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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   

bain 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  

nein 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:
       

          HYPOEDALEUS

  1. 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

  2. Giant Antshrike  (*)  ______  nw
    Batara cinera argentina 
    (the single member of its genus)   


    MACKENZIAENA

  3. 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. 

  4. Tufted Antshrike  (*)  ______  ne 
    Machenziaena severa 
    (monotypic)

    Mackenziaena severa
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.


    TARABA

  5. Great Antshrike  (ph)  ______ 
    Taraba major 
    (the single member of its genus)


    BIATAS

  6. 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

  7. Variable Antshrike  (*)  ______  nc  ne
    Thamnophilus c. caerulescens 
    (subspecies in northeast Argentina)
    Thamnophilus caerulescens dinelli 
    (subspecies in north-central Argentina) 

  8. Rufous-capped Antshrike  (*) ______  nc 
    Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae

  9. Barred Antshrike  (ph) ______ 
    Thamnophilus doliatus 



    DYSITHAMNUS


  10. Spot-breasted Antvireo (nt)  ______ 
    Dysithamnus stictothorax 
    (monotypic)

  11. Plain Antvireo  (*)  ______  ne 
    Dysithamnus m. mentalis 
     


    MYRMORCHILUS

  12. Stripe-backed Antbird ______
    Myrmorchilus strigilatus 
    (the single member of its genus)    


    HERPSILOCHMUS

  13. Rufous-winged Antwren  (*)  ______   
    Herpsilochmus r. rufimarginatus

  14. Black-capped Antwren  (nt)  ______ 
    Herpsilochmus atricapillus 
    (monotypic)  


    DRYMOPHILA

  15. 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.  

  16. Dusky-tailed Antbird  ______ 
    Drymophila malura 
    (monotypic) 

    Drymophila malura
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.



    TERENURA

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Rufous Gnateater  (*) ______  ne 
    Conopophaga lineata vulgaris

    Conopophaga lineata
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina. 


    PSILORHAMPHUS

  20. 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

  21. Black-throated Huet-huet  ______
    Pteroptochos tarnii


    SCELORCHILUS 

  22. Chucao Tapaculo  ______
    Scelorchilus rubecula


    EUGRALIA

  23. Ochre-flanked Tapaculo  ______
    Eugralia paradoxa 
    (the single member of its genus)


    SCYTALOPUS

  24. 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.   

  25. White-browed Tapaculo  (*) ______  nc
    Scytalopus s. superciliaris

  26. Magellanic Tapaculo  (*)  ______  fs  (was part of the former Andean Tapaculo)
    Scytalopus magellanicus  (monotypic)


    RHINOCRYPTA

  27. 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 "īt struts and runs on the ground with its tail erect, looking wonderfully like a miniature domestic fowl". 


    TELEDROMAS

  28. Sandy Gallito  (*)  ______  nc
    Teledromas fuscus 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)


    MELANOPAREIA

  29. Olive-crowned Crescentchest  ______ 
    Melanopareia maximiliani 



    CHAMAEZA

  30. Short-tailed Antthrush  (*) ______  ne 
    Chamaeza c. campanisona 
      

  31. 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

  32. 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".      

  33. White-throated Antpitta  (*)  ______  nw
    Grallaria albigula cinereiventris


    HYLOPEZUS

  34. 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

  35. 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)

  36. Short-billed Miner ______
    Geositta antarctica

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

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

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

  40. Creamy-rumped Miner  ______
    Geositta isabellina


    UPUCERTHIA

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

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

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

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

  45. Straight-billed Earthcreeper  ______
    Upucerthia ruficauda


    EREMOBIUS

  46. 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

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

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

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

  50. Blackish Cinclodes  ______
    Cinclodes antarcticus

  51. Gray-flanked Cinclodes  ______
    Cinclodes oustaleti 

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

  53. 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

  54. 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




  55. Crested Hornero  (*)  ______  nc 
    Furnarius cristatus 
    (monotypic)


    SYLVIORTHORHYNCHUS

  56. Des Murs' Wiretail  ______
    Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii


    APHRASTURA

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

     

    Thorn-tailed Rayadito


    LEPTASTHENURA

  58. 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. 

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

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

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


    SCHOENIOPHYLAX

  62. Chotoy Spinetail  (*)  ______  ne 
    Schoeniophylax p. phryganophilus
    (the single member of its genus) 



    ASTHENES  (and PSEUDASTHENES)   

  63. 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.

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

  65. Sharp-billed Canastero  (*) ______  fs  so  
    Asthenes p. pyrrholeuca  

    Another name for the Sharp-billed Canastero has been the Lesser Canastero.

  66. Maquis Canastero  (nt)  ______
    Asthenes heterura

    Another name for Asthenes heterura is the Iquico Canastero.

  67. 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) 

  68. 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.   

  69. Rusty-vented Canastero  (*) ______  nw  
    Asthenes dorbignyi

    The Rusty-vented Canastero was part of the Creamy-breasted Canastero. 

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

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

  72. 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)

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


    SYNALLAXIS

  74. Rufous-capped Spinetail  ______ 
    Synallaxis ruficapilla 
    (monotypic)  

    Synallaxis ruficapilla is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.  

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

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

  77. Spix's Spinetail  (*)  ______  ne   
    Synallaxis spixi 
    (monotypic)

    Another name for the Spix's Spinetail has been the Chicli Spinetail.

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

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

  80. 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

  81. Yellow-chinned Spinetail  (ph) (*) ______  ne  nw  (has also been called Yellow-throated Spinetail)
    Certhiaxis cinnamomea russeolus    

     

    Yellow-chinned Spinetail
    (photo by Leroy Tabb)


    CRANIOLEUCA

  82. 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.  

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

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


    PHACELLODOMUS

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

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

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

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

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

  90. Spot-breasted Thornbird  ______
    Phacellodomus maculipectus
      


    CLIBANORNIS

  91. 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 

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


    PHLEOCRYPTES

  93. 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

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

  95. Straight-billed Reedhaunter  (nt) ______ 
    Limnornis rectrostris


    ANUMBIUS

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


    CORYPHISTERA

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


    PSEUDOSEISURA

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

  99. 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  

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


    SYNDACTYLA

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


    PHILYDOR

  102. 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.   

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

  104. Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner  (*)  ______  ne 
    Philydor lichtensteini 
    (monotypic)   

    Philydor lichtensteini
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.  


    AUTOMOLUS

  105. 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

  106. 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

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

  108. Streaked Xenops   ______ 
    Xenops r. rutilans  


    SCLERURUS

  109. Rufous-breasted Leaftosser  ______ 
    Sclerurus s. scansor

    Sclerurus scansor
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeast Argentina.  


    LOCHMIAS

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


    PYGARRHICHAS

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


    CAMPYLORHAMPHUS

  112. Red-billed Scythebill  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
    Campylorhamphus trochilirostris 



    Red-billed Scythebill

  113. Black-billed Scythebill  ______ 
    Campylorhamphus falcularius 
    (monotypic)

    Campylorhamphus falcularius
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.   


    DENDROCINCLA

  114. 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

  115. Olivaceous Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  nc  ne
    Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus  


    DENDROCOLAPTES

  116. Black-banded Woodcreeper   ______ 
    Dendrocolaptes picumnus

  117. Planalto Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne 
    Dendrocolaptes platyrostris 


    XIPHOCOLAPTES

  118. White-throated Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  ne 
    Xiphocolaptes albicollis

  119. Great Rufous Woodcreeper  (*)  ______  nw 
    Xiphocolaptes major    


    XIPHORHYNCUS

  120. Lesser Woodcreeper  ______ 
    Xiphorhyncus
    (formerly Lepidocolaptes) fuscus  

    Xiphorhyncus fuscus
    is endemic to the Atlantic Forest mostly in southeastern Brazil, but also in northeastern Argentina.


    LEPIDOCOLAPTES

  121. 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.    

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



    DRYMORNIS

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


    CYCLARHIS

  124. Rufous-browed Peppershrike  (*)  ______  ne  nw
    Cyclarhis gujanensis 


    VIREO

  125. Red-eyed Vireo  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw
    Vireo olivaceus
    (or chivi)   ("Chivi Vireo"



    HYLOPHILUS

  126. 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

  127. Purplish Jay  (*) ______  ne 
    Cyanocorax cyanomelas

  128. 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.  

  129. Plush-crested Jay  (ph) (*) ______  ne  nw 
    Cyanocorax c. chrysops



    A Plush-crested Jay photographed during a FONT tour


    TACHYCINETA

  130. White-winged Swallow  (*) ______  ne 
    Tachycineta albiventer 
    (monotypic)

  131. White-rumped Swallow  (*) ______   ba  nc  ne  nw 
    Tachycineta leucorrhoa
       (monotypic) 

  132. 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

  133. Brown-chested Martin  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  so 
    Progne
    (formerly Phaeoprogne) tapera   

  134. Purple Martin  (ph)  ______ 
    Progne s. subis

  135. Gray-breasted Martin  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so
    Progne chalybea

  136. 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

  137. 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

  138. Tawny-headed Swallow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Alopochelidon
    (formerly Stelgidopteryx) fucata  (monotypic)



    ATTICORA

  139. Black-collared Swallow  ______
    Atticora melanoleuca
       

    STELGIDOPTERYX

  140. Southern Rough-winged Swallow  (*)  ______  ne  nw
    Stelgidopteryx r. ruficollis


    RIPARIA

  141. Bank Swallow  (*)   ______  nc  ne  nw  
    Riparia r. riparia

    Another name for Riparia riparia is the Sand Martin.


    HIRUNDO

  142. Barn Swallow  (ph) (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster


    PETROCHELIDON

  143. American Cliff Swallow  (*)  ______  ne 
    Petrochelidon
    (formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota minima 


    CISTOTHORUS

  144. Sedge Wren  (ph) (*) ______  ba  nc   (has been called Grass Wren in South America)
    Cistothorus p. platensis 


    TROGLODYTES

  145. "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.

  146. Mountain Wren  (*)  ______  nc  nw  
    Troglodytes solstitialis auricularis
     


    DONACOBIUS

  147. Black-capped Donacobius  (ph) (*)  ______  ne    
    Donacobius a. atricapillus

    An old name for Donacobius atricapillus was the "Black-capped Mockingthrush".


    POLIOPTILA

  148. Masked Gnatcatcher  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne 
    Polioptila d. dumicola  



    A Masked Gnatcatcher photographed during
    the December 2013 FONT Argentina Tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

     
  149. 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

  150. Chalk-browed Mockingbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so 
    Mimus saturninus modulator

  151. Patagonian Mockingbird  (*) ______  fs  nc  so
    Mimus patagonicus 
    (monotypic)

  152. White-banded Mockingbird  (*)  ______  nw  so  
    Mimus triurus  
    (monotypic)

  153. Brown-backed Mockingbird  (*)  ______  nw
    Mimus dorsalis 
    (monotypic)


    STURNUS

  154. Common Starling  (*) ______  ba  (also called European Starling)
    Sturnus v. vulgaris 


    TURDUS

  155. 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.  

  156. Eastern Slaty Thrush  (*) ______  ne  
    Turdus subalaris

    The Eastern Slaty Thrush has been considered conspecific with the Andean Slaty Thrush (below).

  157. Andean Slaty Thrush  (*) ______  nc  nw
    Turdus nigriceps


  158. Rufous-bellied Thrush  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so 
    Turdus r. rufiventris

  159. Pale-breasted Thrush  (*)  ______  ne  
    Turdus l. leucomelas

  160. Creamy-bellied Thrush  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne 
    Turdus amaurochalinus 
    (monotypic)

  161. 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) 

  162. Chiguanco Thrush  (*)  ______  nc  nw  so
    Turdus chiguanco anthracinus

  163. Glossy-black Thrush  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Turdus s. serranus

  164. Yellow-legged Thrush  ______
    Turdus
    (formerly Platycichia) flavipes

    Turdus flavipes is classified as a threatened species in Argentina. 


    CATHARUS

  165. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush  ______ 
    Catharus dryas

  166. Swainson's Thrush  (*)  ______  nw
    Catharus ustulatus swainsoni



    CINCLUS

  167. Rufous-throated Dipper  (t3) (*)  ______  nc
    Cinclus schulzi 
    (monotypic)


    PASSER

  168. House Sparrow (i) (*) ______  ba  fs  nc  ne  nw  so
    Passer domesticus


    ANTHUS

  169. Yellowish Pipit  (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw 
    Anthus l. lutescens

  170. Short-billed Pipit  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw  so 
    Anthus f. furcatus

  171. Hellmayr's Pipit  (*)   ______  fs  nc  nw
    Anthus h. hellmayri 

  172. Ochre-breasted Pipit (t3)  ______ 
    Anthus nattereri 
    (monotypic) 

  173. 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) 

  174. Campo Pipit  ______  (has been called Chaco Pipit)
    Anthus chacoensis

  175. Paramo Pipit  (*)  ______  nw
    Anthus bogotensis shiptoni


    EUPHONIA

  176. Purple-throated Euphonia  (*)   ______  ne 
    Euphonia chlorotica serrirostris

  177. Violaceous Euphonia  (*)   ______  ne 
    Euphonia violacea auranticollis

  178. Golden-rumped Euphonia  (*)   ______  nc  nw  
    Euphonia c. cyanocephala

    The Golden-rumped Euphonia was part of the former Blue-hooded Euphonia. 

  179. 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.
     

  180. 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

  181. Blue-naped Chlorophonia  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
    Chlorophonia c. cyanea


    SPORAGRA

  182. 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)

  183. Yellow-rumped Siskin  ______
    Sporagra
    (formerly Carduelis) uropygialis

  184. Black Siskin  (*)  ______  nw
    Sporagra
    (formerly Carduelis) atrata  (monotypic)

  185. Thick-billed Siskin  ______
    Sporagra
    (formerly Carduelis) crassirostris

  186. Black-chinned Siskin  (*)  ______  fs
    Sporagra
    (formerly Carduelis) barbata  (monotypic)


    SETOPHAGA

  187. Tropical Parula  (*)   ______  ne  nw 
    Setophaga
    (formerly Parula) p. pitiyumi 


  188. Blackpoll Warbler ______
    Setophaga
    (formerly Dendroica) striata    
     

    GEOTHLYPIS

  189. 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

  190. Stripe-crowned Warbler  (*)  ______  ne  nw  (has been called Golden-crowned Warbler)
    Basileuterus culicivorus azarae

  191. White-rimmed Warbler  (*)  ______  ne  (has also been called White-browed Warbler)
    Basileuterus l. leucoblepharus

  192. Two-banded Warbler  (*)  ______  nw 
    Basileuterus bivittatus argentinae


  193. Pale-legged Warbler  (*) ______  nw
    Basileuterus signatus flavovirens


    PHAEOTHLYPIS

  194. 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

  195. Brown-capped Whitestart  (*)  ______  nc  nw  (has been called Brown-capped Redstart
    Myioborus b. brunniceps  


    CACICUS

  196. Red-rumped Cacique  (*)  ______  ne 
    Cacicus haemorrhous affinis  

  197. Golden-winged Cacique  (*)  ______  ne  nw 
    Cacicus chrysopterus 
    (monotypic)

  198. Solitary Cacique  (*)  ______  ne  
    Cacicus solitarius 
    (monotypic)

    Cacicus solitarius has also been called the Solitary Black Cacique.


    AGELAIOIDES  

  199. 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

  200. Shiny Cowbird  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  nw  so   
    Molothrus b. bonariensis

    Another name for Molothrus bonariensis has been the Glossy Cowbird.

  201. Screaming Cowbird  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
    Molothrus rufoaxillaris 
    (monotypic)

  202. Giant Cowbird  (*)  ______  ne 
    Molothrus o. oryzivora


    PSAROCOLIUS

  203. Crested Oropendola  (ph) (*)  ______  nw 
    Psarocolius decumanus maculosus
     

    AGELAIUS

  204. Yellow-winged Blackbird  (*)  ______  ba  nc  ne  fs  so 
    Agelaius thilius petersii

  205. Unicolored Blackbird  (ph) (*) ______  ba  ne  nw
    Agelaius c. cyanopus



    A female Unicolored Blackbird photographed during a FONT tour
    (photo by Andy Smith)



    CHRYSOMUS

  206. 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

  207. Chopi Blackbird  (*)  ______  ne 
    Gnorimopsar c. chopi 
    (the single member of its genus)  
     


    CURAEUS

  208. Austral Blackbird  (*)  ______  fs
    Curaeus c. curaeus 
    Curaeus curaeus reynoldsi 
    (subspecies on Tierra del Fuego)


    ICTERUS

  209. Epaulet Oriole  (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw  
    Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus   

    Icterus cayanensis
    has been said to be conspecific with the Moriche Oriole of northern South America.

  210. Orange-backed Troupial  (ph)  ______  
    Icterus croconotus 

    Icterus croconotus
    was part of a more wide-ranging "Troupial", now considered to be 3 species.  


    AMBLYRAMPHUS

  211. 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

  212. Yellow-rumped Marshbird  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
    Pseudoleistes guirahuro 
    (monotypic)



    A Yellow-rumped Marshbird photographed during a FONT tour

  213. 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

  214. Saffron-cowled Blackbird  (t3) (*)  ______  ne 
    Xanthopsar
    (formerly Agelaius) flavus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 


    STURNELLA

  215. 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


  216. 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)

  217. 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

  218. Bobolink  (ph)  ______  
    Dolichonyx oryzivorus 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)  


    COEREBA

  219. Bananaquit  (ph) (*)  ______  ne  nw 
    Coereba flaveola chloropyga 
    (the southernmost of 41 subspecies throughout the Caribbean & Latin America)  


    ARREMON

  220. Saffron-billed Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Arremon flavirostris polionotus


    AIMOPHILA

  221. Stripe-capped Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Aimophila s. strigiceps 


    MYOSPIZA

  222. Grassland Sparrow  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
    Myospiza
    (formerly Ammodramus) humeralis xanthornus


    ZONOTRICHIA

  223. 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

  224. Stripe-headed Brush Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Atlapetes torquatus borelli

  225. Fulvous-headed Brush Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Atlapetes fulviceps 
    (monotypic)

  226. Yellow-striped Brush Finch  (ARe) (*)  ______  nw
    Atlapetes citrinellus 
    (monotypic)


    GUBERNATRIX 

  227. Yellow Cardinal  (t2) (ph) (*) ______  so  
    Gubernatrix cristata 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)



    Yellow Cardinal


    PAROARIA

  228. Red-crested Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne 
    Paroaria coronata 
    (monotypic)



    A Red-crested Cardinal photographed during a FONT tour


  229. Yellow-billed Cardinal  (ph) (*)  ______  ba  ne  nw 
    Paroaria c. capitata



    A Yellow-billed Cardinal photographed during a FONT tour


    THRAUPIS

  230. Sayaca Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw
    Thraupis s. sayaca



    A Sayaca Tanager photographed during a FONT tour
    (photo by Marie Gardner)

  231. Blue-and-yellow Tanager  (*)  ______  ba  nc  nw  so 
    Thraupis b. bonariensis 


    RAMPHOCELUS

  232. Brazilian Tanager  (ph)  ______ 
    Ramphocelus bresilius 


    TANGARA

  233. 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. 

  234. Burnished-buff Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
    Tangara cayana chloroptera

  235. Chestnut-backed Tanager  ______ 
    Tangara preciosa 
    (monotypic) 


    STEPHANOPHURUS

  236. Diademed Tanager  ______ 
    Stephanophurus diadematus
      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 


    PIPRAEIDEA

  237. Fawn-breasted Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  ne  nw 
    Pipraeidea m. melanonota 
    (the single member of its genus)  


    PIRANGA
  238. Red Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  ne
    Piranga saira 
    (monotypic)  

    Piranga saira was conspecific with Piranga flava, the Hepatic Tanager of North America.   


    HABIA

  239. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
    Habia r. rubica


    TACHYPHONUS

  240. White-lined Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
    Tachyphonus rufus
      (monotypic)

  241. 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

  242. Black-goggled Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
    Trichothraupis melanops 
    (monotypic)


    HEMITHRAUPIS

  243. Guira Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
    Hemithraupis guira fosteri


    PYRRHOCOMA

  244. 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

  245. Orange-headed Tanager  (*)   ______  ne  nw
    Thlypopsis s. sordida

  246. Rust-and-yellow Tanager  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Thlypopsis ruficeps 
    (monotypic)


    NEMOSIA

  247. Hooded Tanager  (*)  ______  ne 
    Nemosia pileata caerulea 



    CISSOPIS

  248. 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

  249. Common Bush Tanager  (*)  ______  nw
    Chlorospingus ophthalimicus argentinus


    DACNIS

  250. Blue Dacnis  (ph) (*)   ______  ne 
    Dacnis cayana paraguayensis  



    TERSINA

  251. Swallow-Tanager  (ph) (*)  ______  ne 
    Tersina v. viridis 
    (the single member of its genus)


    CONIROSTRUM

  252. Chestnut-vented Conebill  (*)  ______  ne  nw
    Conirostrum s. speciosum


    DIGLOSSA

  253. Rusty Flowerpiercer  (*) ______  nw  
    Diglossa s. sittoides  



    VOLATINIA

  254. Blue-black Grassquit  (*)  ______  nc  ne
    Volatinia j. jacarina 
    (the single member of its genus)


    TIARIS

  255. Dull-colored Grassquit  ______ 
    Tiaris obscura 


    SPOROPHILA

  256. Plumbeous Seedeater  ______ 
    Sporophila plumbea

  257. Lined Seedeater  ______ 
    Sporophila lineola 
    (monotypic)

  258. Yellow-bellied Seedeater  ______ 
    Sporophila nigricollis

  259. Rusty-collared Seedeater  (*)  ______  ne 
    Sporophila collaris melanocephala

  260. Double-collared Seedeater  (*)  ______  ba  ne 
    Sporophila c. caerulescens

  261. 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.

  262. Dark-throated Seedeater  (nt) (*)  ______  ne 
    Sporophila ruficollis 
    (monotypic)

  263. White-bellied Seedeater  (ph)  ______ 
    Sporophila leucoptea 



    A White-bellied Seedeater photographed during a FONT tour

  264. Capped Seedeater  (*)  ______  ne 
    Sporophila bouvreuil pileata

  265. Buffy-fronted Seedeater  (t3)  ______ 
    Sporophila frontalis 
    (monotypic)

  266. Marsh Seedeater  (t2) (*)  ______  ne 
    Sporophila palustris 
    (monotypic)

  267. Entre Rio Seedeater  ______  
    Sporophila zellchi

  268. Rufous-rumped Seedeater  (nt) (*)  ______  ne  (also called Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater
    (also called Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater
    Sporophila hypochroma  (monotypic)

  269. 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

  270. 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

  271. 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

  272. Band-tailed Seedeater  (*) ______  nc  nw
    Catamenia a. analis

  273. Plain-colored Seedeater  (*)  ______  nc
    Catamenia inornata cordobensis 
    (subspecies endemic to north-central Argentina)


    SICALIS

  274. 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)

  275. Stripe-tailed Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nc 
    Sicalis c. citrina

  276. Grassland Yellow Finch  (*)   ______  ba  nc  ne  so 
    Sicalis luteola luteiventris

  277. Bright-rumped Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Sicalis u. uropygialis

  278. Greater Yellow Finch  (*)  ______
    Sicalis auriventris 
    (monotypic)

  279. Puna Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Sicalis lutea 
    (monotypic)

  280. Citron-headed Yellow Finch  (*) (ARr)  ______  nw
    Sicalis luteocephala 
    (monotypic)

  281. Greenish Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Sicalis o. olivascens

  282. Patagonian Yellow Finch  (*)  ______  fs  so
    Sicalis lebruni 
    (monotypic)


    IDIOPSAR

  283. Short-tailed Finch  ______  
    Idiopsa brachyurus 
    (the single member of its genus)  


    HAPLOSPIZA

  284. 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

  285. Gray-crested Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Lophospingus griseocristatus

  286. Black-crested Finch  (*)  ______  nc
    Lophospingus pusillus 
    (monotypic)


    CHARITOSPIZA

  287. Coal-crested Finch  (nt)  ______ 
    Charitospiza eucosma 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)


    CORYPHOSPINGUS

  288. 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

  289. Many-colored Chaco Finch  (*)  ______  nc
    Saltatricula multicolor 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 


    EMBERNAGRA

  290. 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

  291. Wedge-tailed Grass Finch  (ph) (*)  _____   ne 
    Emberizoides h. herbicola



    A Wedge-tailed Grass Finch photographed during a FONT tour

  292. Lesser Grass Finch  (nt) (*) ______  ne  (another name is Gray-cheeked Grass Finch)  
    Emberizoides ypiranganus  (monotypic)  


    DONACOSPIZA

  293. Long-tailed Reed Finch  (*) ______  ne  
    Donacospiza albifrons


    CORYPHASPIZA

  294. Black-masked Finch  (t3)  ______ 
    Coryphaspiza melanotis 
    (the single member of its genus)


    MELANODERA

  295. Yellow-bridled Finch  ______
    Melanodera xanthogramma

  296. White-bridled Finch  (nt) (*)  ______  fs  (has also been called Black-throated Finch or Canary-winged Finch)
    Melanodera melanodera princetoniana


    DIUCA

  297. Common Diuca Finch  (*) ______  fs  so  nw  
    Diuca d. diuca

  298. White-winged Diuca Finch  ______
    Diuca speculifera


    PHRYGILUS

  299. 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)

  300. Band-tailed Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Phrygilus alaudinus venturii

  301. Plumbeous Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Phrygilus unicolor tucumanus

  302. Ash-breasted Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Phrygilus p. plebejus

  303. Gray-hooded Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  fs  nw  so
    Phrygilus g. gayi 
    (subspecies in northwestern Argentina)
    Phrygilus gayi caniceps 
    (subspecies in far-southern Argentina)

  304. Patagonian Sierra Finch  (*)  ______  fs
    Phrygilus patagonicus 
    (monotypic)

  305. Black-hooded Sierra Finch  (ph) (*)  ______  nw
    Phrygilus atriceps 
    (monotypic)



    A Black-hooded Sierra Finch photographed during a FONT tour

  306. Red-backed Sierra Finch  ______
    Phrygilus dorsalis

  307. Carbonated Sierra Finch  (ARe) (*)  ______  so  (a sparkling bird indeed)
    Phrygilus carbonarius  (monotypic)


    COMPSOSPIZA

  308. Tucuman Mountain Finch  (t3) (ARe)  ______  nc
    Compsospiza baeri 
    (monotypic)


    POOSPIZA

  309. Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  ba 
    Poospiza n. nigrorufa

  310. 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). 

  311. Red-rumped Warbling Finch  ______ 
    Poospiza lateralis cabanisi

  312. Black-capped Warbling Finch  (*) ______  ba  nc  nw    
    Poospiza melanoleuca 
    (monotypic)

  313. Cinnamon Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc
    Poospiza ornata 
    (monotypic)

  314. Rusty-browed Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Poospiza e. erythrophrys

  315. Rufous-sided Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nw
    Poospiza hypochondria affinis

  316. Ringed Warbling Finch  (*)  ______  nc  so
    Poospiza torquata pectoralis   


    CATAMBLYRHYNCHUS 

  317. Plushcap  ______  (was called Plush-capped Finch)
    Catamblyrhynchus diadema  (the single member of its genus) 

    The Plushcap has been called the Plush-capped Finch.


    SALTATOR

  318. Green-winged Saltator  (*)  ______ 
    Saltator s. similis  

  319. "Southern" Grayish Saltator  (*)  ______  nc  ne
    Saltator c. coerulescens

  320. 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.  

  321. 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.  

  322. Golden-billed Saltator  (*) ______  nc  ne  so  
    Saltator aurantiirostris parkesi 
    (subspecies in northeastern Argentina)
    Saltator aurantiirostris nasica
      (subspecies in north-central Argentina)

  323. Rufous-bellied Saltator  (t3) (*)  ______  nc
    Saltator rufiventris 
    (monotypic)


    PHEUCTICUS

  324. Black-backed Grosbeak  (*)   ______  nc  nw
    Pheucticus a. aureoventris


    CYANOLOXIA

  325. Glaucous-blue Grosbeak  (ph)  ______  (has been called Indigo Grosbeak)
    Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea 

    Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
    is classified as a vulnerable species in Argentina. 


    CYANOCOMPSA

  326. Ultramarine Grosbeak  (*)  ______  nc  nw
    Cyanocompsa brissonii argentina


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