Brief notes on a trip to the Andes of the northern Argentinian provinces of Juyjuy and Salta

At the end of this report is a list of species that we saw on the trip, including scientific names as only common names have been used in the main report.

27th February 2007 – Buenos Aires
We arrived in Buenos Aires in a huge lightening storm at the end of a twelve hour flight from Madrid. With the plane being buffeted in the turbulence and forks of lightening falling all around us, the Iberia pilot put the aircraft down so smoothly that we hardly noticed that we had landed and a spontaneous cheer and round of applause rose from many of the passengers.

There were only six of us on this trip to the Andes –

Meeting up once we had cleared customs we waited for the driver to collect us and take us across town to the domestic airport so that we could catch our internal flight to Juyjuy in the north of the country.
The driver didn’t arrive and after twenty anxious minutes – with our internal flight leaving in two hours and a one hour journey across town awaiting us, we rang the ground agent's office who assured us that a driver was on his way.
Still no driver arrived and a couple of calls and a couple of assurances later we decided that the best thing would be to take a taxi across town ourselves. We had cut things pretty fine but as long as we did not have any more holds up we should make our connection.
En route to the domestic airport we picked up our first two species, Picazuro Wood Pigeon and Southern Lapwing.
On arrival at the domestic airport we found that our hurry had been in vain as due to the torrential rain of earlier in the day all flights had been delayed and ours would not be leaving for another four hours. So we settled down with books and bins and did a bit of birding from the airport lounge, adding Chalk-browed Mockingbird and Chimango Caracara as well as the two introduced European species of House Sparrow and Starling

After a wait of several hours we boarded our plane only to be told that we would not be going to Juyjuy as we would arrive after dark and Juyjuy does not have any runway lights. Our flight had been diverted to Salta. Oh well, nothing to be done now except hope that the local guide, Mario Mosquiera, was on the case.
As it turned out, he was, and he greeted our arrival with food and hot and cold drinks as the six of us spread out in the spacious twenty-seater bus. Suddenly things seemed to be taking a more relaxed turn.

28th February 2007 – Yala Valley, Volcan and Cerro Morado to Humahuaca.
We spent the night in a small hotel in the town of Salta before taking an early breakfast and heading off to the Yala Valley and the start of our birding.

The Yala Valley is a heavily wooded river valley with some very nice houses in its lower parts and a nature reserve at mid-altitude.
We parked up by the riverside and walked up the valley adding 40 species to our list, including Sayaca Tanager, Crested Becard, Chiguanco and Rufous-bellied Thrushes, Dusky-legged Guan, Torrent Duck, Mitred Parakeet and the lovely Cinnamon Flycatcher.
This part of the river was meant to hold several Torrent Ducks but when, after an hour of more of searching the mid-stream rocks, we thought our luck was out Denis managed to find a pair of them. The Dusky-legged Guan appeared on the far side of the river during out search for the ducks. The only disappointment here was missing out on Rufous-throated Dipper that is meant to frequent this river valley.
After spending most of the morning in the Yala Valley we headed of to Volcan for lunch, stopping en route at bridge over the Arroyo Yutamayo (a shallow, fast flowing river with a wide rocky riverbed) where Cocoi Heron and Buff-necked Ibis were among the five species we added. We stopped also at Varsena where we saw some lovely Eared Doves as well as Guira Cuckoo and Shiny Cowbird.
Volcan is an area of hilly scrub and farmland with a few trees and some areas of tall grass.
There were thousands of quite large grasshoppers (about 1.5 inches long) in the dry grassy ground and they would leap away in swarms as one approached them.
In this area we saw our first Patagonian Mockingbird on a farm gate and watched Cinereous Harrier hunt over the grassland and a couple of huge Andean Condors soar overhead.
Near Volcan we visited an area of marshland, adding Andean Swallow, Long-tailed Meadowlark and Blue-and-yellow Tanager.
Our next stop was at another nearby marshy area, Cerro Morado (Purple Hill), where was saw three species of coot at close range - Andean, Red-fronted and Red-gartered. We were also fortunate to get a couple of good views of Plumbeous Rail as it emerged a couple of times from the dense reeds fringing the water. We also saw Aplomado Falcon and the beautiful Black Siskin as a small flock of these birds fed on plant seeds on a rockface.
Leaving here on our way to our overnight stop at Humahuaca, we made one more stop on the RN9 to see the scarce Moreno’s Ground Dove that we found perched on a rockface, just a little too far away to a good photograph.
Arriving at our lovely hotel on the outskirts of Humahuaca. Denis and I went for a wander around the farmland and open scrub outside the hotel grounds and I added seven species to my list, including White-tipped Plantcutter, Picui Ground Dove and Hooded Siskin.
The trip ist stood at 80 as we went to bed that night.

1st March 2007 – Abra Pampa and Laguna de los Pozuelos
Another early morning start and we were in the bus heading out across the Alto Plano towards Abra Pampa as the sun slowly illuminated the vast landscape, giving us glimpses in thr pre-dawn light of herds of Llamas with bits of brightly coloured wool tied into their ears and in the coats of their backs.
We arrived shortly after sun up at our destination near Abra Pampa – a lake and area of wetland lying in the huge flat landscape of the High Plain. The whole scene, lit in the olive green, deep gold and purple of the dawn was beautiful and we said this to Mario whose reply was ‘This is a hard land’.
At this lake and on another short stop en route to Laguna de los Pozuelos I added twenty-six species to my trip list, twenty-four of which were lifers. There are too many to list here, but among them were Mountain Caracara, Yellow-billed Pintail, Chilean Flamingo, Andean Avocet, Andean Goose, Andean Negrito, White-tufted Grebe and a good many wilson’s Phalaropes.
I was reluctant to leave this spot and could easily have settle here for the day butMario had a schedule to keep to and so we headed off for the famous reserve of Laguan de los Pozuelos, finding Ornate Tinamou, Golden-spotted Ground Dove, Bar-winged Cinclodes and White-tailed Shrike-tyrant on the way.

The Laguna de los Pozuelos is situated in a large flat sandy plain with no trees and very little ground cover of any kind.
Arriving at the reserve a pair of Burrowing Owls seen at close quarters from the bus kept us entertained as they emerged from their hole and stood watching us, occasionally bobbing up and down, before we moved on and parked up for another picnic lunch and then set off on the long walk, in the intensity of the high sun towards the lake that we could see shimmering in the heat haze. Even from this distance we could make out large numbers of flamingo and smaller birds but they were not possible to identify as the combination of heat haze and distance made it difficult to get a clear view of anything.
Frustratingly, as we approached the lake, so the birds moved off to another part. Eventually we decided that we were close enough and that no real advantage was to be had from getting closer to the water as this would only serve to drive the birds to a distant shore.
We were soon able to pick out Chilean and Andean Flamingos, but had trouble finding the rarer Puna Flamingo, but did find a group of about six. Their bills, smaller and predominantly yellow were quite distinctive even through these far from ideal viewing conditions.
Among the wading birds we were able to make out Andean Lapwing, Puna Plover, Baird’s Sandpiper and American Golden Plover.
Here I also saw my only gull of the trip, Andean Gull, though a few days later back in Buenos Aires, Denis was to see Kelp Gull.
Giant Coot, Correndera Pipit and Andean Flicker added to the list of species seen.
At the end of the day the trip list was 125.

2nd March 2007 – Yavi and Abra de Lizoite
We spent this morning walking through the village of Yavi in search of finches and seedeaters. During this pleasant stroll we added eight species including Common Diuca-finch, Citron-headed Yellow-finch, Band-tailed Seedeater and Great Pampa Finch as well as Black-billed Shrike-tyrant and Bare-faced Ground Dove.

Leaving the warmth of this little valley we got into the bus for a long climb up some narrow Andean roads in search of some high altitude specialities. Perhaps the most extraordinary of these is the Andean Hillstar, a hummingbird that lives at high altitude, above the tree line feeding on the nectar of the few flowers that make their homes in the high Andes.
At night the temperature plummets and these birds go into a state of torpor that can only be relieved by the warmth of the sun’s rays the following morning. We found two of these fabulous birds at 14,500ft. They were feeding on a red flower that grew sparsely in the area. The temperature was cold and we were twice battered by winds and hail as we watched these birds dart around the mountainside.
Driving through this mountainous region we also saw Plain-breasted Earthcreeper, Puna, Dark-faced and Cinerous Ground Tyrants and were fortunate to come across a small group of three Gray-breasted Seedsnipes and a group of about a dozen Condors, including some magnificent adult birds circling over the cordillera. We were high up enough at the time to be able to look down on some of the condors as they flew by.

On the way back to our hotel in Humahuaca we stopped on RN9, north of the town, where we saw Mountain Parakeet and the bird that Mario had stopped for - Giant Hummingbird.
At the end of the day the trip list was 144

3rd March 2007 – Yala Valley, Presa las Maderas and the Reserva del Huaico
Quite a lot of this trip was spent travelling and we stayed in a different hotel every night to enable us to cover the area in such a short time. As a result of this, the bus became the place where we could relax and we were fortunate in being able to have three seats each to spread out, if necessary.
Today would be no exception as we made our way from Humahuaca to the Reserva del Huaico at Salta, stopping at several places en route.

Mario suggested that we return this morning to the Yala Valley in search of the dipper that we had missed earlier in the trip, and we were all up for this.
On the way to Yala Valley we saw several beautiful White Monjitas. And back at the valley we were successful in our search for Rufous-fronted Dipper. Two of them showed very well on rocks in the water.
Moving on towards Salta, Mario stopped the bus in some farmland and said for us to search among the tall crops for Greater Rhea. A group of eight of these birds appeared obligingly in front of us. Unfortunately, though, we were enable to find the rarer Lesser Rhea on this visit.
Our next stop was at the large lake of Presa las Maderas where we added fourteen species to the trip list, eleven of which were lifers! These birds included Snowy Egret, White-faced Ibis, Great Antshrike, Scaly-headed Parrot and Narrow-billed Woodcreeper.
Continuing on towards Salta we added, from the bus, Savanna Hawk and on a partially bush covered slope with a few small trees dotted about we saw two Red-legged Seriemas that remained wary and frustratingly out of good camera shot. In a nearby tree we also had terrific views of a gorgeous Cream-backed Woodpecker.We arrived in the late afternoon at the Reserva del Huaico where we added Yungas Dove, Crested Oropendola and Slender-tailed Woodstar during a brief walk around the grounds.
This brought the trip total to 179.

4th March 2007 – Salta to Los Cordones National Park and La Paya Ranch
This was another day spent in the bus with several stops between Salta and our destination for the night, La Paya Ranch near Los Cordones National Park.
Our first stop was at a heavily wooded valley a few miles outside of Salta where we parked up on the roadside and Marion tried to tape lure a Giant Antshrike. This was the second time that we had tried to find the bird at this spot and again we were unsuccessful as the tape didn’t even elicit a call in response. We did, however, add five new species to the list includingMottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Pale-legged Warbler and Whistling Heron.
Before we reached Los Cordones NP we drove through hilly areas with generally sparse scrub vegetation, adding fourteen species to the list among which were; at Chorro Blanco - Sclater’s Tyrannulet and Ocellated Piculet; at Peña Baya - Andean Swift; at San Martin - Masked Yellowthroat, Bicolored Hawk, White-browed Chat-tyrant; at Quebrada el Sunchal – Rock Earthcreeper a bird like an enormous brown Treecreeper, feeding on top of a rocky outcrop, and also Brown-capped Tit-spinetail and Maquis Canastero.

We then entered the beautiful landscape of the Los Cordones National Park. Set against a backdrop of the beautiful blue and black mountains of the Andes the park itself is a vast area of arid semi-desert scrub with huge cactus plants growing a few yards apart across the whole region. A couple of pictures in the Photo Gallery may give a flavour of this place. It was here that Mario tape lured the scarce Sandy Gallito (sounds like an exotic actress!). Mario taped lured birds on a number of occasions and this was the first time that I had been anywhere that it was used. The practice made me feel slightly uncomfortable as I think that it may cause stress to the birds. Certainly the Sandy Gallito that he called up responded vigorously and enthusiastically to our tape. These birds are quite scare and have territories covering a large area and I wasn’t happy to see this bird searching for the other one that it thought was there. The only thing that made it feel slightly better is that a second bird responded and was we left the two of them were calling to each other.
In the national park we also saw Elegant crested Tinamou, White-throated Cachalote and overhead we had distant views of our first Burrowing Parakeets looking like small macaws in flight.

Stopping near Cachi on Route 42 (R42) on our way to our overnight stop at La Paya ranch we saw several Cactus (White-fronted) Woodpeckers as well as Greater Wagtail-tyrant and Cliff Flycatcher and, as it sparkled through the air as it twice passed by us momentarily, Glittering-bellied Emerald.

La Paya is a working ranch, built of stone and time in the 1860s, set on a hillside with views across miles of the regions dry scrubland. I was not sure what to expect before arriving here, but the tranquil beauty of the beautiful buildings and gardens and the remoteness of its setting made me regret immediately that we should only spend one night here. My bedroom was a beautiful room and for the first time on the trip, and knowing that I should have to re-pack everything again that evening in preparation for our morning departure, I unpacked my case. I sat with Dick and Ann, two delightful, New Englanders, on the terrace where we looked out across some trees and bushes at the birds constantly moving to and fro, and chatted as we drank some welcome cold beers. We added Black-capped Warbling-finch and in the evening heard the call of a Tropical Screech Owl bringing the trip list to 208.


5th March 2007 – La Paya, Los Cordones NP, Valle Encantado and Reserva del Huaico
A morning walk around the grounds of La Paya added three Ringed Warbling-finches and, from the bus, as we were leaving, we saw a delightful little Andean Red Fox bringing our mammal list to four, along with the two camelids Vicuna and Guanaco and the little gopher like Highland Tuco-Tuco.

We spent much of the early part of the day in the national park visiting arid areas, though without the magnificent cactus plants that cover much of the area. Here I managed to get a couple of good photographs of Hellmayr’s Pipit.
We then drove on to the lovely, aptly named Valle Encantado (Enchanted Valley), still within the national park. Here in this rugged valley we saw the second Argentine species of Hillstar, the White-sided Hillstar as well as Mario’s target species, D’Orbigny’s Chat-tyrant. Here we also had our first views of Plumbeous Sierra-finch and Puna (Cordoba) Canastero.
We left Los Cordones reluctantly and headed back to the Reserva del Huaica, stopping off on the R33 between Cachi and El Carril to see Great Rufous Woodcreeper and Variegated Flycatcher.
Arriving in the late afternoon we did not have time for any birding before dinner but after dark we visited Mario’s house where a Tropical Screech Owl was roosting in the garden. Then, back at the higher altitude of the Reserve (about 500m higher than Mario’s place) we went in search of Hoy’s Screech Owl which settled in a tree near us. Stupidly I had not taken my camera with me and missed close range shots of both owls!
Hoy’s Screech Owl brought the trip list to 217.

6th March 2007 – Reserva del Huaico
Our final morning of the trip was spent birding the lush woods of the Reserve grounds before the drive to the airport and long flight home, via Madrid.
There was a large pond surrounded by rich tropical vegetation and tall mature trees near the Reserve hotel and around this pond we saw Mountain Wren, Golden-rumped Euphonia, Stripe-headed Brush-finch and Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture among other species. Back at the Reserve hotel, whilst waiting for the bus to collect us, I finally caught up with Golden-winged Cacique a bird that I had missed earlier in the day.
This brought the trip total to 226 species.


The list below is simply a systematic list of the birds that we saw in Argentina and the first place and date on which we saw them. It is not a complete list of species that we saw at each area visited.

1 Greater Rhea Rhea americana ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
2 Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
3 Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans ~ Los Cordones PN 4.3.07
4 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
5 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
6 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix ~ Nr. Salta 4.3.07
7 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi ~ Arroyo Yutamayo 28.2.07
8 Great Egret Ardea alba ~ Marsh nr. Volcan 28.2.07
9 Snowy Egret Egretta thula ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
10 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
11 Wood Stork Mycteria americana ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
12 Buff-necked Ibis Theristicus caudatus ~ Arroyo Yutamayo 28.2.07
13 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
14 Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
15 Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
16 Andean Flamingo Phoenicopterus andinus ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
17 Puna Flamingo Phoenicopterus jamesi ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
18 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
19 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
20 Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
21 Crested Duck Anas specularioides ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
22 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
23 Puna Teal Anas puna ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
24 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
25 Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
26 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
27 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura ~ Arroyo Yutamayo 28.2.07
28 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
29 Andean Condor Vultur gryphus ~ Volcan 28.2.07
30 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus ~ Yala Valley 3.3.07
31 Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus ~ Volcan 28.2.07
32 Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor ~ San Martin 4.3.07
33 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis ~ N. of Salta RN9 3.3.07
34 Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
35 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris ~ Arroyo Yutamayo 28.2.07
36 Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
37 Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
38 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
39 Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
40 American Kestrel Falco sparverius ~ Arroyo Yutamayo 28.2.07
41 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
42 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
43 Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
44 Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
45 Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
46 Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
47 Giant Coot Fulica gigantea ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
48 Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata ~ Salta to San Lorenzo R17 3.3.07
49 White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
50 Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
51 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
52 Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
53 American Golden-plover Pluvialis dominica ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
54 Puna Plover Charadrius alticola ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
55 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
56 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
57 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
58 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
59 Gray-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
60 Andean Gull Larus serranus ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
61 Feral Pigeon Columba livia 'feral' ~ S.S. de Jujuy 28.2.07
62 Picazuro Wood-pigeon Patagioenas picazuro ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
63 Spot-winged Wood-pigeon Patagioenas maculosa ~ Yavi 2.3.07
64 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata ~ Varsena 28.2.07
65 Picui Ground-dove Columbina picui ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
66 Bare-faced Ground-dove Metriopelia ceciliae ~ Yavi 2.3.07
67 Bare-eyed Ground-dove Metriopelia morenoi ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 28.2.07
68 Golden-spotted Ground-dove Metriopelia aymara ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
69 White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura ~ Reserva del Huaico 3.3.07
70 Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
71 Burrowing Parakeet Cyanoliseus patagonus ~ Los Cordones PN 4.3.07
72 Gray-hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara ~ Volcan 28.2.07
73 Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons ~ N. of Humahuaca RN9 2.3.07
74 Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
75 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira ~ Varsena 28.2.07
76 Tropical Screech-owl Megascops choliba ~ La Paya 4.3.07
77 Hoy's Screech-owl Megascops hoyi ~ Reserva del Huaico 5.3.07
78 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
79 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
80 Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus ~ Pena Baya 4.3.07
81 Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans ~ San Martin 4.3.07
82 Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris ~ Nr. Cachi R42 4.3.07
83 White-bellied Hummingbird Leucippus chionogaster ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
84 Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
85 White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus ~ Valle Encantado 5.3.07
86 Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas ~ N. of Humahuaca RN9 2.3.07
87 Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganura ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
88 Slender-tailed Woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri ~ Reserva del Huaico 3.3.07
89 Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquatus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
90 Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus ~ Chorro Blanco 4.3.07
91 White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum ~ Nr. Cachi R42 4.3.07
92 Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
93 Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
94 Golden-breasted Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros ~ Volcan 28.2.07
95 Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
96 Cream-backed Woodpecker Campephilus leucopogon ~ Salta to San Lorenzo R17 3.3.07
97 Common Miner Geositta cunicularia ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
98 Puna Miner Geositta punensis ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
99 Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
100 Plain-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia jelskii ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
101 Rock Earthcreeper Upucerthia andaecola ~ Quebrada El Sunchal 4.3.07
102 Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
103 White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
104 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
105 Brown-capped Tit-spinetail Leptasthenura fuliginiceps ~ Quebrada El Sunchal 4.3.07
106 Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia ~ Yala Valley 3.3.07
107 Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi ~ Volcan 28.2.07
108 Iquico Canastero Asthenes heterura ~ Quebrada El Sunchal 4.3.07
109 Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
110 Cordoba Canastero Asthenes sclateri ~ Valle Encantado 5.3.07
111 Common Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
112 Streak-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus striaticeps ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
113 Spot-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus maculipectus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
114 White-throated Cacholote Pseudoseisura gutturalis ~ Los Cordones PN 4.3.07
115 Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla rufosuperciliata ~ Nr. Salta 4.3.07
116 Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
117 Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major ~ Cachi to El Carril R33 5.3.07
118 Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes angustirostris ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
119 Great Antshrike Taraba major ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
120 Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
121 Sandy Gallito Teledromas fuscus ~ Los Cordones PN 4.3.07
122 White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
123 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
124 Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
125 Sooty Tyrannulet Serpophaga nigricans ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
126 White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata ~ Volcan 28.2.07
127 Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis ~ Nr. Salta 4.3.07
128 Sclater's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias sclateri ~ Chorro Blanco 4.3.07
129 White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
130 Greater Wagtail-tyrant Stigmatura budytoides ~ Nr. Cachi R42 4.3.07
131 Yellow-billed Tit-tyrant Anairetes flavirostris ~ Volcan 28.2.07
132 Subtropical Doradito Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis ~ Yavi 2.3.07
133 Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
134 Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea ~ Nr. Cachi R42 4.3.07
135 Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
136 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus ~ Chorro Blanco 4.3.07
137 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans ~ Yala Valley 3.3.07
138 D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides ~ Valle Encantado 5.3.07
139 White-browed Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys ~ San Martin 4.3.07
140 Streak-throated Bush-tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
141 White Monjita Xolmis irupero ~ Humahuaca to Yala 3.3.07
142 Black-billed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis montanus ~ Yavi 2.3.07
143 White-tailed Shrike-tyrant Agriornis andicola ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
144 Dark-faced Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
145 Puna Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
146 Cinereous Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
147 Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
148 White-winged Black-tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus ~ Volcan 28.2.07
149 Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
150 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
151 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
152 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
153 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
154 Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius ~ Cachi to El Carril R33 5.3.07
155 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
156 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana ~ Salta to San Lorenzo R17 3.3.07
157 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
158 Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
159 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
160 Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
161 Andean Swallow Haplochelidon andecola ~ Marsh nr. Volcan 28.2.07
162 Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
163 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
164 Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera ~ Laguna de los Pozuelos MN 1.3.07
165 Hellmayr's Pipit Anthus hellmayri ~ Los Cordones PN 5.3.07
166 Rufous-throated Dipper Cinclus schulzi ~ Yala Valley 3.3.07
167 House Wren Troglodytes aedon ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
168 Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
169 Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
170 Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus ~ Volcan 28.2.07
171 Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
172 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
173 Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
174 Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
175 Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
176 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
177 House Sparrow Passer domesticus ~ Buenos Aires (City) 27.2.07
178 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
179 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis ~ Nr. Salta 4.3.07
180 Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
181 Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
182 Black Siskin Carduelis atrata ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
183 Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
184 Masked Yellowthroat Geothlypis aequinoctialis ~ San Martin 4.3.07
185 Brown-capped Redstart Myioborus brunniceps ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
186 Two-banded Warbler Basileuterus bivittatus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
187 Pale-legged Warbler Basileuterus signatus ~ Nr. Salta 4.3.07
188 Common Bush-tanager Chlorospingus ophthalmicus ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
189 Rust-and-yellow Tanager Thlypopsis ruficeps ~ San Martin 4.3.07
190 Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
191 Blue-and-yellow Tanager Thraupis bonariensis ~ Marsh nr. Volcan 28.2.07
192 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota ~ Chorro Blanco 4.3.07
193 Black-hooded Sierra-finch Phrygilus atriceps ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
194 Mourning Sierra-finch Phrygilus fruticeti ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
195 Plumbeous Sierra-finch Phrygilus unicolor ~ Valle Encantado 5.3.07
196 Red-backed Sierra-finch Phrygilus dorsalis ~ Abra de Lizoite 2.3.07
197 Band-tailed Sierra-finch Phrygilus alaudinus ~ Volcan 28.2.07
198 Ash-breasted Sierra-finch Phrygilus plebejus ~ Humahuaca 28.2.07
199 Common Diuca-finch Diuca diuca ~ Yavi 2.3.07
200 Rufous-sided Warbling-finch Poospiza hypochondria ~ Volcan 28.2.07
201 Rusty-browed Warbling-finch Poospiza erythrophrys ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
202 Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch Poospiza whitii ~ N. of Salta RN9 3.3.07
203 Ringed Warbling-finch Poospiza torquata ~ La Paya 5.3.07
204 Black-capped Warbling-finch Poospiza melanoleuca ~ La Paya 4.3.07
205 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina ~ N. of Salta RN9 3.3.07
206 Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
207 Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis ~ Yavi 2.3.07
208 Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
209 Puna Yellow-finch Sicalis lutea ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
210 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
211 Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis uropygialis ~ Abra Pampa 1.3.07
212 Citron-headed Yellow-finch Sicalis luteocephala ~ Yavi 2.3.07
213 Greenish Yellow-finch Sicalis olivascens ~ Cerro Morado 28.2.07
214 Great Pampa-finch Embernagra platensis ~ Yavi 2.3.07
215 Stripe-headed Brush-finch Buarremon torquatus ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
216 Stripe-capped Sparrow Aimophila strigiceps ~ S. of Humahuaca RN9 3.3.07
217 Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis ~ N. of Salta RN9 3.3.07
218 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
219 Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens ~ Presa Las Maderas 3.3.07
220 Golden-billed Saltator Saltator aurantiirostris ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
221 Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris ~ Chorro Blanco 4.3.07
222 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca ~ Marsh nr. Volcan 28.2.07
223 Bay-winged Cowbird Molothrus badius ~ Yala Valley 28.2.07
224 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis ~ Varsena 28.2.07
225 Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus ~ Reserva del Huaico 6.3.07
226 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus ~ Reserva del Huaico 3.3.07