Aves Bonariensis -- The 67 choices from Elementale (2001)

by J. L. Speranza
for the "Birds of La Plata" Club

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A study of the 67 choices from Elementale (2001) poster, with emphasis on the Latin and the English nomenclature.

1. Rollandia rolland -- white-tufted grebe. Podicipediformes. Pocicipediae
2. phalacrocoraz olivaceus Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocoracidae
3. ardea alba Great Egret -- ciconiiformes. ardeidae
4. egretta thula -- snowy egret
5. ciconia maguari Maguari stork -- ciconiidae
6. plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis -- threskionithidae
7. phoenicopterus chilensis Chilean flamingo phoneicopteridae
8. chauna torquata Southern Screamer (anseriformes anhimidae)
9. dendrocygna viduata white-faced whistling-duck -- anatidae
10. cygnus melancorypha black-necked Swan
11. coscoroba coscoroba Coscoroba Swan
12. anas flavirostris speckled teal
12. anaas platalea red shoveler
13. Anas versicolor
14. netta peposaca rosy-billed pochard
15. buteo magnirostris roadside hawk -- falconiformes -- accipitridae
16. milvago chimango Chimango Caracara -- falconidae
17. polyorus plancius
18. circus buffoni
19. rallus gruiformes -- rallidae
20. gallinula chloropus common moorhen
21. fulica leucoptera white-winged coot -- focha aliblanca
22. fulica armillata red-gartered coot -- focha
23. fulica rufifrons red-fronted coot focha frenteroja
24. himantophus melanurus white-backed stilt recurvirostridae
25. vanellus chilensis southern lapwing charadriidae
26. charadrius falklandicus two-banded plover
27. calidris fusciollis white-rumped sandpiper
28. jacana jacana
29. larus dominicanus kelp gull -- laro, gaviota
30. larus maculipennis brown-hooded gull
31. sterna trudeaui snowy-crowned tern -- golondrina de mar.
32. patagioenas picazuro picazuro pigeon -- columbiformes -- columbidae
33. zenaida auriculata eared dove
34. columbina picui picui ground dove
35. Myiopsitta monachus (monk parakeet) psittaciformes psittacidae
36. athene cunicularia burrowing owl
37. colaptes melanochloros green-barred woodpecker
38. furnarius rufus ovenbird Rufous Hornero hornero rojo
39. Pitangus sulphuratus
40. troglodytes aedon house wren
41. mimus saturninus chalk-browed mockingbird
42. turdus rufiventris rufous-bellied thrush
43. poospita nigrorua black-and-rufous warbling-finch
44. paroaria coronata red-crested cardinal
45. paroaria capitata yellow-billed cardinal
46. molothrus bonariensis shiny cowbir
47. pyrocephalus (churrinche).
48. hymenops (pico de plata)
49. embernarga platensis
50. guira guira
51. tyrannus savana (tijereta)
52. chloroceryle americana kingfisher
53. phleocryptes melanops
54. agellatus tholius
55. progne chalybea swallow
56. rostrhamus sociabilis
57. chlorosilbon zuroventris hummingbird
58. silalis flaveola
59. polioptila dumicola
60. zonotrichia capensis
61. molothrus badius
62. tiringa flavipes
63. himantopus melanures
64. calidris fuscicollis
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