Birds

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  • Endemic of SSA (southern South America)
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Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: Tyrannidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus Argentina, Uruguay
Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis Argentina
Ticking Doradito Pseudocolopteryx citreola Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Dinelli's Doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana Argentina Near-threatened
Warbling Doradito Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris Argentina, Uruguay
Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri Argentina, Uruguay
Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi Argentina
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura budytoides Argentina
Gray-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris Argentina
Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus Argentina
Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea Argentina, Uruguay
Smoke-colored (Greater) Pewee Contopus fumigatus Argentina
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus Argentina
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Argentina
Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Austral (Rufous-backed) Negrito Lessonia rufa Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas Chile, Argentina
White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus Argentina
Plumbeous (Andean) Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cabanisi (signatus) Argentina
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris Argentina, Uruguay
Hudson's Black-Tyrant Knipolegus hudsoni Argentina
Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes Uruguay
Cinereous Tyrant Knipolegus striaticeps Argentina
Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
White-fronted Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons Chile
White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora Chile, Argentina
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus Chile, Argentina
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus (alpina) Chile, Argentina
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha Chile, Argentina
Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis Chile, Argentina
Puna Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis Chile, Argentina
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris Chile, Argentina
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex Chile, Argentina
White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda (andicola) Chile, Argentina Vulnerable
Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus Chile, Argentina
Lesser Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis murinus Argentina, Uruguay
Gray Monjita Xolmis cinereus (cinerea) Argentina, Uruguay
Black-crowned Monjita Xolmis coronatus Argentina, Uruguay
White Monjita Xolmis irupero Argentina, Uruguay
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Salinas Monjita Xolmis (Neoxolmis) salinarum Argentina Endemic of Argentina Near-threatened
Rusty-backed Monjita Xolmis (Neoxolmis) rubetra Argentina Endemic of Argentina
Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis (Heteroxolmis) dominicanus Argentina, Uruguay
Chocolate-vented Monjita Neoxolmis rufiventris Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Endemic of SSA Vulnerable
Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant Polioxolmis (Myiotheretes) rufipennis Chile, Argentina
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Argentina
Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant Muscipipra vetula Argentina
Black-backed (Pied) Water-Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer (pica) Argentina, Uruguay
Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta Argentina
White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola (Fluvicola) leucocephala Argentina
Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor Argentina Possibly extirpated
Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora Argentina Vulnerable
Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa Argentina
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus Argentina
D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides Chile, Argentina
White-browed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Chile, Argentina
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa Argentina, Uruguay
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius Argentina
Social (Vermilion-crowned) Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis Argentina
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Argentina, Uruguay
Lesser Kiskadee Pitangus lictor Argentina
Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgatus Argentina
Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Argentina
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus Argentina, Uruguay
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua Argentina, Uruguay
Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher Empidonomus (Griseotyrannus) aurantioatrocristatus Argentina, Uruguay
Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius Argentina, Uruguay
Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus Argentina, Uruguay
Suiriri Flycatcher Suiriri suiriri Argentina, Uruguay
Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys Argentina, Uruguay
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Argentina, Uruguay
Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana Argentina, Uruguay
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Argentina
Sibilant Sirystes Sirystes sibilator Argentina
Rufous Casiornis Casiornis rufus Argentina, Uruguay
Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox Argentina
Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni Argentina, Uruguay
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Argentina
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Argentina, Uruguay
Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum Argentina
Rufous-tailed Attila Attila phoenicurus Argentina
Family: Tityridae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor Argentina
Black-tailed Tityra Tityra cayana Argentina
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata Argentina
White-naped Xenopsaris Xenopsaris albinucha Argentina, Uruguay
Chestnut-crowned (Grey-naped) Becard Pachyramphus castaneus Argentina
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus Argentina, Uruguay
Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis Argentina, Uruguay
Crested Becard Pachyramphus (Platypsaris) validus (rufus) Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Cotingidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila Argentina, Uruguay
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow Pyroderus scutatus Argentina
Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis Argentina Vulnerable
Swallow-tailed Cotinga Phibalura flavirostris Argentina Near-threatened
Family: Oxyruncidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus Argentina
Family: Pipridae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Swallow-tailed (Blue) Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata Argentina
Yungas Manakin Chiroxiphia boliviana Argentina
White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus Argentina
Band-tailed Manakin Pipra fasciicauda Argentina
Wing-barred Piprites (Manakin) Piprites chloris Argentina
Black-capped Piprites (Manakin) Piprites pileata Argentina Vulnerable
Greenish Schiffornis (Manakin) Schiffornis virescens Argentina
Family: Vireonidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Argentina, Uruguay
Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Argentina
Red-eye Vireo Vireo olivaceus Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Corvidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Argentina, Uruguay
Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus Argentina, Uruguay Near-threatened
Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Hirundinidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon (Notiochelidon) cyanoleuca Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Black-collared Swallow Pygochelidon (Atticora) melanoleuca Argentina
Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon (Stelgidopteryx) fucata Argentina, Uruguay
Andean Swallow Orochelidon (Haplochelidon; Hirundo) andecola Chile, Argentina
Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Argentina, Uruguay
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Argentina, Uruguay
Southern Martin Progne elegans (modesta) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Peruvian Martin Progne murphyi Chile Vulnerable
Brown-chested Martin Progne (Phaeoprogne) tapera Argentina, Uruguay
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer Argentina
White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa Argentina, Uruguay
Chilean (Patagonian) Swallow Tachycineta meyeni (leucopyga) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) Riparia riparia Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Troglodytidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
House Wren Troglodytes aedon (musculus) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Cobb’s Wren Troglodytes cobbi Argentina Endemic of SSA
Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Argentina
Sedge (Grass) Wren Cistothorus platensis Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Argentina
Family: Donacobiidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla (atricapillus) Argentina
Family: Polioptilidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea Argentina Near-threatened
Masked Gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola Argentina, Uruguay
Family: Cinclidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzi Argentina Vulnerable
Family: Turdidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas Argentina
Swaison's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Argentina
White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis Argentina, Uruguay
Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus Argentina, Uruguay
Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco Chile, Argentina
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Cocoa thrush Turdus fumigatus Argentina
Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas Argentina, Uruguay
Andean (Black-capped) Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps Argentina
Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Argentina, Uruguay
Eastern Slaty-Thrush Turdus subalaris Argentina, Uruguay
Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Argentina
Family: Mimidae
Name Scientific Name Countries Endemism Status Guide E-Bird
Chilean (Tenca) Mockingbird Mimus thenca Chile, Argentina Endemic of SSA
Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis Argentina