We (Scarlett Eastman and Martin Eayrs) left San Martín de los Andes at 07.00 and drove along the Ruta Siete Lagos, turned off left for Meliquina and then right up to Filo Hua Hum. The estancia house is a little further than the ‘public’ lake, and the roads a little adventurous.
It was a warm morning, with clear blue sky and a few high fluffy white clouds. It became a little windy in the afternoon but the good weather persisted.
Below is a list of the species we saw during the day, arranged by family, with a few photos attached. All photos were shot on the day.
Fam. Phalacrocoracidae
1) Biguá / Neotropic aka Olivaceous Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Fam. Ardeidae
2) Garza Bruja / Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nicticorax nicticorax.)
Juvenile garza bruja
Adult garza bruja
Fam. Threskiornithidae
3) Bandurria Austral / Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
Fam. Falconidae
4) Carancho / Southern Caracara (Polyborus plancus)
Carancho
5) Chimango / Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
Fam. Cathartidae
6) Jote Cabeza Negra / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Fam. Anatidae
7) Cauquen Real / Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
Large flock of cauquen real
8) Cauquén Común / Upland aka Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta)
A pair of upland geese
9) Pato Overo / Southern aka Chiloe widgeon (Anas sibilatrix)
10) Pato Maicero / Yellow billed aka brown pintail (Anas georgica)
11) Pato Barcino / Speckled teal (Anas flavirostris)
12) Pato Zambullidor Chico / Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
13) Codorniz de California / California quail (Callipepla californica)
Fam. Charadridae
14) Tero Común / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Fam. Laridae
15) Gaviota Capucho Café / Brown-headed gull (Larus maculipennis)
Fam. Columbidae
16) Torcaza / Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
17) Torcacita / Ground dove (Columbina picui)
Fam. Furnaridae
18) Remolinera Común / Bar-winged (Buff-winged) Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus)
19) Remolinera Araucana / Dark-bellied Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
Fam. Tyrannidae
20) Pico de Plata / Spectacled tyrant (Himenops perspicillata)
Pico de plata (male)
Pico de plata (female)
21) Sobrepuesto común / Austral negrito (Lessonia rufa)
22) Fio-Fio / White-crested Eleania (Elaenia albiceps chilensis)
Fio-fio
23) Cachudito Pico Negro / Tufted tit tyrant (Anaeretes parulus)
Fam. Picidae
24) Carpintero Pitio / Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius)
Carpintero pitio
Fam. Cotingidae
25) Rara / Rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara
Rara (adult)
Rara (juvenile)
Fam. Motacillidae
26) Cachirla Común / Correndera Pipit (Anthus correndera)
27) Cachirla Pálida / Hellmayr’s Pipit (Anthus hellmayri)
Cachirla pálida
Fam. Hirundinidae
28) Golondrina Patagónica / Chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga)
39) Golondrina Barranquera / Blue and white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
Fam. Troglodytidae
30) Ratona común / House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Ratona común
31) Ratona Aperdizada / Grass wren (Cistothorus platensis)
Fam. Emberizidae
32) Misto / Grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola)
Misto
33) Chingolo / Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Chingolo (juvenile)
Chingolo (juvenile – a little more mature)
34) Diuca / Diuca finch (Diuca diuca)
Diuca
Fam. Icteridae
35) Varillero Ala Amarilla / Yellow-winged blackbird (Agelaius thilius)
36) Loica / Long-tailed meadow-lark (Sturnella loyca)
Fam. Fringillidae
37) Cabecita Negra Austral / Black-chinned siskin (Carduelis barbata)
38) Tordo Patagónico / Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus)
