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South America - Argentina

In the southern part of the American continent, Argentina extends from the tropic of Capricorn to the cold of southern Patagonia. The imposing Andes Mountains range extends down the spine of South America and adds a further gamut of climates and vegetation types. In the north, exuberant montane or cloudforests, known as Yungas, climb the slopes to tree-line at the high desert plateaus, while the most beautiful temperate woods cloak the glacial landscapes of the southern reaches. Vast savannahs and impenetrable thorny woods of the Gran Chaco occupy the north central region, giving way eastwards to the subtropical Atlantic rainforests where the famous Iguazú waterfalls spills into the Paraná River. In the central part of Argentina, the well-known Pampas grasslands, give way to the desolate steppes of Patagonia in the distant south. To the east, the nutrient rich Atlantic Ocean harbours Southern Right Whales and thousands of albatrosses. Bird specialties of the area include the Elegant Crested Tinamou, the Band-tailed Eremobius, Patagonian Yellow-Finch as well as the endemic Chubut Steamer-Duck, White-throated Cacholote, Patagonian Canastero, Carbonated Sierra-finch and Rusty-backed Monjita. Text from Seriema Nature Tours, leading bird tour operators for Southern South America

Chubut Steamer Duck, endemic to Argentina © Paul Noakes

Trip Reports Target 19 - Looking for Lifers in and around Buenos Aires, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 6, 2004) Parana River Delta and Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2001-02, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 5, 2004) (with photos of Guira Cuckoo, Chalk-browed Mockingbird and others) Argentina, 16th November - 10th December, 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004) (Iguazu, Buenos Aires, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego (including photos)) San Clemente and Punta Rasa, Argentina, January 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004) (wintering migrants and Pampas specialities) East and North-west Argentina, September - October 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (link created September 23, 2004) (photo special) Argentina (Patagonian and Southern Cone specialities), November - December 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004) (Sheathbill, Diving-Petrel, Magellanic Plover, Plantcutters and Rufous-throated Dipper) The Cordoba Hills, Argentina 2003-04, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004) Birding in the South-eastern Chaco Region, Argentina, January 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 23, 2004) (Estancia Las Vizcacheras - in North-western entre Rios Province close to La Paz) Villa de Merlo, Argentina, 2006, author Sergio Corbet (added September 21, 2006) Birding the Pampas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 21, 2004) Birding trip to South-western Brazil and North-eastern Argentina, October 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 21, 2004) (photos of Surucua Trogon, American Kestrel, Plumbeous Kite and Black-fronted Piping Guan) Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil - September 15th - 17th 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added November 1, 2004) The Ibera Marshes, Argentina, author Sergio Corbet (added May 17, 2006) Argentina - Iguazu Hummingbird Garden, author Sergio Corbet (added June 6, 2005) North-west Argentina - 12 April - 11 May 2008, author Stephen Blaber (added June 1, 2008) (Cordoba, Tucuman, Salta, Jujuy) Argentina - 17 January 2004 – 14 February 2004, author Andre van Kleunen (added July 7, 2005) Northeast Argentina - Aug-Sep - 2007 - Kini Roesler, author Seriema Nature Tours (link created July 15, 2009) (Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, Ibera wetlands, Misiones, Iguazu, Iguassu, Ringed Teal, Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Black-and-white Monjita, Yellow Cardinal, Strange-tailed Tyrant, Black-fronted Piping-Guan) Chasing Harriers - Argentina, December 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added January 8, 2005) (Cinereous Harrier, Long-winged Harrier) Argentine Patagonia October 2007, author jonathan martinez (link created January 14, 2008) (Peninsula Valdes, Glaciares National Park,southern Patagonia, including Tierra del Fuego) Northern Argentina , Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2003, author The Travelling Naturalist (link created February 3, 2005) Ted Turner's estate in Patagonia, Argentina, author Susan Rhein (added February 15, 2006) (Watching a wild flock of outrageously colored parrots against a backdrop of the spectacular Andean mountains takes your breath away.) Argentine Patagonia Oct-Nov 06, author Naturetrek (link created December 15, 2007) (Peninsula Valdes, Glaciares National Park,southern Patagonia,Tierra del Fuego) Please don't touch the Penguins, Argentina, 8th - 25th December 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added August 30, 2004) (Black-headed Duck, Earthcreepers, Seedsnipe, Gallitos, Andean Condors, Reedhaunters) Argentina, 24th February - 17th March 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added August 30, 2004) (Moreno glacier and Iguazu) Northwest Argentina - March 9th - 15th 2009, author Mike Nelson (added April 12, 2009) (Jujuy, Yala, Rufous-throated Dipper, Puna Flamingo, Pozuelos, Yavi) Showing the 25 Most Recent Trip Reports Posted BACK TO TRIP REPORTS HOME PAGE POST A TRIP REPORT EDIT YOUR TRIP REPORTS

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