Saturday, January 22, 2011

Argentine birds

Alec Earnshaw is an Argentine birder & painter we've mentioned here before. These are his photos, & perhaps they'll help you identify birds you've seen or soon will.

Don't miss the two photos of the national bird of Argentina: Hornero rufous, Furnarius rufus, aka the red ovenbird.

Albatros ojeroso, Thalassarche melanophrys, black-browed albatross or black-browed mollymawk

Atajacaminos chico, Caprimulgus parvulus, little nightjar

Carpintero campestre, Colaptes campestris, field flicker

Carpintero gigante, Campephilus magellanicus, Magellanic woodpecker

Carpintero real común, Colaptes melanochloros, green-barred woodpecker

Catita chiriri, Brotogeris versicolurus, canary-winged parakeet or white-winged parakeet

Cotorra común, Myiopsitta monachus, monk parakeet or Quaker parrot

Curutié blanco, Cranioleuca pyrrhophia, stripe-crowned spinetail

Espinero pecho manchado, Phacellodomus striaticollis, freckle-breasted thornbird

Federal, scarlet-headed blackbird

Flamenco Austral, Phoenicopterus chilensis, Chilean flamingo

Hornero común, Furnarius rufus, rufous ovenbird

Hornero común, Furnarius rufus, rufous ovenbird

Leñatero, Anumbius annumbi, firewood-gatherer

Loica común, Sturnella loyca, long-tailed meadowlark

Pajonalera pico común, Limnornis curvirostris, curve-billed reedhaunter

Pajonalera pico recto, Limnoctites rectirostris, straight-billed reedhaunter

Petrel barba blanca, Procellaria aequinoctialis, white-chinned petrel or Cape Hen

Petrel damero, Daption capense, pintado petrel or Cape Pigeon

Petrel gigante común, Macronectes giganteus, Southern giant petrel, Antarctic Giant Petrel, Giant Fulmar, Stinker, or Stinkpot

Picaflor bronceado, Hylocharis chrysura, gilded sapphire or gilded hummingbird

Pijuí plomizo, Synallaxis spixi, Spix's spinetail or Chicli spinetail

Rayadito, Aphrastura spinicauda, thorn-tailed rayadito

Tordo amarillo, Xanthopsar flavus, saffron-cowled blackbird

Tordo músico, bay-winged cowbird

Remolinera Araucana, Cinclodes patagonicus, dark-bellied cinclodes

Crestudo, Coryphistera alaudina, lark-like brushrunner

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