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On Sunday 19 October 2014 my good friend Scarlett Eastman and I set off on the DESAF\u00cdO 12 HORAS EN BUSCA DEL AVE ESCONDIDA<\/em>, a 12 hour birding challenge in search of ‘hidden’ species. The rules were a bit complicated, but there were bonus points for rarer (read ‘endangered’ or ‘vulnerable’) species and penalties for having the misfortune to spot ‘exotic’ species (read ‘foreign imports, like the Sparrow or Californian Quail).<\/p>\n

\"With<\/a>

With Scarlett, in planning mode<\/p><\/div>\n

This was not a serious competition, rather a way of ending up\u00a0the three day long Fiesta de la Bandurria<\/em>, a local birding event in San Mart\u00edn de los Andes. Even if Scarlett and I were a little hazy about the rules we were determined to enjoy ourselves and in the end we did spot one or two rarer species, including three or four first time sightings for me so I was thrilled at that.<\/p>\n

Apart from seeing male or female of species where I had previously only seen the other sex\u00a0my new life list\u00a0sightings were:<\/p>\n

– Playerito Unicolor (Calidris bairdii<\/em>) Baird’s Sandpiper<\/strong>
\n– Espartillero Austral (Asthenes anthoides<\/em>) Austral Canastero<\/strong>
\n– Canastero Coludo (Asthenes pyrrholeuca<\/em>) Lesser Canastero<\/strong>
\n– Colilargo (Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii<\/em>) Des Murs’s Wiretail<\/strong>
\n– Misto (Sicalis luteola<\/em>) Grassland Yellow-Finch<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wasn’t carrying a camera (we were moving fast) so this blog will have no bird pictures.<\/p>\n

We left San Mart\u00edn de los Andes at about seven am and forged\u00a0a route, starting with nearby Laguna Rosales; Calle GinGens\/Torres (skirting wetlands); the Quilquilhue bridge on the San Mart\u00edn-Jun\u00edn road, the riverside in Jun\u00edn; lagunas just outside Jun\u00edn on the way to La Rinconada; the land by the bridge at La Rinconada; two ‘bajadas’ to the river Coll\u00f3n Cur\u00e1; a short way up the ‘intransitable<\/em>‘ Ruta 50 to Sa\u00f1ico; and of course countless stops to investigate some flying or hopping bird. I should have liked to try to get a bit further up the road to Sa\u00f1ico but Scarlett was not very enthusiastic, and probably with good reason.<\/p>\n

\"Chero<\/a>

Chero on the old Ruta 50 up to Sa\u00f1ico, marked as ‘transitable’ – I wonder?<\/p><\/div>\n

We submitted 73 species – the full list below is for the record (and for those valiant enough to struggle through). The taxonomy used is that used by our local birding association and other names are also in use – we had to submit in this format. I have eliminated the number of birds and places sighted as this is of local interest only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PELICANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBigu\u00e1<\/td>\nPhalacrocorax brasilianus<\/em><\/td>\nNeotropic Cormorant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CICONIFORMES: Ardeidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGarza Blanca<\/td>\nArdea alba<\/em><\/td>\nGreat Egret<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CICONIFORMES: Threskiornithidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBandurria Austral<\/td>\nTheristicus melanopis<\/em><\/td>\nBlack-faced Ibis<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CICONIFORMES: Threskiornithidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJote Cabeza Negra<\/td>\nCoragyps atratus<\/em><\/td>\nBlack Vulture<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJote Cabeza Colorada<\/td>\nCathartes aura<\/em><\/td>\nTurkey Vulture<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nC\u00f3ndor Andino<\/td>\nVultur gryphus<\/em><\/td>\nAndean Condor<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nCisne Coscoroba<\/td>\nCoscoroba coscoroba<\/em><\/td>\nCoscoroba Swan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nCauqu\u00e9n Com\u00fan<\/td>\nChloephaga picta<\/em><\/td>\nUpland or Magellan Goose<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nCauqu\u00e9n Real<\/td>\nChloephaga poliocephala<\/em><\/td>\nAshy-headed Goose<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nPato Overo<\/td>\nAnas sibilatrix<\/em><\/td>\nSouthern or Chiloe Wigeon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nPato Maicero<\/td>\nAnas georgica<\/em><\/td>\nYellow-billed Pintail<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nPato Barcino<\/td>\nAnas flavirostris<\/em><\/td>\nSpeckled Teal<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nPato Zambullidor Grande<\/td>\nOxyura ferruginea<\/em><\/td>\nAndean Ruddy Duck<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nPato Zambullidor Chico<\/td>\nOxyura vittata<\/em><\/td>\nArgentine Ruddy Duck<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nGavil\u00e1n Mixto<\/td>\nParabuteo unicinctus unicinctus<\/em><\/td>\nHarris’s Hawk (Bay-winged)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nAgilucho Com\u00fan<\/td>\nButeo polyosoma<\/em><\/td>\nVariable Hawk (Red-backed)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n\u00c1guila Mora<\/td>\nGeranoaetus melanoleucus<\/em><\/td>\nBlack-chested Buzzard-Eagle<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nCarancho<\/td>\nCaracara plancus<\/em><\/td>\nSouthern Caracara<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nChimango<\/td>\nMilvago chimango<\/em><\/td>\nChimango Caracara<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nHalconcito Colorado<\/td>\nFalco sparverius<\/em><\/td>\nAmerican Kestrel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nHalc\u00f3n Plomizo<\/td>\nFalco femoralis<\/em><\/td>\nAplomado Falcon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nCodorn\u00edz de California<\/td>\nCallipepla californica<\/em><\/td>\nCalifornia Quail<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nGallineta Chica<\/td>\nFulica leucoptera<\/em><\/td>\nWhite-winged Coot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nGallaretta de Ligas Rojas<\/td>\nFulica armillata<\/em><\/td>\nRed-gartered Coot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nTero<\/td>\nVanellus chilensis<\/em><\/td>\nSouthern Lapwing<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nPlayerito Unicolor<\/td>\nCalidris bairdii<\/em><\/td>\nBaird’s Sandpiper<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nGaviota Capucho Caf\u00e9<\/td>\nLarus maculipennis<\/em><\/td>\nBrown-hooded Gull<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nGaviota Cocinera<\/td>\nLarus dominicanus<\/em><\/td>\nKelp Gull<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nPaloma Casera<\/td>\nColumba livia<\/em><\/td>\nRock Pigeon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nPaloma Picazur\u00f3<\/td>\nColumba picazuro<\/em><\/td>\nPicazuro Pigeon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nTorcacita<\/td>\nColumbina picui<\/em><\/td>\nPicui Ground-Dove<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nTorcaza Com\u00fan<\/td>\nZenaida auriculata<\/em><\/td>\nEared Dove<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nCabur\u00e9 Grande<\/td>\nGlaucidium nanum<\/em><\/td>\nAustral Pygmy-Owl<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nMart\u00edn Pescador Grande<\/td>\nMegaceryle torquata<\/em><\/td>\nRinged Kingfisher<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PICIFORMES: Picidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nCarpintero Pit\u00edo<\/td>\nColaptes pitius<\/em><\/td>\nChilean Flicker<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nRemolinera Araucana<\/td>\nCinclodes patagonicus<\/em><\/td>\nDark-bellied Cinclodes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nRemolinera Com\u00fan<\/td>\nCinclodes fuscus<\/em><\/td>\nBar-winged Cinclodes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nColudito Cola Negra<\/td>\nLeptasthenura aegithaloides<\/em><\/td>\nPlain-mantled Tit-Spinetail<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nEspartillero Austral<\/td>\nAsthenes anthoides<\/em><\/td>\nAustral Canastero<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nCanastero Coludo<\/td>\nAsthenes pyrrholeuca<\/em><\/td>\nLesser Canastero<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nJunquero<\/td>\nPhleocryptes melanops<\/em><\/td>\nWren-like Rushbird<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nColilarga<\/td>\nSylviorthorhynchus desmursii<\/em><\/td>\nDes Murs’s Wiretail<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nRayadito Com\u00fan<\/td>\nAphrastura spinicauda<\/em><\/td>\nThorn-tailed Rayadito<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Rhinocryptidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nHuet-huet<\/td>\nPteroptochos tarnii<\/em><\/td>\nBlack-throated Huet-huet<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nChucao<\/td>\nScelorchilus rubecula<\/em><\/td>\nChucao Tapaculo<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nFiof\u00edo Silb\u00f3n<\/td>\nElaenia albiceps<\/em><\/td>\nWhite-crested Elaenia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nSobrepuesto<\/td>\nLessonia rufa<\/em><\/td>\nRufous-backed Negrito<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nTachur\u00ed Sietecolores<\/td>\nTachuris rubrigastra<\/em><\/td>\nMany-colored Rush Tyrant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nPeutr\u00e9n<\/td>\nColorhamphus parvirostris<\/em><\/td>\nPatagonian Tyrant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nCachudito Pico Negro<\/td>\nAnairetes parulus<\/em><\/td>\nTufted Tit-Tyrant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nPico de plata<\/td>\nHymenops perspicillatus<\/em><\/td>\nSpectacled Tyrant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nDiuc\u00f3n<\/td>\nXolmis pyrope<\/em><\/td>\nFire-eyed Diucon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nDoradito Com\u00fan<\/td>\nPseudocolopteryx flaviventris<\/em><\/td>\nWarbling Doradito<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nRara<\/td>\nPhytotoma rara<\/em><\/td>\nRufous-tailed Plantcutter<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nGolondrina Barranquera<\/td>\nPygochelidon cyanoleuca<\/em><\/td>\nBlue-and-white Swallow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nGolondrina Patag\u00f3nica<\/td>\nTachycineta leucopyga<\/em><\/td>\nChilean Swallow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nRatona Com\u00fan<\/td>\nTroglodytes aedon<\/em><\/td>\nHouse Wren<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nRatona Aperdizada<\/td>\nCistothorus platensis<\/em><\/td>\nGrass Wren<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\nZorzal Patag\u00f3nico<\/td>\nTurdus falcklandii<\/em><\/td>\nAustral Thrush<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nCachirla Com\u00fan<\/td>\nAnthus correndera<\/em><\/td>\nCorrendera Pipit<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nCachirla P\u00e1lida<\/td>\nAnthus hellmayri<\/em><\/td>\nHellmayr’s Pipit<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nComesebo Andino<\/td>\nPhrygilus gayi<\/em><\/td>\nGray-hooded Sierra-Finch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nComesebo Patag\u00f3nico<\/td>\nPhrygilus patagonicus<\/em><\/td>\nPatagonian Sierra-Finch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nMisto<\/td>\nSicalis luteola<\/em><\/td>\nGrassland Yellow-Finch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nDiuca Com\u00fan<\/td>\nDiuca diuca<\/em><\/td>\nCommon Diuca-Finch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nYal Negro<\/td>\nPhrygilus fruticeti<\/em><\/td>\nMourning Sierra-Finch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nChingolo Com\u00fan<\/td>\nZonotrichia capensis<\/em><\/td>\nRufous-collared Sparrow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nTordo Patag\u00f3nico<\/td>\nCuraeus curaeus<\/em><\/td>\nAustral Blackbird<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nTordo Renegrido<\/td>\nMolothrus bonariensis<\/em><\/td>\nShiny Cowbird<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nVarillero Ala Amarilla<\/td>\nAgelaius thilius <\/em><\/td>\nYellow-winged Blackbird<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nLoica Com\u00fan<\/td>\nSturnella loyca<\/em><\/td>\nLong-tailed Meadowlark<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae<\/strong><\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nGorri\u00f3n Com\u00fan<\/td>\nPasser domesticus<\/em><\/td>\nHouse Sparrow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nCabecita Negra Austral<\/td>\nCarduelis barbata<\/em><\/td>\nBlack-chinned Siskin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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