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Argentina
Birds
from Antshrikes to Grosbeaks
Noting those found during
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*).
from 1992 thru 2010
during the months of
October & November
Part 2 of a List of Argentina Birds compiled by Armas Hill
Photo at upper right: BLACK-HOODED SIERRA-FINCH
(Photographed during a FONT tour)
Links:
Part
#1 of this List of Argentina Birds: Tinamous thru Flycatchers
There have been 13 FONT
birding tours in Argentina.
692 species of birds have
cumulatively been seen during FONT Argentina tours.
Generally the taxonomy in this list (parts 1
& 2) confirms with the Howard & Moore
"Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World", 3rd edition, edited by
Edward Dickinson. Also some taxonomy has been
incorporated from "The Birds of Ecuador - Status, Distribution, and
Taxonomy" by Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield, published in
2001. More recently, both taxonomic order & nomenclature here are from
"Birds of the World - Recommended English Names" by Frank Gill &
Minturn Wright (published in 2006).
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

ba: in
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
ne: in
northeast Argentina, including the areas of Iguazu (in Missiones) 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

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Birds:
HYPOEDALEUS
-
Spot-backed Antshrike ______
Hypoedaleus guttatus
(the single member of its genus)
BATARA
-
Giant Antshrike (*) ______ nw
Batara cinera argentina (the single member of its genus)
MACKENZIAENA
- Large-tailed Antshrike ______ (might better
be called "Great Spotted Antshrike")
Mackenziaena leachi (monotypic)
- Tufted Antshrike (*) ______
ne
Machenziaena severa (monotypic)
TARABA
-
Great Antshrike (ph) ______
Taraba major (the single member of its genus)
BIATAS
-
White-bearded Antshrike (t3) ______
Biatas nigropectus (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
THAMNOPHILUS
- Variable Antshrike (*) ______
ne,nc
Thamnophilus c. caerulescens (neAR)
Thamnophilus caerulescens dinelli (ncAR)
- Rufous-capped Antshrike (*) ______
nc
Thamnophilus ruficapillus cochabambae
- Barred Antshrike (ph) ______
Thamnophilus doliatus
DYSITHAMNUS
- Spot-breasted Antvireo (nt) ______
Dysithamnus stictothorax (monotypic)
- Plain Antvireo (*) ______
ne
Dysithamnus m. mentalis
MYRMORCHILUS
-
Stripe-backed Antbird ______
Myrmorchilus strigilatus (the single member of its genus)
HERPSILOCHMUS
Rufous-winged Antwren (*) ______
Herpsilochmus r. rufimarginatus
Black-capped Antwren (nt) ______
Herpsilochmus atricapillus (monotypic)
DRYMOPHILA
Bertoni's Antbird (*) ______
ne
Drymophila rubricollis (monotypic)
(in 1988, evidence published showing this species to be distinct from
Ferruginous Antbird)
Dusky-tailed Antbird ______
Drymophila malura (monotypic)
TERENURA
Streak-capped Antwren ______
Terenura maculata (monotypic)
PYRIGLENA
White-shouldered
Fire-eye (*) ______ ne
Pyriglena leucoptera (monotypic)
CONOPOPHAGA
Rufous Gnateater (*) ______ ne
Conopophaga lineata vulgaris
PSILORHAMPHUS
Spotted Bamboowren (nt) ______
Psilorhamphus guttatus (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
PTEROPTOCHOS
Black-throated Huet-huet ______
Pteroptochos tarnii
SCELORCHILUS
Chucao Tapaculo
______
Scelorchilus rubecula
EUGRALIA
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
______
Eugralia paradoxa (the single member of its genus)
SCYTALOPUS
Mouse-colored Tapaculo ______
Scytalopus speluncae (monotypic)
White-browed Tapaculo
(*) ______ nc
Scytalopus s. superciliaris
Rufous-rumped Tapaculo
______ (was Andean Tapaculo)
Scytalopus griseicollis
Magellanic Tapaculo
(*)
______ fs (was part of the former Andean Tapaculo)
Scytalopus magellanicus (monotypic)
Dusky Tapaculo ______
Scytalopus fuscus
RHINOCRYPTA
Crested Gallito (*)
______ nc
Rhinocrypta l. lanceolata (the single member of its genus)
TELEDROMAS
Sandy Gallito (*) ______
nc
Teledromas fuscus (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
MELANOPAREIA
Olive-crowned Crescentchest ______
Melanopareia maximiliani
CHAMAEZA
Short-tailed Antthrush (*) ______
ne
Chamaeza c. campanisona
GRALLARIA
Variegated Antpitta (ph at a
nest) (*) ______ ne
Grallaria varia imperator ("Imperial Antpitta")
White-throated Antpitta
(*)
______ nw
Grallaria albigula cinereiventris
HYLOPEZUS
Speckle-breasted
Antpitta (*) ______ ne
Hylopezus (formerly Grallaria) nattereri
(monotypic)
GEOSITTA
Common
Miner (*) ______ nw,nc,so,fs
Geositta c. cunicularia (most of Argentina)
Geositta cunicularia contrerasi (Cordoba area)

A Common Miner photographed
during a FONT tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
Short-billed
Miner ______
Geositta antarctica
Slender-billed
Miner (*) ______ nw
Geositta t. tenuirostris
Puna
Miner (*) ______ nw
Geositta punensis (monotypic)
Rufous-banded Miner (*) ______ nw,nc
Geositta rufipennis (nwAR)
Geositta rufipennis ottowi (ncAR)
Creamy-rumped Miner ______
Geositta isabellina
UPUCERTHIA
Scale-throated
Earthcreeper (*) ______ nc,so,fs
Upucerthia dumetaria (4 subspecies in Argentina)
Buff-breasted
Earthcreeper (*) ______ nw
Upucerthia v. validirostris (nwAR)
Chaco
Earthcreeper (*) ______ nc
Upucerthia c. certhioides
Rock
Earthcreeper (*) ______ nw
Upucerthia andaecola (monotypic)
Straight-billed
Earthcreeper ______
Upucerthia ruficauda
EREMOBIUS
Band-tailed
Eremobius (*) ______ so,fs (historically has been an
Argentina endemic, but recently discovered in far-southern Chile)
Eremobius phoenicuurus (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
CINCLODES
Bar-winged
Cinclodes (*) ______ nw,nc,fs
Cinclodes f. fuscus (most of Argentina)
Cinclodes fuscus albiventris (nwAR)
White-winged Cinclodes (*) ______ nc
Cinclodes atacmensis schocolatinus (subspecies endemic to the Cordoba
area)
Dark-bellied Cinclodes (*) ______ fs
Cinclodes p. patagonicus
Blackish Cinclodes ______
Cinclodes antarcticus
Gray-flanked
Cinclodes ______
Cinclodes oustaleti
Olrog's
Cinclodes (ARe) (*) ______ nc
Cinclodes olrogi (monotypic, species described in 1979)
Cordoba Cinclodes (ARe) (*) ______ nc (has had some other
English names:
Comechingones Cinclodes,
not exactly English;
Sierran
Cinclodes;
and
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes)
Cinclodes comechingonus (monotypic, species described in 1944)
FURNARIUS
Rufous Hornero
(ph) (*) ______ ba,nw,ne,nc,so (also called Common
Hornero;
the national bird of Argentina)
Furnarius r. rufus
Crested
Hornero (*) ______ nc
Furnarius cristatus
(monotypic)
SYLVIORTHORHYNCHUS
Des
Murs' Wiretail ______
Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii
APHRASTURA
Thorn-tailed
Rayadito (*) ______ fs
Aphrastura s. spinicauda
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
LEPTASTHENURA
Araucaria
Tit-Spinetail (nt) ______
Leptasthenura setaria (monotypic)
Tufted
Tit-Spinetail (*) ______ nc
Leptasthenura platensis (monotypic)
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail (*) ______ nw,so
Leptasthenura aegithaloides berlepschi (nwAR)
Leptasthenura aegithaloides pallida (soAR)
Brown-capped
Tit-Spinetail (*) ______ nc
Leptasthenura fulginiceps paranensis
SCHOENIOPHYLAX
Chotoy Spinetail
(*)
______ ne
Schoeniophylax p. phryganophilus
(the single member of its genus)
ASTHENES
Hudson's Canastero ______
Asthenes hudsoni
Short-billed Canastero (*) ______ so
Asthenes b. baeri
Sharp-billed
Canastero (*) ______ so,fs (has been called Lesser
Canastero)
Asthenes p. pyrrholeuca
Cordilleran Canastero (*) ______ nw,nc,so,fs
Asthenes m. modesta (nwAR)
Asthenes modesta cordobae (endemic to the Cordoba area)
Asthenes modesta navasi (soAR & fsAR)
Steinbach's
Canastero (ARe) (*) ______ (has been called Chestnut
Canastero)
Asthenes steinbachi (monotypic)
Rusty-vented Canastero (*) ______ nw (was part of the
Creamy-breasted Canastero)
Asthenes dorbignyi
Puna Canastero
(*) ______ nc
Asthenes s. sclateri (this subspecies, endemic to the Sierra de
Cordoba, has been called Cordoba Canastero)
Patagonian Canastero (ARe) (*) ______ so
Asthenes patagonica (monotypic)
Austral
Canastero (t3) (*) ______ fs
Asthenes anthoides (monotypic)
Scribble-tailed
Canastero (*) ______ nw
Asthenes maculicauda
(monotypic)
SYNALLAXIS
Rufous-capped Spinetail
______
Synallaxis ruficapilla (monotypic)
Sooty-fronted
Spinetail (*) ______ nw
Synallaxis f. frontalis
Pale-breasted Spinetail
(*)
______ ne,nc
Synallaxis a. albescens (neAR)
Synallaxis albescens australis (ncAR)
Spix's Spinetail
(*)
______ ne (has also been called Chicli Spinetail)
Synallaxis spixi
(monotypic)
Gray-bellied Spinetail
(*)
______ ne
Synallaxis cinerascens
(monotypic)
Ochre-cheeked Spinetail
(*)
______ nw
Synallaxis
(formerly Poecilurus) scutatus
whitii
Buff-browed
Spinetail (*) ______ nw (has been considered part of
the more-northerly Azara's Spinetail)
Synallaxis supercillosa
CERTHIAXIS
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (*)
______ nw,ne (has also been called Yellow-throated
Spinetail)
Certhiaxis cinnamomea russeolus
CRANIOLEUCA
Olive Spinetail
______ (closely
related to, once said to be conspecific with, Stripe-crowned
Spinetail)
Cranioleuca
obsoleta (monotypic)
Sulphur-throated
Spinetail (*) ______ ba (has been called Sulphur-bearded
Spinetail)
Cranioleuca sulphurifera (monotypic)
Stripe-crowned
Spinetail (*) ______ nw,so
Cranioleuca p. pyrrhophia
PHACELLODOMUS
Rufous-fronted Thornbird
(ph) (*) ______ nw (has also been called Common
Thornbird)
Phacellodomus rufifrons
Greater Thornbird
(*)
______ ne (another name has been Yellow-eyed
Thornbird)
Phacellodomus ruber
(monotypic)
Freckle-breasted
Thornbird (*) ______ ba,ne
Phacellodomus
s. striaticollis
Streak-fronted
Thornbird (*) ______ nw
Phacellodomus s. striaticeps
Little
Thornbird (*) ______ nc
Phacellodomus sibilatrix (monotypic)
Spot-breasted
Thornbird ______
Phacellodomus maculipectus
CLIBANORNIS
Canebrake Groundcreeper (t3)
_____
Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides (monotypic, and the single member of its
genus)
SPARTONOICA
Bay-capped
Wren-Spinetail (nt) (*) ______ ba
Spartonoica maluroides (monotypic)
PHLEOCRYPTES
Wren-like Rushbird
(*)
______ ba,nc,so
Phleocryptes m. melanops (the single member of its genus)
LIMNORNIS
Curve-billed
Reedhaunter (*) ______ ba
Limnornis curvirostris (monotypic)
Straight-billed
Reedhaunter (nt) ______
Limnornis rectrostris
ANUMBIUS
Firewood-gatherer
(*)
______ ne,so
Anumbius annumbi (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
CORYPHISTERA
Lark-like
Brushrunner (*) ______ nc
Coryphistera
a. alaudina (the single member of its genus)
PSEUDOSEISURA
Brown Cachalote (*) ______ nc
Pseudoseisura lophotes argentina
White-throated Cachalote (ARe) (*) ______ so
Pseudoseisura gutturalis
ANABACERTHIA
White-browed Foliage-gleaner
(nt) ______
Anabacerthia amaurotis
(monotypic)
SYNDACTYLA
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
(*)
______ nw,nc
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
PHILYDOR
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner
______
Philydor atricapillus
(monotypic)
Buff-fronted
Foliage-gleaner (*) ______ ne
Philydor r. rufum
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner
(*)
______ ne
Philydor lichtensteini
(monotypic)
AUTOMOLUS
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner
(or Automolus) (*) ______ ne
Automolus leucophthalmus
HELIOBLETUS
Sharp-billed Treehunter
______
Heliobletus contaminatus
XENOPS
Plain Xenops
______
Xenops m. minutus
("Minute Xenops")
Streaked Xenops
______
Xenops r. rutilans
SCLERURUS
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
______
Sclerurus s. scansor
LOCHMIAS
Sharp-tailed
Streamcreeper ______ (has also been
called Streamside Lochmias)
Lochmias nematura
PYGARRHICHAS
White-throated
Treerunner (*) ______ fs
Pygarrhichas albogularis
CAMPYLORHAMPHUS
Red-billed Scythebill (ph) (*) ______
ne
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Black-billed Scythebill ______
Campylorhamphus falcularius
(monotypic)
DENDROCINCLA
Plain-winged Woodcreeper (*) ______
ne (was considered conspecific with the Plain-brown
Woodcreeper) (has
also been called Thrush-like Woodcreeper)
Dendrocincla
turdina
SITTASOMUS
Olivaceous Woodcreeper (*) ______
ne,nc
Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus
DENDROCOLAPTES
Black-banded Woodcreeper ______
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Planalto Woodcreeper (*) ______
ne
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris
XIPHOCOLAPTES
White-throated Woodcreeper (*) ______
ne
Xiphocolaptes albicollis
Great Rufous Woodcreeper (*) ______
nw
Xiphocolaptes major
XIPHORHYNCUS
Lesser Woodcreeper
______
Xiphorhyncus
(formerly
Lepidocolaptes) fuscus
LEPIDOCOLAPTES
Scalloped Woodcreeper
(*)
______ ne
(has been part of Scaled
Woodcreeper)
Lepidocolaptes falcinellus (monotypic)
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
(ph) (*) ______ nw,ne
Lepidocolaptes a. angustirostris
DRYMORNIS
Scimitar-billed
Woodcreeper (*) ______ ne,nc
Drymornis bridgesii (monotypic)
CYCLARHIS
Rufous-browed
Peppershrike (*) ______ nw,ne
Cyclarhis gujanensis
VIREO
Red-eyed
Vireo (*) ______ nw,ne,nc
Vireo olivaceus (or chivi) ("Chivi Vireo")
HYLOPHILUS
Rufous-crowned Greenlet (*) ______
ne
Hylophilus poecilotis (monotypic)
CYANOCORAX
Purplish Jay (*) ______ ne
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
Azure Jay (nt) ______
Cyanocorax caeruleus
Plush-crested Jay (*) ______
nw,ne
Cyanocorax c. chrysops
TACHYCINETA
White-winged Swallow (*) ______
ne
Tachycineta albiventer (monotypic)
White-rumped Swallow (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc
Tachycineta leucorrhoa (monotypic)
Chilean Swallow (*) ______
so,fs
Tachycineta meyeni
PROGNE
Brown-chested Martin (ph) (*) ______
ba,ne,nc,so
Progne
(formerly Phaeoprogne) tapera
Purple Martin (ph) ______
Progne s. subis
Gray-breasted Martin (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc
Progne chalybea
Southern Martin (*) ______ nw,nc,so
Progne elegans (formerly P.
modesta, when this and what's now the
Galapagos Martin
and the
Peruvian Martin
were considered conspecific)
NOTIOCHELIDON
Blue-and-white Swallow (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc,so,fs
Notiochelidon (or Pygochelidon) cyanoleuca patagonica
ALOPOCHELIDON
Tawny-headed Swallow (*) ______
nw,nc
Alopochelidon (formerly
Stelgidopteryx) fucata (monotypic)
ATTICORA
Black-collared
Swallow ______
Atticora melanoleuca
STELGIDOPTERYX
Southern Rough-winged
Swallow (*) ______ mw,ne
Stelgidopteryx r. ruficollis
RIPARIA
Sand Martin (*) ______
nw,ne,nc (has been called Bank Swallow in North America)
Riparia r. riparia
HIRUNDO
Barn Swallow (ph) (*) ______
nw,ne,nc
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
PETROCHELIDON
American Cliff Swallow (*) ______
ne
Petrochelidon
(formerly Hirundo) pyrrhonota minima
CISTOTHORUS
Sedge Wren (ph) (*) ______
ba,nc (has been called Grass Wren
in South America)
Cistothorus p. platensis
TROGLODYTES
"Southern" House Wren (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc,so,fs (usually merged with
the House Wren of North America)
Troglodytes aedon bonariae (neAR)
Troglodytes aedon musculus (ba & ncAR)
Troglodytes aedon rex (nwAR)
Troglodytes aedon chilensis (soAR & fsAR)
Mountain Wren (*) ______
nw,nc
Troglodytes solstitialis auricularis
DONACOBIUS
Black-capped Donacobius (ph) (*) ______
ne (was called "Black-capped
Mockingthrush")
Donacobius a. atricapillus
POLIOPTILA
Masked Gnatcatcher (*) ______
ba,ne,nc
Polioptila d. dumicola
Creamy-bellied
Gnatcatcher (nt) (*) ______ ne
Polioptila lactea (monotypic)
MIMUS
Chalk-browed Mockingbird (*) ______ ba,nw,ne,nc,so
Mimus saturninus modulator
Patagonian Mockingbird
(*) ______ nc,so,fs
Mimus patagonicus (monotypic)
White-banded Mockingbird
(*)
______ nw,so
Mimus triurus (monotypic)
Brown-backed
Mockingbird (*) ______ nw
Mimus dorsalis (monotypic)
STURNUS
Common Starling (*)
______ ba (also called European Starling)
Sturnus v. vulgaris
TURDUS
White-necked Thrush (*) ______
ne (closely related to, was considered
conspecific with the White-throated Thrush
of Central America and the
newly-split Dagua Thrush
of northern South America)
Turdus albicollis paraguayensis
Eastern Slaty Thrush (*) ______
ne (by some still considered
conspecific with the Andean Slaty-Thrush)
Turdus subalaris
Andean Slaty Thrush
(*) ______ nw,nc
Turdus nigriceps
Rufous-bellied Thrush (ph) (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc
Turdus r. rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush (*) ______
ne
Turdus l. leucomelas
Creamy-bellied Thrush (*) ______
ba,ne,nc
Turdus amaurochalinus (monotypic)
Austral Thrush (*) ______
so,fs
Turdus falcklandii magellanicus
Chiguanco Thrush (*)
______ nw,nc,so
Turdus chiguanco anthracinus
Glossy-black Thrush
(*)
______ nw,nc
Turdus s. serranus
CATHARUS
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush ______
Catharus dryas
Swainson's Thrush
(*) ______ nw
Catharus ustulatus swainsoni
PLATYCICHIA
Yellow-legged Thrush ______
Platycichia flavipes
CINCLUS
Rufous-throated Dipper (t3) (*) ______ nc
Cinclus schulzi (monotypic)
PASSER
House Sparrow (i) (*)
______ ba,nw,ne,nc,so,fs
Passer domesticus
ANTHUS
Yellowish Pipit (*) ______
ba,nw,ne
Anthus l. lutescens
Short-billed Pipit (*) ______
nw,ne,nc,so
Anthus f. furcatus
Hellmayr's Pipit (*) ______
nw,nc
Anthus h. hellmayri
Ochre-breasted Pipit (t3) ______
Anthus nattereri (monotypic)
Correndera Pipit
(*) ______ nc,so,fs
Anthus correndera chilensis
Campo Pipit
______ (has been called Chaco Pipit)
Anthus chacoensis
Paramo Pipit (*) ______
nw
Anthus bogotensis shiptoni
EUPHONIA
Purple-throated Euphonia (*) ______
ne
Euphonia chlorotica serrirostris
Violaceous Euphonia (*) ______
ne
Euphonia violacea auranticollis
Golden-rumped Euphonia (*) ______
nw,nc (was part of Blue-hooded
Euphonia)
Euphonia c. cyanocephala
Green-chinned
Euphonia (nt) ______
Euphonia chalyba (monotypic)
Chestnut-bellied
Euphonia (*) ______ ne
Euphonia pectoralis (monotypic)
CHLOROPHONIA
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (ph) (*) ______
ne
Chlorophonia c. cyanea
CARDUELIS
Hooded Siskin (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc,so
Carduelis m. magellanica (ba)
Carduelis magellanica hoyi (nwAR)
Carduelis magellanica tucumana (ncAR)
Carduelis magellanica alleni (neAR)
Yellow-rumped Siskin
______
Carduelis uropygialis
Black Siskin (*) ______
nw
Carduelis atrata (monotypic)
Thick-billed Siskin
______
Carduelis crassirostris
Black-chinned Siskin
(*)
______ fs
Carduelis barbata (monotypic)
PARULA
Tropical Parula (*) ______ nw,ne
Parula p. pitiyumi
DENDROICA
Blackpoll Warbler ______
Dendroica striata
GEOTHLYPIS
Southern Yellowthroat (*) ______
ba,ne,nc (was part of the now more-northerly
Masked Yellowthroat)
Geothlypis velata (monotypic)
BASILEUTERUS
Stripe-crowned Warbler (*) ______ nw,ne (has been called
Golden-crowned Warbler)
Basileuterus culicivorus azarae
White-rimmed Warbler (*)
______ ne
(has also been called White-browed Warbler)
Basileuterus l. leucoblepharus
Two-banded Warbler (*) ______
nw
Basileuterus bivittatus argentinae
Pale-legged Warbler
(*) ______ nw
Basileuterus signatus flavovirens
PHAEOTHLYPIS
Riverbank Warbler (*) ______
ne (was called River Warbler, but there is another species in Eurasia with that
name, an Old World Warbler)
Phaeothlypis (formerly
Basileuterus) r. rivularis
MYIOBORUS
Brown-capped Whitestart
(*) ______ nw,nc (has been called Brown-capped
Redstart)
Myioborus b. brunniceps
CACICUS
Red-rumped Cacique (*) ______
ne
Cacicus haemorrhous affinis
Golden-winged Cacique (*) ______
nw,ne
Cacicus chrysopterus (monotypic)
Solitary Cacique (*) ______
ne
(has also been called Solitary Black Cacique)
Cacicus solitarius (monotypic)
AGELAIOIDES
Baywing (ph) (*) ______
ba,ne,nc,so (has also been called Bay-winged
Cowbird)
Agelaioides (formerly Molothrus) b. badius
MOLOTHRUS
Shiny Cowbird (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc,so (has also been called
Glossy Cowbird)
Molothrus b. bonariensis
Screaming Cowbird (*) ______
nw,ne,nc
Molothrus rufoaxillaris (monotypic)
Giant Cowbird (*) ______
ne
Molothrus o. oryzivora
PSAROCOLIUS
Crested Oropendola (ph) (*) ______
nw
Psarocolius decumanus maculosus
AGELAIUS
Yellow-winged Blackbird (*) ______
ba,ne,nc,so,fs
Agelaius
thilius petersii
Unicolored Blackbird
(ph) (*) ______ ba,nw,ne
Agelaius c. cyanopus
CHRYSOMUS
Chestnut-capped Blackbird (*) ______
ba,nw,ne
Chrysomus
(formerly Agelaius) r. ruficapillus
GNORIMOPSAR
Chopi Blackbird (*) ______
ne
Gnorimopsar c. chopi (the single member of its genus)
CURAEUS
Austral Blackbird (*)
______ fs
Curaeus c. curaeus
Curaeus curaeus reynoldsi (on Tierra del Fuego)
ICTERUS
Epaulet Oriole (*) ______
nw,ne (has been considered by some to be
conspecific with the Moriche Oriole of northern South America)
Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus
Orange-backed Troupial (ph) ______ (formerly part of a wide-ranging "Troupial", now
considered as 3 species)
Icterus croconotus
AMBLYRAMPHUS
Scarlet-headed Blackbird (*) ______
nw,ne
Amblyramphus holosericeus (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
PSEUDOLEISTES
Yellow-rumped Marshbird (ph) (*) ______
ne
Pseudoleistes guirahuro (monotypic)
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (ph) (*) ______
ba,ne,nc
Pseudoleistes virescens (monotypic)

A Brown-and-yellow Marshbird photographed
during a FONT tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
XANTHOPSAR
Saffron-cowled Blackbird (t3) (*) ______
ne
Xanthopsar (formerly Agelaius)
flavus (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
STURNELLA
White-browed Blackbird (ph) (*) ______
ba,ne
Sturnella supercillaris (monotypic)
Long-tailed
Meadowlark (*) ______ nw,nc,so,fs
Sturnella l. loyca (soAR & fsAR)
Sturnella loyca obscura (ncAR)
Pampas Meadowlark (t3) ______
(another name has been Lesser Red-breasted Meadowlark)
Sturnella defilippii
DOLICHONYX
Bobolink (ph) ______
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
(monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
COEREBA
Bananaquit (ph) (*) ______
nw,ne
Coereba flaveola chloropyga (the southernmost of 41 subspecies
throughout the Caribbean & Latin America)
ARREMON
Saffron-billed Sparrow (*) ______
nw,nc
Arremon flavirostris polionotus
AIMOPHILA
Stripe-capped Sparrow
(*) ______ nw,nc
Aimophila s. strigiceps
MYOSPIZA
Grassland Sparrow (*) ______
nw,ne,nc
Myospiza
(formerly Ammodramus)
humeralis xanthornus
ZONOTRICHIA
Rufous-collared Sparrow (ph) (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc,so,fs
Zonotrichia capensis hypoleuca (ne AR)
Zonotrichia capensis chilensis (so AR)
Zonotrichia capensis australis (fs AR, north to Punta Tombo)
ATLAPETES
Stripe-headed Brush
Finch (*) ______ nw
Atlapetes torquatus borelli
Fulvous-headed Brush
Finch (*) ______ nw
Atlapetes fulviceps (monotypic)
Yellow-striped Brush
Finch (ARe) (*) ______ nw
Atlapetes citrinellus (monotypic)
GUBERNATRIX
Yellow Cardinal (t2) (*) ______ so
Gubeernatrix cristata (monotypic, and the single member of its
genus)
PAROARIA
Red-crested Cardinal (*) ______
ba,ne
Paroaria coronata (monotypic)
Yellow-billed Cardinal (ph) (*) ______
ba,nw,ne
Paroaria c. capitata
THRAUPIS
Sayaca Tanager (*) ______
nw,ne,nc
Thraupis s. sayaca

A Sayaca Tanager photographed during a FONT
tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
Blue-and-yellow Tanager (*) ______
nw,nc,so
Thraupis b. bonariensis
RAMPHOCELUS
Brazilian Tanager (ph) ______
Ramphocelus bresilius
TANGARA
Green-headed Tanager (ph) (*) ______
ne
Tangara seledon (monotypic)
Burnished-buff Tanager (*) ______
ne
Tangara cayana chloroptera
Chestnut-backed Tanager ______
Tangara preciosa (monotypic)
STEPHANOPHURUS
Diademed Tanager ______
Stephanophurus diadematus (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
PIPRAEIDEA
Fawn-breasted Tanager (*) ______
nw,ne,nc
Pipraeidea m. melanonota (the single member of its genus)
PIRANGA
Red Tanager (*) ______
ne,nc (formerly conspecific with the Hepatic
Tanager, Piranga flava)
Piranga saira
(monotypic)
HABIA
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (*) ______
ne
Habia r. rubica
TACHYPHONUS
White-lined Tanager (*) ______
ne
Tachyphonus rufus (monotypic)
Ruby-crowned Tanager (*) ______
ne
Tachyphonus coronatus (monotypic)
TRICHOTHRAUPIS
Black-goggled Tanager (*) ______
ne
Trichothraupis melanops (monotypic)
HEMITHRAUPIS
Guira Tanager (*) ______
ne
Hemithraupis guira fosteri
PYRRHOCOMA
Chestnut-headed Tanager ______
Pyrrhocoma ruficeps (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
THLYPOPSIS
Orange-headed Tanager (*)
______ nw,ne
Thlypopsis s. sordida
Rust-and-yellow
Tanager (*) ______ nw,nc
Thlypopsis ruficeps (monotypic)
NEMOSIA
Hooded Tanager (*) ______
ne
Nemosia pileata caerulea
CISSOPIS
Magpie Tanager (*) ______
ne
Cissopis leveriana major (the single member of its genus)

A Magpie Tanager photographed during a FONT
tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
CHLOROSPINGUS
Common Bush Tanager
(*)
______ nw
Chlorospingus ophthalimicus argentinus
DACNIS
Blue Dacnis (*) ______
ne
Dacnis cayana paraguayensis
TERSINA
Swallow-Tanager (ph) (*) ______
ne
Tersina v. viridis (the single member of its genus)
CONIROSTRUM
Chestnut-vented Conebill (*) ______
nw,ne
Conirostrum s. speciosum
DIGLOSSA
Rusty Flowerpiercer
(*) ______ nw
Diglossa s. sittoides
VOLATINIA
Blue-black Grassquit (*) ______
ne,nc
Volatinia j. jacarina (the single member of its genus)
TIARIS
Dull-colored Grassquit ______
Tiaris obscura
SPOROPHILA
Plumbeous Seedeater ______
Sporophila plumbea
Lined Seedeater ______
Sporophila lineola (monotypic)
Yellow-bellied Seedeater ______
Sporophila nigricollis
Rusty-collared Seedeater (*) ______
ne
Sporophila collaris melanocephala
Double-collared
Seedeater (*) ______ ba,ne
Sporophila c. caerulescens
Tawny-bellied Seedeater (*) ______
ne (closely related to, formerly considered
conspecific with the Ruddy-breasted Seedeater of Central America & northern
South America)
Sporophila hypoxantha (monotypic)
Dark-throated Seedeater (nt) (*) ______
ne
Sporophila ruficollis (monotypic)
White-bellied Seedeater (ph) ______
Sporophila leucoptea
Capped Seedeater (*) ______
ne
Sporophila bouvreuil pileata
Buffy-fronted Seedeater (t3) ______
Sporophila frontalis (monotypic)
Marsh Seedeater (t2)
(*)
______ ne
Sporophila palustris (monotypic)
Entre Rio Seedeater
______
Sporophila zellchi
Rufous-rumped Seedeater
(nt) (*) ______ ne (also called Gray-and-chestnut
Seedeater)
Sporophila hypochroma (monotypic)
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
Blackish-blue Seedeater
(nt) ______
Amaurospiza moesta
ORYZOBORUS
Lesser Seed Finch (*) ______
ne
(considered conspecific with
the "Thick-billed Seed-Finch" of Central America)
Oryzoborus a. angolensis ("Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch")
CATAMENIA
Band-tailed Seedeater
(*) ______ nw,nc
Catamenia a. analis
Plain-colored
Seedeater (*) ______ nc
Catamenia inornata cordobensis (subspecies endemic to nc AR)
SICALIS
Saffron Finch (*) ______
nw,ne,nc (or Saffron Yellow
Finch)
Sicalis flaveola pelzelni

A Saffron Finch photographed during a FONT
tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
Stripe-tailed Yellow Finch (*) ______
nc
Sicalis c. citrina
Grassland Yellow Finch (*) ______
ba,na,nc,so
Sicalis luteola luteiventris
Bright-rumped Yellow
Finch (*) ______ nw
Sicalis u. uropygialis
Greater Yellow Finch
(*)
______
Sicalis auriventris (monotypic)
Puna Yellow Finch (*)
______ nw
Sicalis lutea (monotypic)
Citron-headed Yellow
Finch (*) (ARr) ______ nw
Sicalis luteocephala (monotypic)
Greenish Yellow Finch
(*)
______ nw
Sicalis o. olivascens
Patagonian Yellow
Finch (*) ______ so,fs
Sicalis lebruni (monotypic)
IDIOPSAR
Short-tailed Finch
______
Idiopsa brachyurus (the single member of its genus)
HAPLOSPIZA
Uniform Finch ______
Haplospiza unicolor (monotypic)
LOPHOSPINGUS
Gray-crested Finch (*) ______ nw
Lophospingus griseocristatus
Black-crested Finch
(*)
______ nc
Lophospingus pusillus (monotypic)
CHARITOSPIZA
Coal-crested Finch (nt) ______
Charitospiza eucosma (monotypic,
and the single member of its genus)
CORYPHOSPINGUS
Red Pileated Finch (*) ______
ne,nc (was called Red-crested
Finch)
Coryphospingus cucullatus rubescens
SALTATRICULA
Many-colored Chaco Finch (*) ______ nc
Saltatricula multicolor (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
EMBERNAGRA
Pampa Finch (ph) (*) ______
ba,nw,ne,nc (has been called the Great Pampa
Finch)
Embernagra p. platensis (neAR & ba)
Embernagra platensis olivascens (nwAR & ncAR)

A Pampa Finch photographed during a FONT
tour
(photo by Marie Gardner)
EMBERIZOIDES
Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (ph) (*)
_____ ne_
Emberizoides h. herbicola
Lesser Grass Finch (nt)
(*) ______ ne (another name is Gray-cheeked Grass
Finch)
Emberizoides ypiranganus (monotypic)
DONACOSPIZA
Long-tailed
Reed Finch (*) ______ ne
Donacospiza albifrons
CORYPHASPIZA
Black-masked Finch (t3) ______
Coryphaspiza melanotis (the single member of its genus)
MELANODERA
Yellow-bridled Finch ______
Melanodera xanthogramma
White-bridled Finch (nt)
(*)
______ fs (has also been called Black-throated Finch
or
Canary-winged Finch)
Melanodera melanodera princetoniana
DIUCA
Common Diuca Finch (*) ______ nw,so,fs
Diuca d. diuca
White-winged Diuca Finch ______
Diuca speculifera
PHRYGILUS
Mourning Sierra Finch (*) ______ nw,so,fs
Phrygilus f. fruticeti
Band-tailed Sierra Finch
(*) ______ nw,nc
Phrygilus alaudinus venturii
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
(*) ______ nw,nc
Phrygilus unicolor tucumanus
Ash-breasted Sierra Finch
(*) ______ nw
Phrygilus p. plebejus
Gray-hooded Sierra Finch
(*) ______ nw,fs
Phrygilus g. gayi (nwAR)
Phrygilus gayi caniceps (fsAR)
Patagonian Sierra Finch
(*) ______ fs
Phrygilus patagonicus (monotypic)
Black-hooded Sierra Finch (ph)
(*) ______ nw
Phrygilus atriceps (monotypic)

A Black-hooded Sierra Finch
photographed during a FONT tour
Red-backed Sierra Finch ______
Phrygilus dorsalis
Carbonated Sierra Finch
(ARe) (*) ______ so (a
sparkling bird indeed)
Phrygilus carbonarius (monotypic)
COMPSOSPIZA
Tucuman Mountain Finch (t3) (ARe) ______
nc
Compsospiza baeri (monotypic)
POOSPIZA
Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch (*) ______
ba
Poospiza n. nigrorufa
Black-and-chestnut Warbling
Finch (*) ______ nc (has been considered conspecific with
the more-easterly Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch)
Poospiza whitii
Red-rumped Warbling Finch ______
Poospiza lateralis cabanisi
Black-capped Warbling Finch
(*) ______ ba,nw,nc
Poospiza melanoleuca (monotypic)
Cinnamon Warbling
Finch (*) ______ nc
Poospiza ornata (monotypic)
Rusty-browed Warbling
Finch (*) ______ nw,nc
Poospiza e. erythrophrys
Rufous-sided Warbling
Finch (*) ______ nw
Poospiza hypochondria affinis
Ringed Warbling Finch
(*)
______ nc,so
Poospiza torquata pectoralis
CATAMBLYRHYNCHUS
Plushcap ______ (was called
Plush-capped Finch)
Catamblyrhynchus diadema (the single member of its genus)
SALTATOR
Green-winged Saltator (*) ______
Saltator s. similis
"Southern" Grayish Saltator
(*)
______ ne,nc
Saltator c. coerulescens
Thick-billed Saltator (nt) (*) ______
ne
Saltator maxillosus (monotypic)
Black-throated Grosbeak ______
(closely related to, formerly considered
conspecific with Slate-colored Grosbeak)
Saltator (formerly Pitylus) fuliginosus
(monotypic)
Golden-billed Saltator
(*) ______ ne,nc,so
Saltator aurantiirostris parkesi (neAR)
Saltator aurantiirostris nasica (ncAR)
Rufous-bellied Saltator
(t3) (*)
______ nc
Saltator rufiventris (monotypic)
PHEUCTICUS
Black-backed Grosbeak (*) ______
nw,nc
Pheucticus a. aureoventris
CYANOLOXIA
Glaucous-blue Grosbeak
______ (has been called Indigo Grosbeak)
Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
CYANOCOMPSA
Ultramarine Grosbeak (*) ______
nw,nc
Cyanocompsa brissonii argentina

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