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IMPORTANT NOTICE!! This site has moved to www.fotosaves.com.ar Here you will find many more and better pictures of the fauna of Argentina. CLICK HERE TO GO NOW TO THE UPDATED SITE ... and remember to update your bookmarks. Many thanks! Alec NOTICIA IMPORTANTE!! Este sitio se ha mudado a www.fotosaves.com.ar Allí encontrarás muchas más fotos y de mejor calidad de la fauna de Argentina MARCA AQUI PARA ENTRAR AL SITIO ACTUALIZADO ... y no olvides de cambiar tu bookmark. ¡Muchas gracias! Alec |
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Sphenisciformes
(Penguins) 11 photos of Magellanic Penguin |
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Rheiformes
(Rheas) 3 photos of Lesser Rhea |
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Tinamiformes
(Tinamous) 2 photos of Elegant-Crested Tinamou |
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Podicipediformes
(Grebes) 6 photos: Pied-billed Grebe (2), Great Grebe (1), White-tufted Grebe (3) |
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Procellariiformes
(Albatrosses, Petrels, Prions) 12 photos: Royal Albatross (4), Black-browed Albatross (1), Southern Giant Petrel (4) To read: "Pancho's Story" - A Wondering Albatross came ashore in Camarones, Chubut. 3 photos |
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Pelecaniformes
(Cormorants, etc) 13 photos: Neotropic Cormorant (4, 1 of chicks), Red-legged Cormorant (3), Breeding colony (1), King Cormorant (4), Anhinga (1) |
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Ardeiformes
(Herons, Storks, Ibis) 24 photos: Rufescent Tiger-Heron (1 + 1 juvenile), Black-crowned Night-Heron (1 + 1 juvenile), White-necked Heron (1), Little Blue-Heron (1 - Caribbean), Great Egret (1), Snowy Egret (1), Cattle Egret (1), Great & Snowy Egret (1), Striated Heron (4), Maguari Stork (2), Woodstork (1), White-faced Ibis (3), Bare-Faced Ibis (1), Buff-necked Ibis (1), Roseate Spoonbill (2) |
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Phoenicopteriformes
(Flamingoes) 5 photos of Chilean Flamingo (1 dead) |
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Anseriformes
(Screamers, Duck, Gueese, Swans) 37 photos: Southern Screamer (2), White-faced Tree-Duck (2), Black-necked Swan (6), Coscoroba Swan (1), Upland Goose (2 + 1 captive in UK), Ruddy-headed Goose (2, in Chile), Crested Duck (1), Silver Teal (2), Speckled Teal (2), Southern Widgeon (2), Brazilian Duck (2), Red Shoveler (1), White-cheeked Pintail (1), Brown Pintail (1), Rosy-billed Pochard (4), Blue-winged Teal (1, Caribbean), Andean Ruddy Duck (1), Flying Steamer-Duck (1) & Chubut Steamer-Duck (1) |
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Falconiformes
(Condors, Hawks, Kites, Falcons) 23 photos: Andean Condor (2), Turkey Vulture (1), Black Vulture (1), King Vulture (1, distant), Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (1, in captivity), Black Hawk-Eagle (1, captivity), Snail Kite (2), Long-winged Harrier (2), Red-backed Hawk (3), Roadside Hawk (3), Crested Caracara (1), Chimango Caracara (4), Yellow-headed Caracara (1), Peregrine Falcon (1, in captivity) |
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Galliformes (Pavas de Monte) |
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Gruiformes
(Limpkin, Rails, Crakes) 22 photos: Limpkin (2), Giant Wood-Rail (3), Gray-Necked Wood-Rail (2), Plumbeous Rail (2), Rufous-sided Crake (2), Common Gallinule (2), Spot-flanked Gallinule (2), Red-gartered Coot (3), White-winged Coot (2), Red-fronted Coot (3) |
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Charadriiformes
- Part 1 (Jacanas, Oystercatchers, Shorebirds, etc) 18 photos: Wattled Jacana (3), Blackish Oystercatcher (3), American Oystercatcher (1), Magellanic Oystercatcher (1), South-American Stilt (1), Black-necked Stilt (2, from the Caribbean), Southern Lapwing (3), Two-banded Plover (2) & White-rumped Sandpiper (2) |
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Charadriiformes
- Part 2 (Skuas, Gulls y Terns) 14 photos: Chilean Skua (3), Brown-hooded Gull (1), Dolphin Gull (1), Kelp Gull (1), Olrog's Gull (5), Terns (3) |
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Columbiformes
(Pigeons & Doves) 10 photos: Picazuro Pigeon (2), Spot-winged Pigeon (3), Rock Dove (3), Eared Dove (2) |
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Psittaciformes
(Parrots) 16 photos: Red-and-Green Macaw (1 captive), Austral Parakeet (3), Burrowing Parrot (6), Monk Parakeet (1), Turquoise-fronted Parrot (1 captive + 1 feral), Black-hooded Parakeet (1 feral), Vinaceous Parrot (1 captive) To read: On the Conservation of the Vinaceous Parrot and the Araucarias of San Pedro |
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Cuculiformes
(Cuckoos) 6 photos: Dark-billed Cuckoo (2), Ash-colored Cuckoo (1), Guira Cuckoo (3) |
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Strigiformes
(Owls) 8 photos: Barn Owl (2). Great Horned Owl (1), Burrowing Owl (1), Tropical Screech-Owl (2), Chaco Owl (2) |
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Caprimulgiformes
(Nightjars) 1 photo: Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
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Apodiformes (Swifts) |
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Trochiliformes
(Hummingbirds) 10 photos: Glittering-Bellied Emerald (2), Gilded Sapphire (3), White-throated Hummingbird (3), Red-tailed Comet (1, female), White-bellied Hummingbird (1, poor), |
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Trogoniformes (Trogons) |
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Coraciiformes
(Kingfishers) 1 photo: Green Kingfisher |
Piciformes
(Toucans, Woodpeckers) 10 photos: Green-barred Woodpecker (ex- Golden-breasted) (3), Chilean Flicker (1), Magellanic Woodpecker (1), Field Flicker (2), Checkered Woodpecker (3) - [Toucans: no photo yet. Sorry!] |
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Passeriformes (Passerines - songbirds, perching birds) (see TABLE 2) |
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Dendrocolaptidae
(Woodcreepers) 7 photos: Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (6), Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper (1) |
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Furnariidae
(Horneros, Spinetails, Cinclodes, Earthcreepres, etc) 31 photos: Rufous Hornero (3 + 3 nests), Crested Hornero (1 + 1 nest), Curve-billed Reedhaunter (4), Band-tailed Earthcreeper (2), Grey-flanked Cinclodes (1), Wren-like Rushbird (1), Tufted Tit-Spinetail (2), Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail (1), Patagonian Canastero (1), Bar-winged Cinclodes (1), Stripe-crowned Spinetail (1, poor), Thorn-tailed Rayadito (1), Sooty-fronted Spinetail (1), Chicli Spinetail (1), Common Miner (2), Firewood Gatherer (1), Chotoy Spinetail (3) |
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Formicariidae
(Antshrikes, etc.) 2 photos: Variable Antshrike (1), Rufous-capped Antshrike (1) |
Rhinocryptidae
(Gallitos, etc.) 3 photos: Crested Gallito |
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Cotingidae
(Becards, etc) 4 photos: White-winged Becard (2), White-naped Xenopsaris (2) |
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Pipridae (Manakins) |
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Tyrannidae
(Tyrants, Monjitas, Kiskadees, Flycatchers, etc.) 34 photos: Great Kiskadee (2), Cattle Tyrant (3), Streaked Flycatcher (1), Yellow-browed Tyrant (1), Tropical Kingbird (1), Fork-tailed Flycatcher (1), White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (1, female), Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (1), Suiriri Flycatcher (1), Bran-coloured Flycatcher (2), White Monjita (2), Vermillion Flycatcher (4), Mottled-cheeked Tyrannulet (2), Rufous-backed Negrito (1)Rough-legged Tyrannulet (1), Spectacled Tyrant (4), Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant (2), White-crested Tyrannulet (2), Sooty Tyrannulet (2) |
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Phytotomidae
(Plantcutters) 2 photos: White-tipped Plantcutter |
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Hirundinidae
(Swallows) 6 photos: White-rumped Swallow (4), Brown-chested Martin (1), Rough-winged Swallow (1) |
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Corvidae
(Jays) 1 photo: Plush-crested Jay |
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Troglodytidae
(Wrens) 6 photos: House-Wren (3), Grass Wren (3) |
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Mimidae
(Mockingbirds) 10 photos: Chalk-browed Mockingbird (5), Patagonian Mockingbird (5) |
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Turdidae
(Thrushes) 4 photos: Rufous-bellied Thrush (3), Creamy-bellied Thrush (1) |
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Motacillidae
(Pipits) 1 photo: Correndera Pipit |
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Silviidae
(Gnatcatchers) 3 photos: Masked Gnatcatcher |
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Vireonidae
(Vireos, Peppershrikes) 1 photo: Red-eyed Vireo |
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Ploceidae
(Sparrows) 2 photos. House Sparrow |
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Parulidae
(New World Warblers) 7 photos: Pale-legged Warbler (2), Two-banded Warbler (2), Masked Yellowthroat (3) |
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Thraupidae
(Tanagers) 4 photos: Sayaca Tanager (3) Bananaquit (1 - Caribbean) |
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Emberizidae
(Seedeaters, Finches) 32 photos: Rufous-collared Sparrow (5), Golden-billed Saltator (2, juvenile), Red-crested Cardinal (1, poor), Yellow-billed Cardinal (1), Rusty-collared Seedeater (1, female), Saffron Finch (3), Mourning Sierra-Finch (2, females / juv.), Stripe-crowned Sparrow (2), Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch (4), Red-rumped Warbling-Finch (1), Black-capped Warbling-Finch (1), Long-tailed Reed-Finch (1), Great Pampa-Finch (3), Patagonian Sierra-Finch (1), Black-backed Grosbeak (1), Fulvous-headed Brush-Finch (1). |
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Fringillidae
(Siskins) 3 photos: Hooded Siskin (2), Black-chinned Siskin (1) |
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Icteridae
(Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Caciques, Meadowlarks) 22 photos: Solitary Black Cacique (2), Epaulet Oriole (1), Screaming Cowbird (1), Shiny Cowbird (2), Bay-winged Cowbird (2), Yellow-winged Blackbird (4), Saffron-cowled Blackbird (1), Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (2), Scarlet-headed Blackbird (5), Long-tailed Meadowlark (2), White-browed Meadowlark (1). |
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