a name for the bird is "Joao do los Barrios" ("John of the Mud-puddles", or said another way, "John Clay")
     In Paraguay, and in the Corrientes province in northern Argentina, it goes by the name "Alonso Garcia", or an affectionate diminutive "Alonzito".
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called Furnarius rufus the "Oven-bird"". 
     About it, he wrote: "I have often been assured by the Argentine native people that the "Hornero" is a religious bird that always suspends his (& her) labours on a Sunday and on all holy days".     
     
     
     
     Above & below: Rufous Horneros photographed during FONT tours
     Below: next to its nest made of mud
     
     
     
     

688. Crested Hornero  (*)  ______  nc 
     Furnarius cristatus  (monotypic)
     
     
     SYLVIORTHORHYNCHUS
     

689. Des Murs' Wiretail  ______
     Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii
     
     
     APHRASTURA
     

690. Thorn-tailed Rayadito  (ph)  (*)  ______  fs
     Aphrastura s. spinicauda
     
      
     
     Thorn-tailed Rayadito
     
     
     LEPTASTHENURA
     

691. Araucaria Tit-Spinetail  (nt)  ______ 
     Leptasthenura setaria  (monotypic)  
     
     Leptasthenura setaria is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. It is restricted to forests with Araucaria trees mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     

692. Tufted Tit-Spinetail  (*)  ______  nc 
     Leptasthenura platensis  (monotypic)
     

693. Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail  (*)  ______  fs  nw  so
     Leptasthenura aegithaloides berlepschi  (subspecies in northwest Argentina)
     Leptasthenura aegithaloides pallida  (subspecies in southern Argentina)
     

694. Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail  (*)  ______  nc
     Leptasthenura fulginiceps paranensis
      
     
     SCHOENIOPHYLAX
     

695. Chotoy Spinetail  (*)  ______  ne 
     Schoeniophylax p. phryganophilus (the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     ASTHENES  (and PSEUDASTHENES)   
     

696. Hudson's Canastero  (nt)  ______  
     Asthenes hudsoni
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Synallaxis hudsoni the "Hudson's Spine-tail".
     The bird was named after the Argentine/British ornithologist William Henry Hudson by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1874.
     

697. Short-billed Canastero  (*) ______  so  
     Asthenes b. baeri
     

698. Sharp-billed Canastero  (*) ______  fs  so  
     Asthenes p. pyrrholeuca  
     
     Another name for the Sharp-billed Canastero has been the Lesser Canastero.
     

699. Maquis Canastero  (nt)  ______
     Asthenes heterura
     
     Another name for Asthenes heterura is the Iquico Canastero.
     

700. Cordilleran Canastero  (*) ______  fs  nc  nw  so
     Asthenes m. modesta  (subspecies in northwest Argentina)
     Asthenes modesta cordobae  (subspecies endemic to the Cordoba area)
     Asthenes modesta navasi  (subspecies in southern & far-southern Argentina) 
     

701. Steinbach's Canastero  (ARe) (*)  ______  
     Pseudasthenes (formerly Asthenes) steinbachi  (monotypic)
     
     Another name for the Steinbach's Canastero has been the Chestnut Canastero.
     
     Species in the new genus Pseudasthenes are the Steinbach's Canastero and the Patagonian Canastero (below), both endemic to Argentina, along with the Dusky-tailed Canastero in Chile and the Cactus Canastero in Peru.   
     

702. Rusty-vented Canastero  (*) ______  nw  
     Asthenes dorbignyi
     
     The Rusty-vented Canastero was part of the Creamy-breasted Canastero. 
     

703. Puna Canastero  (*) ______  nc
     Asthenes s. sclateri  (this subspecies, endemic to the Sierra de Cordoba, has been called Cordoba Canastero)
     

704. Patagonian Canastero  (ARe) (*) ______  so
     Pseudasthenes (formerly Asthenes) patagonica  (monotypic)
     

705. Austral Canastero  (ph) (*)  ______  fs
     Asthenes anthoides  (monotypic)
     
     Until recently, the Austral Canastero has been classified by Birdlife International as a "vulnerable species". 
     
     
     
     Austral Canastero
     (photo by Cameron Rutt)
     

706. Scribble-tailed Canastero  (*)  ______  nw
     Asthenes maculicauda  (monotypic)
     
     
     SYNALLAXIS
     

707. Rufous-capped Spinetail  ______ 
     Synallaxis ruficapilla  (monotypic)  
     
     Synallaxis ruficapilla is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     

708. Sooty-fronted Spinetail  (*)  ______  nw 
     Synallaxis f. frontalis  
     

709. Pale-breasted Spinetail  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Synallaxis a. albescens  (subspecies in northeast Argentina)
     Synallaxis albescens australis  (subspecies in north-central Argentina)
     

710. Spix's Spinetail  (*)  ______  ne   
     Synallaxis spixi  (monotypic)
     
     Another name for the Spix's Spinetail has been the Chicli Spinetail.
     

711. Gray-bellied Spinetail  (*)  ______  ne
     Synallaxis cinerascens  (monotypic)
     

712. Ochre-cheeked Spinetail  (*)  ______  nw 
     Synallaxis (formerly Poecilurus) scutatus whitii
     

713. Azara's Spinetail  (*)  ______  nw
     Synallaxis azarae
     
     The Azara's Spinetail includes what was the Buff-browed Spinetail, Synallaxis supercillosa.
     Supercillosa was split from azarae in 1990, as was S. courseni, S. elegantior, and S. superciliosa.
     Elegantior and superciliosa were merged again with azarae in 2005, but S, courseni remains split.
     
     
     CERTHIAXIS
     

714. Yellow-chinned Spinetail  (ph) (*) ______  ne  nw  (has also been called Yellow-throated Spinetail)
     Certhiaxis cinnamomea russeolus    
     
      
     
     Yellow-chinned Spinetail
     (photo by Leroy Tabb)
     
     
     CRANIOLEUCA
     

715. Olive Spinetail   ______  (closely related to, once said to be conspecific with the Stripe-crowned Spinetail)
     Cranioleuca obsoleta  (monotypic)
     
     Cranioleuca obsoleta is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     

716. Sulphur-throated Spinetail  (*) ______  ba  (has been called Sulphur-bearded Spinetail)
     Cranioleuca sulphurifera  (monotypic)
     

717. Stripe-crowned Spinetail  (*) ______  nw  so  
     Cranioleuca p. pyrrhophia  
     
     
     PHACELLODOMUS
     

718. Rufous-fronted Thornbird  (ph) (*)  ______  nw  (has also been called Common Thornbird) 
     Phacellodomus rufifrons   
     

719. Greater Thornbird  (*)   ______  ne  (another name has been Yellow-eyed Thornbird) 
     Phacellodomus ruber  (monotypic)
     

720. Freckle-breasted Thornbird  (*) ______  ba  ne  
     Phacellodomus s. striaticollis
     

721. Streak-fronted Thornbird  (*)  ______  nw
     Phacellodomus s. striaticeps
     

722. Little Thornbird  (*)  ______  nc
     Phacellodomus sibilatrix  (monotypic)
     

723. Spot-breasted Thornbird  ______
     Phacellodomus maculipectus   
     
     
     CLIBANORNIS
     

724. Canebrake Groundcreeper  (t3)  _____ 
     Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)   
     
     Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides is classified as an endangered species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of far-southern Brazil and adjacent Argentina.  
     
     
     SPARTONOICA 
     

725. Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail  (nt) (*) ______  ba  
     Spartonoica maluroides  (monotypic)
     
     
     PHLEOCRYPTES
     

726. Wren-like Rushbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  so 
     Phleocryptes m. melanops  (the single member of its genus)
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called Phleocryptes melanops the "Rush-loving Spine-tail".
     
     
     
     Wren-like Rushbird
     (photo by Cameron Rutt)
     
     
     LIMNORNIS
     

727. Curve-billed Reedhaunter  (*) ______  ba
     Limnornis curvirostris  (monotypic)
     

728. Straight-billed Reedhaunter  (nt) ______ 
     Limnornis rectrostris
     
     
     ANUMBIUS
     

729. Firewood-gatherer  (*)  ______  ne  so 
     Anumbius annumbi  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
     CORYPHISTERA
     

730. Lark-like Brushrunner  (*) ______  nc  
     Coryphistera a. alaudina  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     PSEUDOSEISURA
     

731. Brown Cachalote  (*) ______  nc 
     Pseudoseisura lophotes argentina
     

732. White-throated Cachalote  (ARe) (*) ______  so
     Pseudoseisura gutturalis  
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Homorus gutturalis the "Laughing Cachalote". 
     
     
     ANABACERTHIA  
     

733. White-browed Foliage-gleaner  (nt)  ______ 
     Anabacerthia amaurotis  (monotypic)  
     
     
     SYNDACTYLA
     

734. Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
     
     
     PHILYDOR
     

735. Black-capped Foliage-gleaner  ______ 
     Philydor atricapillus  (monotypic)
     
     Philydor aricapillus is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
     

736. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner  (*) ______  ne 
     Philydor r. rufum 
     
     

737. Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner  (*)  ______  ne 
     Philydor lichtensteini  (monotypic)   
     
     Philydor lichtensteini is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     AUTOMOLUS
     

738. White-eyed Foliage-gleaner (or Automolus) (*) ______  ne
     Automolus leucophthalmus
     
     Automolus leucophthalmus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     HELIOBLETUS
     

739. Sharp-billed Treehunter  ______ 
     Heliobletus contaminatus
     
     Heliobletus contaminatus is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     XENOPS
     

740. Plain Xenops  (ph)   ______ 
     Xenops m. minutus   ("Minute Xenops")   
     

741. Streaked Xenops   ______ 
     Xenops r. rutilans  
     
     
     SCLERURUS
     

742. Rufous-breasted Leaftosser  ______ 
     Sclerurus s. scansor
     
     Sclerurus scansor is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeast Argentina.  
     
     
     LOCHMIAS
     

743. Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper  ______  (has also been called Streamside Lochmias)
     Lochmias nematura
     
     
     PYGARRHICHAS
     
     

744. White-throated Treerunner  (*)  ______  fs
     Pygarrhichas albogularis 
     
     
     CAMPYLORHAMPHUS
     
     

745. Red-billed Scythebill  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Campylorhamphus trochilirostris 
     
     
     
     Red-billed Scythebill
     
     
746. Black-billed Scythebill  ______ 
     Campylorhamphus falcularius  (monotypic)
     
     Campylorhamphus falcularius is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
     
     
     DENDROCINCLA
     
     
747. Plain-winged Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne  
     Dendrocincla turdina 
     
     The Plain-winged Woodcreeper was considered conspecific with the Plain-brown Woodcreeper. Another name for Dendrocincla turdina has been Thrush-like Woodcreeper.
     
     Dendrocincla turdina is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     SITTASOMUS
     
     
748. Olivaceous Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus  
     
     
     DENDROCOLAPTES
     
     
749. Black-banded Woodcreeper   ______ 
     Dendrocolaptes picumnus
     
     
750. Planalto Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne 
     Dendrocolaptes platyrostris 
     
     
     XIPHOCOLAPTES
     
     
751. White-throated Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne 
     Xiphocolaptes albicollis
     
     
752. Great Rufous Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  nw 
     Xiphocolaptes major    
     
     
     XIPHORHYNCUS
     
     

753. Lesser Woodcreeper  ______ 
     Xiphorhyncus (formerly Lepidocolaptes) fuscus  
     
     Xiphorhyncus fuscus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.
     
     
     LEPIDOCOLAPTES
     

754. Scalloped Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne   (has been part of Scaled Woodcreeper)
     Lepidocolaptes falcinellus  (monotypic)  
     
     Lepidocolaptes falcinellus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil and adjacent Argentina.    
     

755. Narrow-billed Woodcreeper  (ph) (*)  ______  ne  nw 
     Lepidocolaptes a. angustirostris   
     
     
     DRYMORNIS
     

756. Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper  (*) ______  nc  ne  
     Drymornis bridgesii  (monotypic)
     
     
     CYCLARHIS
     

757. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (*)  ______  ne  nw
     Cyclarhis gujanensis 
     
     
     VIREO
     
     
758. Red-eyed Vireo  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw
     Vireo olivaceus (or chivi)   ("Chivi Vireo") 
     
     
     HYLOPHILUS
     
     
759. Rufous-crowned Greenlet  (*) ______  ne 
     Hylophilus poicilotis  (monotypic) 
     
     Hylophilus poicilotis is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     CYANOCORAX
     
     
760. Purplish Jay  (*) ______  ne 
     Cyanocorax cyanomelas
     
     
761. Azure Jay  (nt)  ______ 
     Cyanocorax caeruleus
     
     Cyanocorax caeruleus is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
762. Plush-crested Jay  (ph) (*) ______  ne  nw 
     Cyanocorax c. chrysops
     
     
     
     A Plush-crested Jay photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
     TACHYCINETA
     
     
763. White-winged Swallow  (*) ______  ne 
     Tachycineta albiventer  (monotypic)
     
     
764. White-rumped Swallow  (*) ______   ba  nc  ne  nw 
     Tachycineta leucorrhoa   (monotypic) 
     
     
765. Chilean Swallow  (*) ______  fs  so
     Tachycineta meyeni
     
     
     
     A Chilean Swallow photographed during the FONT tour
     in southern Argentina in December 2013
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     PROGNE
     
     
766. Brown-chested Martin  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  so 
     Progne (formerly Phaeoprogne) tapera   
     
     
767. Purple Martin  (ph)  ______ 
     Progne s. subis
     
     
768. Gray-breasted Martin  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so
     Progne chalybea
     
     
769. Southern Martin  (*)  ______  nc  nw  so  
     Progne elegans  (formerly P. modesta, when this and what's now the Galapagos Martin and the Peruvian Martin were considered conspecific)
     
     
     NOTIOCHELIDON
     
     
770. Blue-and-white Swallow  (*)  ______  ba  fs  nc  ne  nw  so 
     Notiochelidon (or Pygochelidon) cyanoleuca patagonica 
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Atticora cyanoleuca the "Bank Martin".     
     
     
     ALOPOCHELIDON
     
     
771. Tawny-headed Swallow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Alopochelidon (formerly Stelgidopteryx) fucata  (monotypic)
     
     
     ATTICORA
     
     
772. Black-collared Swallow  ______
     Atticora melanoleuca
        
     
     STELGIDOPTERYX
     
     
773. Southern Rough-winged Swallow  (*)  ______  ne  nw
     Stelgidopteryx r. ruficollis
     
     
     RIPARIA
     
     
774. Bank Swallow  (*)   ______  nc  ne  nw  
     Riparia r. riparia
     
     Another name for Riparia riparia is the Sand Martin.
     
     
     HIRUNDO
     
     
775. Barn Swallow  (ph) (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
     PETROCHELIDON
     
     
776. American Cliff Swallow  (*)  ______  ne 
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota minima 
     
     
     CISTOTHORUS
     
     
777. Sedge Wren  (ph) (*) ______  ba  nc   (has been called Grass Wren in South America)
     Cistothorus p. platensis 
     
     
     TROGLODYTES
     
     
778. "Southern" House Wren" (ph) (*) ______  ba  fs  nc  ne  nw  so   
     Troglodytes aedon bonariae  (subspecies in northeastern Argentina)
     Troglodytes aedon musculus  (subspecies in the Buenos Aires area & in north-central Argentina)
     Troglodytes aedon rex  (subspecies in northwestern Argentina)
     Troglodytes aedon chilensis  (subspecies in southern and far-southern Argentina) 
     
     The "Southern House Wren" is usually merged with the House Wren of North America.
     
     
779. Mountain Wren  (*)  ______  nc  nw  
     Troglodytes solstitialis auricularis  
     
     
     DONACOBIUS
     
     
780. Black-capped Donacobius  (ph) (*)  ______  ne    
     Donacobius a. atricapillus
     
     An old name for Donacobius atricapillus was the "Black-capped Mockingthrush".
     
     
     POLIOPTILA
     
     
781. Masked Gnatcatcher  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne 
     Polioptila d. dumicola  
     
     
     
     A Masked Gnatcatcher photographed during
     the December 2013 FONT Argentina Tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
      
782. Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher  (nt) (*)  ______  ne 
     Polioptila lactea  (monotypic) 
     
     Polioptila lactea is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     MIMUS
     
     
783. Chalk-browed Mockingbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so 
     Mimus saturninus modulator
     
     
784. Patagonian Mockingbird  (*) ______  fs  nc  so
     Mimus patagonicus  (monotypic)
     
     
785. White-banded Mockingbird  (*)  ______  nw  so  
     Mimus triurus  (monotypic)
     
     
786. Brown-backed Mockingbird  (*)  ______  nw
     Mimus dorsalis  (monotypic)
     
     
     STURNUS
     
     
787. Common Starling  (*) ______  ba  (also called European Starling)
     Sturnus v. vulgaris 
     
     
     TURDUS
     
     
788. White-necked Thrush  (ph) (*)  ______  ne    
     Turdus albicollis paraguayensis  
     
     The White-necked Thrush is closely related to, and was considered conspecifric with the White-throated Thrush of Central America, and the recently-split Dagua Thrush of northern South America.  
     
     
789. Eastern Slaty Thrush  (*) ______  ne  
     Turdus subalaris
     
     The Eastern Slaty Thrush has been considered conspecific with the Andean Slaty Thrush (below).
     
     
790. Andean Slaty Thrush  (*) ______  nc  nw
     Turdus nigriceps
     
     
791. Rufous-bellied Thrush  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so 
     Turdus r. rufiventris
     
     
792. Pale-breasted Thrush  (*)  ______  ne  
     Turdus l. leucomelas
     
     
793. Creamy-bellied Thrush  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne 
     Turdus amaurochalinus  (monotypic)
     
     
794. Austral Thrush  (ph) (*)  ______  fs  so 
     Turdus falcklandii magellanicus
     
     
     
     An Austral Thrush photographed during the FONT tour
     in southern Argentina in December 2013
     (photo by Marie Gardner) 
     
     
795. Chiguanco Thrush  (*)  ______  nc  nw  so
     Turdus chiguanco anthracinus
     
     
796. Glossy-black Thrush  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Turdus s. serranus
     
     
797. Yellow-legged Thrush  ______
     Turdus (formerly Platycichia) flavipes
     
     Turdus flavipes is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. 
     
     
     CATHARUS
     
     
798. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush  ______ 
     Catharus dryas
     
     
799. Swainson's Thrush  (*)  ______  nw
     Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
     
     
     CINCLUS
     
     
800. Rufous-throated Dipper  (t3) (*)  ______  nc
     Cinclus schulzi  (monotypic)
     
     
     PASSER
     
     
801. House Sparrow (i) (*) ______  ba  fs  nc  ne  nw  so
     Passer domesticus
     
     
     ANTHUS
     
     
802. Yellowish Pipit  (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw 
     Anthus l. lutescens
     
     
803. Short-billed Pipit  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw  so 
     Anthus f. furcatus
     
     
804. Hellmayr's Pipit  (*)   ______  fs  nc  nw
     Anthus h. hellmayri 
     
     
805. Ochre-breasted Pipit (t3)  ______ 
     Anthus nattereri  (monotypic) 
     
     
806. Correndera Pipit  (ph) (*)  ______  fs  nc  so   
     Anthus correndera chilensis
     
     
     
     A Correndera Pipit photographed during the FONT tour
     in southern Argentina in December 2013
     (photo by Marie Gardner) 
     
     
807. Campo Pipit  ______  (has been called Chaco Pipit)
     Anthus chacoensis
     
     
808. Paramo Pipit  (*)  ______  nw
     Anthus bogotensis shiptoni
     
     
     EUPHONIA
     
     
809. Purple-throated Euphonia  (*)   ______  ne 
     Euphonia chlorotica serrirostris
     
     
810. Violaceous Euphonia  (*)   ______  ne 
     Euphonia violacea auranticollis
     
     
811. Golden-rumped Euphonia  (*)   ______  nc  nw  
     Euphonia c. cyanocephala
     
     The Golden-rumped Euphonia was part of the former Blue-hooded Euphonia. 
     
     
812. Green-chinned Euphonia  (nt)  ______ 
     Euphonia chalyba  (monotypic)
     
     Euphonia chalyba is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
      
     
813. Chestnut-bellied Euphonia  (*)   ______  ne 
     Euphonia pectoralis  (monotypic) 
     
     Euphonia pectoralis is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
      
     
     CHLOROPHONIA
     
     
814. Blue-naped Chlorophonia  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Chlorophonia c. cyanea
     
     
     SPORAGRA
     
     
815. Hooded Siskin  (ph)  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so 
     Sporagra (formerly Carduelis) magellanica 
     Sporagra m. magellanica  (subspecies in the Buenos Aires area)
     Sporagra magellanica hoyi  (subspecies in northwestern Argentina)
     Sporagra magellanica tucumana  (subspecies in north-central Argentina)
     Sporagra magellanica alleni  (subspecies in northeastern Argentina) 
     
     
     
     A Hooded Siskin photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Robert Enever)
     
     
816. Yellow-rumped Siskin  ______
     Sporagra (formerly Carduelis) uropygialis
     
     
817. Black Siskin  (*)  ______  nw
     Sporagra (formerly Carduelis) atrata  (monotypic)
     
     
818. Thick-billed Siskin  ______
     Sporagra (formerly Carduelis) crassirostris
     
     
819. Black-chinned Siskin  (*)  ______  fs
     Sporagra (formerly Carduelis) barbata  (monotypic)
     
     
     SETOPHAGA
     
     
820. Tropical Parula  (*)   ______  ne  nw 
     Setophaga (formerly Parula) p. pitiyumi 
     
     
821. Blackpoll Warbler ______
     Setophaga (formerly Dendroica) striata    
      
     
     GEOTHLYPIS
     
     
822. Southern Yellowthroat  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  (was part of the now more-northerly Masked Yellowthroat)
     Geothlypis velata  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     A Southern Yellowthroat photographed during 
     the FONT Argentina Tour in December 2013  
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     BASILEUTERUS
     
     
823. Stripe-crowned Warbler  (*)  ______  ne  nw  (has been called Golden-crowned Warbler)
     Basileuterus culicivorus azarae
     
     
824. White-rimmed Warbler  (*)  ______  ne  (has also been called White-browed Warbler)
     Basileuterus l. leucoblepharus
     
     
825. Two-banded Warbler  (*)  ______  nw 
     Basileuterus bivittatus argentinae
     
     
826. Pale-legged Warbler  (*) ______  nw
     Basileuterus signatus flavovirens
     
     
     PHAEOTHLYPIS
     
     
827. Riverbank Warbler  (*)  ______  ne   
     Phaeothlypis (formerly Basileuterus) r. rivularis 
     
     Phaeothlypis rivularis was called the River Warbler, but there is another species in Euraqsia with that name, an Old World Warbler.
     Phaeothlypis rivularis has also been called the Neotropical River Warbler.
     
     
     MYIOBORUS
     
     
828. Brown-capped Whitestart  (*)  ______  nc  nw  (has been called Brown-capped Redstart) 
     Myioborus b. brunniceps  
     
     
     CACICUS
     
     
829. Red-rumped Cacique  (*)  ______  ne 
     Cacicus haemorrhous affinis  
     
     
830. Golden-winged Cacique  (*)  ______  ne  nw 
     Cacicus chrysopterus  (monotypic)
     
     
831. Solitary Cacique  (*)  ______  ne  
     Cacicus solitarius  (monotypic)
     
     Cacicus solitarius has also been called the Solitary Black Cacique.
     
     
     AGELAIOIDES  
     
     
832. Baywing  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  so   
     Agelaioides (formerly Molothrus) b. badius 
     
     Agelaioides badius has also been called the Bay-winged Cowbird.
     
     
     
     A Baywing, or Bay-winged Cowbird, photographed 
     during the FONT Argentina Tour in December 2013
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     MOLOTHRUS
     
     
833. Shiny Cowbird  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so   
     Molothrus b. bonariensis
     
     Another name for Molothrus bonariensis has been the Glossy Cowbird.
     
     
834. Screaming Cowbird  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
     Molothrus rufoaxillaris  (monotypic)
     
     
835. Giant Cowbird  (*)  ______  ne 
     Molothrus o. oryzivora
     
     
     PSAROCOLIUS
     
     
836. Crested Oropendola  (ph) (*)  ______  nw 
     Psarocolius decumanus maculosus
      
     
     AGELAIUS
     
     
837. Yellow-winged Blackbird  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  fs  so 
     Agelaius thilius petersii
     
     
838. Unicolored Blackbird  (ph) (*) ______  ba  ne  nw
     Agelaius c. cyanopus
     
     
     
     A female Unicolored Blackbird photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Andy Smith)
     
     
     
     CHRYSOMUS
     
     
839. Chestnut-capped Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw 
     Chrysomus (formerly Agelaius) r. ruficapillus 
     
     
     
     A female Chestnut-capped Blackbird photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Robert Enever)
     
     
     GNORIMOPSAR
     
     
840. Chopi Blackbird  (*)  ______  ne 
     Gnorimopsar c. chopi  (the single member of its genus)    
     
     
     CURAEUS
     
     
841. Austral Blackbird  (*)  ______  fs
     Curaeus c. curaeus 
     Curaeus curaeus reynoldsi  (subspecies on Tierra del Fuego)
     
     
     ICTERUS
     
     
842. Epaulet Oriole  (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw  
     Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus   
     
     Icterus cayanensis has been said to be conspecific with the Moriche Oriole of northern South America.
     
     
843. Orange-backed Troupial  (ph)  ______  
     Icterus croconotus 
     
     Icterus croconotus was part of a more wide-ranging "Troupial", now considered to be 3 species.  
     
     
     AMBLYRAMPHUS
     
     
844. Scarlet-headed Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ne  nw 
     Amblyramphus holosericeus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     
     A Scarlet-headed Blackbird photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Robert Enever)
     
     
     
     PSEUDOLEISTES
     
     
845. Yellow-rumped Marshbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Pseudoleistes guirahuro  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     A Yellow-rumped Marshbird photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
846. Brown-and-yellow Marshbird  (ph) (*) ______  ba  nc  ne 
     Pseudoleistes virescens  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     A Brown-and-yellow Marshbird photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     XANTHOPSAR
     
     
847. Saffron-cowled Blackbird  (t3) (*)  ______  ne 
     Xanthopsar (formerly Agelaius) flavus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     STURNELLA
     
     
848. White-browed Blackbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne 
     Sturnella supercillaris  (monotypic) 
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Leistes supercillaris the "Red-breasted Marsh-bird". 
     
     
     
     A White-browed Blackbird photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
     
849. Long-tailed Meadowlark  (ph) (*)  ______  fs  nc  nw  so  
     Sturnella l. loyca  (subspecies in southern & far-southern Argentina)
     Sturnella loyca obscura  (subspecies in north-central Argentina)
     
     
     
     A Long-tailed Meadowlark photographed during 
     the FONT Argentina Tour in December 2013 
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
850. Pampas Meadowlark  (t3) ______   
     Sturnella defilippii
     
     Another name for Sturnella defilippii has been the Lesser Red-breasted Meadowlark.  
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Trupialis defilippi the "Military Starling". 
     
     
     DOLICHONYX
     
     
851. Bobolink  (ph)  ______  
     Dolichonyx oryzivorus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)  
     
     
     COEREBA
     
     
852. Bananaquit  (ph) (*)  ______  ne  nw 
     Coereba flaveola chloropyga  (the southernmost of 41 subspecies throughout the Caribbean & Latin America)  
     
     
     ARREMON
     
     
853. Saffron-billed Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Arremon flavirostris polionotus
     
     
     AIMOPHILA
     
     
854. Stripe-capped Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Aimophila s. strigiceps 
     
     
     MYOSPIZA
     
     
855. Grassland Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
     Myospiza (formerly Ammodramus) humeralis xanthornus
     
     
     ZONOTRICHIA
     
     
856. Rufous-collared Sparrow  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  fs  nc  ne  nw  so
     Zonotrichia capensis hypoleuca  (subspecies in northeastern Argentina)
     Zonotrichia capensis chilensis  (subspecies in southern Argentina)
     Zonotrichia capensis australis  (subspecies in far-southern Argentina, north to Punta Tombo) 
     
     
     ATLAPETES
     
     
857. Stripe-headed Brush Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Atlapetes torquatus borelli
     
     
858. Fulvous-headed Brush Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Atlapetes fulviceps  (monotypic)
     
     
859. Yellow-striped Brush Finch  (ARe) (*)  ______  nw
     Atlapetes citrinellus  (monotypic)
     
     
     GUBERNATRIX 
     
     
860. Yellow Cardinal  (t2) (ph) (*) ______  so  
     Gubernatrix cristata  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
     
     Yellow Cardinal
     
     
     PAROARIA
     
     
861. Red-crested Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne 
     Paroaria coronata  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     A Red-crested Cardinal photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
     
862. Yellow-billed Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw 
     Paroaria c. capitata
     
     
     
     A Yellow-billed Cardinal photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
     THRAUPIS
     
     
863. Sayaca Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw
     Thraupis s. sayaca
     
     
     
     A Sayaca Tanager photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
864. Blue-and-yellow Tanager  (*)  ______  ba  nc  nw  so 
     Thraupis b. bonariensis 
     
     
     RAMPHOCELUS
     
     
865. Brazilian Tanager  (ph)  ______ 
     Ramphocelus bresilius 
     
     
     TANGARA
     
     
866. Green-headed Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Tangara seledon  (monotypic) 
     
     Tangara seledon is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 
     
     
867. Burnished-buff Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Tangara cayana chloroptera
     
     
868. Chestnut-backed Tanager  ______ 
     Tangara preciosa  (monotypic) 
     
     
     STEPHANOPHURUS
     
     
869. Diademed Tanager  ______ 
     Stephanophurus diadematus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     PIPRAEIDEA
     
     
870. Fawn-breasted Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
     Pipraeidea m. melanonota  (the single member of its genus)  
     
     
     PIRANGA
     
871. Red Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Piranga saira  (monotypic)  
     
     Piranga saira was conspecific with Piranga flava, the Hepatic Tanager of North America.   
     
     
     HABIA
     
     
872. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Habia r. rubica
     
     
     TACHYPHONUS
     
     
873. White-lined Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Tachyphonus rufus  (monotypic)
     
     
874. Ruby-crowned Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Tachyphonus coronatus  (monotypic)
     
     Tachyphonus coronatus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   
     
     
     TRICHOTHRAUPIS
     
     
875. Black-goggled Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Trichothraupis melanops  (monotypic)
     
     
     HEMITHRAUPIS
     
     
876. Guira Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Hemithraupis guira fosteri
     
     
     PYRRHOCOMA
     
     
877. Chestnut-headed Tanager  ______ 
     Pyrrhocoma ruficeps  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     Pyrrhocoma ruficeps is endemic to the area of the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
     THLYPOPSIS
     
     
878. Orange-headed Tanager  (*)   ______  ne  nw
     Thlypopsis s. sordida
     
     
879. Rust-and-yellow Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Thlypopsis ruficeps  (monotypic)
     
     
     NEMOSIA
     
     
880. Hooded Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
     Nemosia pileata caerulea 
     
     
     CISSOPIS
     
     
881. Magpie Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Cissopis leveriana major   (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     
     A Magpie Tanager photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     CHLOROSPINGUS
     
     
882. Common Bush Tanager  (*)  ______  nw
     Chlorospingus ophthalimicus argentinus
     
     
     DACNIS
     
     
883. Blue Dacnis  (ph) (*)   ______  ne 
     Dacnis cayana paraguayensis  
     
     
     TERSINA
     
     
884. Swallow-Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
     Tersina v. viridis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     CONIROSTRUM
     
     
885. Chestnut-vented Conebill  (*)  ______  ne  nw
     Conirostrum s. speciosum
     
     
     DIGLOSSA
     
     
886. Rusty Flowerpiercer  (*) ______  nw  
     Diglossa s. sittoides  
     
     
     VOLATINIA
     
     
887. Blue-black Grassquit  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Volatinia j. jacarina  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     TIARIS
     
     
888. Dull-colored Grassquit  ______ 
     Tiaris obscura 
     
     
     SPOROPHILA
     
     
889. Plumbeous Seedeater  ______ 
     Sporophila plumbea
     
     
890. Lined Seedeater  ______ 
     Sporophila lineola  (monotypic)
     
     
891. Yellow-bellied Seedeater  ______ 
     Sporophila nigricollis
     
     
892. Rusty-collared Seedeater  (*)  ______  ne 
     Sporophila collaris melanocephala
     
     
893. Double-collared Seedeater  (*)  ______  ba  ne 
     Sporophila c. caerulescens
     
     
894. Tawny-bellied Seedeater  (*)   ______  ne   
     Sporophila hypoxantha  (monotypic) 
     
     The Tawny-bellied Seedeater is closely related to, and was at one time considered conspecific with the Ruddy-breasted Seedeater of Central America & northern South America.
     
     
895. Dark-throated Seedeater  (nt) (*)  ______  ne 
     Sporophila ruficollis  (monotypic)
     
     
896. White-bellied Seedeater  (ph)  ______ 
     Sporophila leucoptea 
     
     
     
     A White-bellied Seedeater photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
897. Capped Seedeater  (*)  ______  ne 
     Sporophila bouvreuil pileata
     
     
898. Buffy-fronted Seedeater  (t3)  ______ 
     Sporophila frontalis  (monotypic)
     
     
899. Marsh Seedeater  (t2) (*)  ______  ne 
     Sporophila palustris  (monotypic)
     
     
900. Entre Rio Seedeater  ______  
     Sporophila zellchi
     
     
901. Rufous-rumped Seedeater  (nt) (*)  ______  ne  (also called Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater) 
     (also called Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater) 
     Sporophila hypochroma  (monotypic)
     
     
902. Chestnut Seedeater  (t3) (*) ______  ne
     Sporophila cinnamomea  (monotypic)
     
     
     The "Narosky's Seedeater" is said to be a hybrid of the Marsh and the Chestnut Seedeaters.    
     
     
     AMAUROSPIZA
     
     
903. Blackish-blue Seedeater  (nt) ______
     Amaurospiza moesta
     
     Amaurospiza moesta is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.   
     
     
     ORYZOBORUS
     
     
904. Lesser Seed Finch  (*)  ______  ne   (considered conspecific with the "Thick-billed Seed-Finch" of Central America)   
     Oryzoborus a. angolensis  ("Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch")
     
     Oryzoborus angolensis is classified as a threatened species in Argentina.  
     
     
     CATAMENIA
     
     
905. Band-tailed Seedeater  (*) ______  nc  nw
     Catamenia a. analis
     
     
906. Plain-colored Seedeater  (*)  ______  nc
     Catamenia inornata cordobensis  (subspecies endemic to north-central Argentina)
     
     
     SICALIS
     
     
907. Saffron Finch  (ph) (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw  
     Sicalis flaveola pelzelni
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called what was then Sicalis pelzelni the "Yellow House Sparrow".
     Another name for Sicalis flaveola is the Saffron Yellow Finch, as all of the other members of the genus are "yellow finches". 
     
     
     
     A Saffron Finch photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
908. Stripe-tailed Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nc 
     Sicalis c. citrina
     
     
909. Grassland Yellow Finch  (*)   ______  ba  nc  ne  so 
     Sicalis luteola luteiventris
     
     
910. Bright-rumped Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Sicalis u. uropygialis
     
     
911. Greater Yellow Finch  (*)  ______
     Sicalis auriventris  (monotypic)
     
     
912. Puna Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Sicalis lutea  (monotypic)
     
     
913. Citron-headed Yellow Finch  (*) (ARr)  ______  nw
     Sicalis luteocephala  (monotypic)
     
     
914. Greenish Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Sicalis o. olivascens
     
     
915. Patagonian Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  fs  so
     Sicalis lebruni  (monotypic)
     
     
     IDIOPSAR
     
     
916. Short-tailed Finch  ______  
     Idiopsa brachyurus  (the single member of its genus)  
     
     
     HAPLOSPIZA
     
     
917. Uniform Finch  ______ 
     Haplospiza unicolor  (monotypic)
     
     Haplospiza unicolor is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northern Argentina.   
     
     
     LOPHOSPINGUS
     
     
918. Gray-crested Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Lophospingus griseocristatus
     
     
919. Black-crested Finch  (*)  ______  nc
     Lophospingus pusillus  (monotypic)
     
     
     CHARITOSPIZA
     
     
920. Coal-crested Finch  (nt)  ______ 
     Charitospiza eucosma  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
     CORYPHOSPINGUS
     
     
921. Red Pileated Finch  (ph) (*)   ______  nc  ne  
     Coryphospingus cucullatus rubescens
     
     Coryphospingus cucullatus has been called the Red-crested Finch. 
     
     
     
     A Red Pileated Finch photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     SALTATRICULA
     
     
922. Many-colored Chaco Finch  (*)  ______  nc
     Saltatricula multicolor  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
     EMBERNAGRA
     
     
923. Pampa Finch  (ph)  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw   
     Embernagra p. platensis  (subspecies in northeastern Argentina and in & near Buenos Aires)
     Embernagra platensis olivascens  (subspecies in northwestern & north-central Argentina)
     
     In his "Bird Biographies" written in the late 1800s, W. H. Hudson called Embernagra platensis the "Red-billed Ground Finch".
     More recently, the bird has been called the Great Pampa Finch. 
     
     
     
     A Pampa Finch photographed during a FONT tour
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
     EMBERIZOIDES
     
     
924. Wedge-tailed Grass Finch  (ph) (*)  _____   ne 
     Emberizoides h. herbicola
     
     
     
     A Wedge-tailed Grass Finch photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
925. Lesser Grass Finch  (nt) (*) ______  ne  (another name is Gray-cheeked Grass Finch)  
     Emberizoides ypiranganus  (monotypic)  
     
     
     DONACOSPIZA
     
     
926. Long-tailed Reed Finch  (*) ______  ne  
     Donacospiza albifrons
     
     
     CORYPHASPIZA
     
     
927. Black-masked Finch  (t3)  ______ 
     Coryphaspiza melanotis  (the single member of its genus)
     
     
     MELANODERA
     
     
928. Yellow-bridled Finch  ______
     Melanodera xanthogramma
     
     
929. White-bridled Finch  (nt) (*)  ______  fs  (has also been called Black-throated Finch or Canary-winged Finch)
     Melanodera melanodera princetoniana
     
     
     DIUCA
     
     
930. Common Diuca Finch  (*) ______  fs  so  nw  
     Diuca d. diuca
     
     
931. White-winged Diuca Finch  ______
     Diuca speculifera
     
     
     PHRYGILUS
     
     
932. Mourning Sierra Finch  (ph) (*) ______  fs  so  nw  
     Phrygilus f. fruticeti
     
     
     
     A Mourning Sierra Finch photographed during
     the FONT tour in southern Argentina in December 2013
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
933. Band-tailed Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Phrygilus alaudinus venturii
     
     
934. Plumbeous Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Phrygilus unicolor tucumanus
     
     
935. Ash-breasted Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Phrygilus p. plebejus
     
     
936. Gray-hooded Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  fs  nw  so
     Phrygilus g. gayi  (subspecies in northwestern Argentina)
     Phrygilus gayi caniceps  (subspecies in far-southern Argentina)
     
     
937. Patagonian Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  fs
     Phrygilus patagonicus  (monotypic)
     
     
938. Black-hooded Sierra Finch  (ph) (*)  ______  nw
     Phrygilus atriceps  (monotypic)
     
     
     
     A Black-hooded Sierra Finch photographed during a FONT tour
     
     
939. Red-backed Sierra Finch  ______
     Phrygilus dorsalis
     
     
940. Carbonated Sierra Finch  (ARe) (*)  ______  so  (a sparkling bird indeed)
     Phrygilus carbonarius  (monotypic)
     
     
     COMPSOSPIZA
     
941. Tucuman Mountain Finch  (t3) (ARe)  ______  nc
     Compsospiza baeri  (monotypic)
     
     
     POOSPIZA
     
     
942. Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  ba 
     Poospiza n. nigrorufa
     
     
943. Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch  (*) ______  nc  
     Poospiza whitii 
     
     The Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch has been considered conspecific with the more-easterly Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch (above). 
     
     
944. Red-rumped Warbling Finch  ______ 
     Poospiza lateralis cabanisi
     
     
945. Black-capped Warbling Finch  (*) ______  ba  nc  nw    
     Poospiza melanoleuca  (monotypic)
     
     
946. Cinnamon Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc
     Poospiza ornata  (monotypic)
     
     
947. Rusty-browed Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Poospiza e. erythrophrys
     
     
948. Rufous-sided Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nw
     Poospiza hypochondria affinis
     
     
949. Ringed Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc  so
     Poospiza torquata pectoralis   
     
     
     CATAMBLYRHYNCHUS 
     
     
950. Plushcap  ______  (was called Plush-capped Finch)
     Catamblyrhynchus diadema  (the single member of its genus) 
     
     The Plushcap has been called the Plush-capped Finch.
     
     
     SALTATOR
     
     
951. Green-winged Saltator  (*)  ______ 
     Saltator s. similis  
     
     
952. "Southern" Grayish Saltator  (*)  ______  nc  ne
     Saltator c. coerulescens
     
     
953. Thick-billed Saltator  (*) ______  ne 
     Saltator maxillosus  (monotypic)
     
     Saltator maxillosus is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
954. Black-throated Grosbeak  ______   
     Saltator (formerly Pitylus) fuliginosus  (monotypic)
     
     The Black-throated Grosbeak is closely related to, and was formerly conspecific with the Slate-colored Grosbeak.
     
     Saltator fuliginosus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  
     
     
955. Golden-billed Saltator  (*) ______  nc  ne  so  
     Saltator aurantiirostris parkesi  (subspecies in northeastern Argentina)
     Saltator aurantiirostris nasica  (subspecies in north-central Argentina)
     
     
956. Rufous-bellied Saltator  (t3) (*)  ______  nc
     Saltator rufiventris  (monotypic)
     
     
     PHEUCTICUS
     
     
957. Black-backed Grosbeak  (*)   ______  nc  nw
     Pheucticus a. aureoventris
     
     
     CYANOLOXIA
     
     
958. Glaucous-blue Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  (has been called Indigo Grosbeak)
     Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea 
     
     Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. 
     
     
     CYANOCOMPSA
     
     
959. Ultramarine Grosbeak  (*)  ______  nc  nw
     Cyanocompsa brissonii argentina
     
     
     

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