All that you need to plan a trip to Patagonia: When and Where
Birds
Endemism
- Endemic (see country)
- Endemic of SSA (southern South America)
- Status
Status
- Extint
- Critically endangered
- Endangered
- Vulnerable
- Near-threatened
- Rare/Accidental
- Introduced species
- National bird of..
Other References
- ( ) Names inside () means several variants off different authors. Sometimes show species consider differents or the same.
You can search here for a species, family or order of birds, obtain information and see in which region or trip you might find it.
Order: STRUTHIONIIFORMES (or RHEIIFORMES)
Order: TINAMIFORMES
Order: ANSERIFORMES
Order: GALLIFORMES
Order: CATHARTIFORMES
Order: PODICIPEDIFORMES
Order: PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Order: SPHENISCIFORMES
Order: PROCELLARIIFORMES
Order: CICONIIFORMES
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Rhea | Rhea americana | Argentina, Uruguay | Near-threatened | ||
| Lesser (Darwin´s) Rhea | Rhea (Pterocnemia) pennata (tarapacensis) | Argentina, Chile |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Screamer | Chauna torquata | Argentina, Uruguay |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-faced Guan | Penelope dabbenei | Argentina | |||
| Dusky-legged Guan | Penelope obscura | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Yungas Guan | Penelope bridgesi | Argentina | |||
| Rusty-margined Guan | Penelope superciliaris | Argentina | |||
| Black-fronted Piping-Guan | Pipile (Aburria) jacutinga | Argentina | |||
| Chaco Chachalaca | Ortalis canicollis | Argentina | |||
| Bare-faced Curassow | Crax fasciolata | Argentina |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Pheasant | Lophura nycthemera | Argentina | |||
| Common (Ring-necked) Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Argentina |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Quail | Callipepla (Lophortyx) californica | Chile, Argentina | Introduced species | ||
| Spot-winged Wood-Quail | Odontophorus capueira | Argentina, Uruguay |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus | Chile, Argentina | Near-threatened, National bird of Chile | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | Argentina, Uruguay |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tufted Grebe | Rollandia (Podiceps) rolland | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Hooded Grebe | Podiceps gallardoi | Argentina | Endemic of Argentina | Critically endangered | |
| Silvery Grebe | Podiceps occipitalis (uninensis) | Chile, Argentina | |||
| Great Grebe | Podiceps (Podicephorus) major | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Least Grebe | Tachybaptus (Podiceps) dominicus | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austral (Chilean) Flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | Near-threatened | ||
| Andean Flamingo | Phoenicopterus (Phoenicoparrus) andinus | Chile, Argentina | Vulnerable | ||
| James's (Puna) Flamingo | Phoenicopterus (Phoenicoparrus) jamesi | Chile, Argentina | Near-threatened |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Penguin | Aptenodytes patagonicus | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri | Chile, Argentina | Near-threatened | ||
| Adelie Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae | Chile, Argentina | |||
| Chinstrap Penguin | Pygoscelis antarcticus | Chile, Argentina | |||
| Gentoo Penguin | Pygoscelis papua | Chile, Argentina | |||
| Magellanic (Patagonian) Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | Endemic of SSA | Near-threatened | |
| Humboldt Penguin | Spheniscus humboldti | Chile | Vulnerable | ||
| Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome (crestatus) | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | Vulnerable | ||
| Macaroni Penguin | Eudyptes chrysolophus | Chile, Argentina | Vulnerable |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta grallaria | Chile, Argentina | |||
| Black-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta tropica | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Elliot's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites gracilis | Chile | Data deficient | ||
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Pincoya Storm-Petrel | Oceanites pincoyae | Chile | Endemic of Chile | Data deficient | |
| Grey-backed Storm-Petrel | Garrodia nereis | Chile, Argentina | Endemic of SSA | ||
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel | Oceanodroma (Hydrobates) tethys | Chile | |||
| Markham's Storm-petrel | Oceanodroma (Hydrobates) marhami | Chile | |||
| Ringed Storm-petrel | Oceanodroma (Hydrobates) hornbyi | Chile |
| Name | Scientific Name | Countries | Endemism | Status | Guide E-Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maguari Stork | Ciconia maguari | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| Jabirú | Jabiru mycteria | Argentina, Uruguay | |||
| American Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | Argentina, Uruguay |
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