Birds

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Order: CATHARTIFORMES
Family: Cathartidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Argentina
Order: PELECANIFORMES
Family: Pelecanidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus Chile
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Chile Near-threatened
Family: Ardeidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum Argentina, Uruguay
Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum Argentina
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius Argentina
Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus Argentina, Uruguay
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Argentina
Striped-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Striated Heron Butorides striata Argentina, Uruguay
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
White-necked (Cocoi) Heron Ardea cocoi Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Great Egret Ardea (Egretta) alba Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix Argentina, Uruguay
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus Argentina
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Little Blue-Heron Egretta caerulea Chile, Argentina
Family: Threskiornithidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi Chile, Argentina
Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus Argentina, Uruguay
Green Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis Argentina
Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus (Harpiprion) caerulescens Argentina, Uruguay
Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus Argentina, Uruguay
Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis (branickii) Chile, Argentina
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea (Ajaia) ajaja Argentina, Uruguay
Order: PHAETHONTIFORMES
Family: Phaethontidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Chile
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Chile
Order: SULIFORMES
Family: Sulidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Argentina
Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii Chile
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata Chile
Family: Fregatidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Anhingidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus (olivaceus) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Blue-eyed (Imperial/King) Cormorant (Shag) Phalacrocorax atriceps (albiventer; bransfieldensis) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Endemic of SSA
Guanay Cormorant (Shag ) Phalacrocorax bougainvillii Chile, Argentina Near-threatened
Red-legged Cormorant (Shag ) Phalacrocorax gaimardi Chile, Argentina Near-threatened
Magellanic (Rock) Cormorant (Shag ) Phalacrocorax magellanicus Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Order: ACCIPITRIFORMES
Family: Accipitridae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii Argentina
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Argentina
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Argentina
Swallow-tailed (American) Kite Elanoides forficatus Argentina, Uruguay
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Argentina Near-threatened
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Argentina Near-threatened
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Argentina Near-threatened
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Argentina, Uruguay
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus (Spizastur) melanoleucus Argentina
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus (Oroaetus) isidori Argentina Endangered
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Argentina, Uruguay
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Argentina, Uruguay
Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon Argentina
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Argentina
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea Argentina, Uruguay
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni Argentina, Uruguay
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor Argentina, Uruguay
Chilean Hawk Accipiter chilensis Chile, Argentina
Grey-bellied (Gos)Hawk Accipiter poliogaster Argentina
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus Argentina
Sharp-shinned (Rufous-thighed) Hawk Accipiter (erythronemius) striatus Argentina, Uruguay
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Argentina, Uruguay
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus (Heterospizias) meridionalis Argentina, Uruguay
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Argentina, Uruguay
Solitary Eagle Buteogallus (Harpyhaliaetus) solitarius Argentina Near-threatened
Crowned Solitary (Chaco) Eagle Buteogallus (Harpyhaliaetus) coronatus Argentina Endangered
Raodside Hawk Rupornis (Buteo) magnirostris Argentina, Uruguay
Harris's (Bay-winged) Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo (Buteo) leucorrhous Argentina
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus (Buteo) albicaudatus Argentina, Uruguay
Red-backed (Variable) Hawk Geranoaetus (Buteo) polyosoma (poecilochrous) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Mantled Hawk Pseudastur polionotus Argentina Near-threatened
Gray-lined Hawk Buteo (Asturina) nitidus Argentina
White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula Chile, Argentina
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Argentina, Uruguay
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus Argentina, Uruguay
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Argentina
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Argentina, Uruguay
Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA Vulnerable
Family: Pandionidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Order: GRUIFORMES
Family: Aramidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Limpkin Aramus guarauna Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Rallidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA Vulnerable
Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus (Rallus) sanguinolentus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Spotted Rail Pardirallus (Rallus) maculatus Argentina, Uruguay
Blackish Rail Pardirallus (Rallus) nigricans Argentina
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus Argentina, Uruguay
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura Argentina
Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha Argentina, Uruguay
Speckled Crake Coturnicops notatus Argentina, Uruguay
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis Argentina
Black Crake (Rail) Laterallus jamaicensis Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA Near-threatened
Red-and-white Crake Laterallus leucopyrrhus Argentina, Uruguay
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius Argentina, Uruguay
Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana (Hapalocrex) flaviventer Argentina, Uruguay
Dot-winged Crake Porzana (Laterallus) spiloptera Argentina, Uruguay Vulnerable
Ash-throated Crake Mustellirallus (Porzana) albicollis Argentina
Paint-billed Crake Mustelirallus (Neocrex; Porzana) erythrops Argentina
Common Gallinule (Moorhen) Gallinula galeata (chloropus) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops (Gallinula) melanops Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio (Porphyrula) martinicus Argentina, Uruguay
Azure Gallinule Porphyrio (Porphyrula) flavirostris Argentina
Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Slate-colored (Andean) Coot Fulica ardesiaca (americana) Chile, Argentina
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta Chile, Argentina
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea Chile, Argentina
White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Heliornithidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Sungrebe Heliornis fulica Argentina
Order: CARIAMIFORMES
Family: Cariamidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata Argentina, Uruguay
Black-legged Seriema Chunga burmeisteri Argentina
Order: CHARADRIIFORMES
Family: Charadriidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Black-bellied (Gray) Plover Pluvialis squatarola Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Tawny-thorated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Chile, Argentina, Uruguay National Bird of Uruguay
Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Chile, Argentina
Puna Plover Charadrius alticola Chile, Argentina
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Endemic of SSA
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus (alexandrinus) Chile Near-threatened
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Chile
Rufous-chested Dotterel (Plover) Charadrius (Zonibyx) modestus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii Chile, Argentina Near-threatened
Family: Pluvianellidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Magellanic (Austral) Plover Pluvianellus socialis Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Family: Burhinidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris Chile
Family: Haematopodidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Magellanic (Patagonian) Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Family: Recurvirostridae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Black-backed (South American) Stilt Himantopus mexicanus (melanurus; himantopus) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina Chile, Argentina
Family: Chionidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Snowy (Pale-faced) Sheathbill Chionis alba Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Scolopacidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Argentina, Uruguay
Eskimo Curlew † Numenius borealis † Argentina, Uruguay Possibly extinct
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Surfbird Calidris (Aphriza) virgata Chile, Argentina
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris (Micropalama) himantopus Argentina, Uruguay
Sanderling Calidris alba Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Red Knot Calidris canutus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Near-threatened
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Least Sand-piper Calidris minutilla Chile
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris (Tryngites) subruficollis Argentina, Uruguay Near-threatened
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Argentina, Uruguay
Puna Snipe Gallinago andina Chile, Argentina