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Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle is one of the commoner large hawks in South American alpine steppe, mountains, grassy plains, and open woodland. It ranges in the Andes from northern Colombia south to the tip of Tierra del Fuego, and also is found in the pampas of Argentina north into the grassland ecosystems of southeast Brazil. Mammals account for almost 95% of its prey, which it searches for on the wing. The buzzard-eagle is particularly reliant on the introduced European Rabbit; in one study this animal alone accounted for 44% of its prey items and 82% of its biomass intake. The flight profile of adult Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle is highly distinctive: it has long wings that appear very tapered due to the broad wing bases (elongated secondaries) and short, wedge shaped tail. doi.org/10.2173/bow.bcbeag1.01

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Male on the top right and female below in the bush. The Yellow Cardinal is prized as a songster and as a cage bird. Sadly it has decreased enormously in abundance in the last few decades. The thorn scrub and forest edge habitat this bird prefers has declined, but not to the level to blame habitat conversion for this species decline. The truth may be more insidious; the Yellow Cardinal is one of the few Neotropical birds that has had a massive and negative effect directly from the cage bird trade. Why this species is so susceptible is not clear, but trapping intensity for this bird has been high for many decades. The Yellow Cardinal is a gorgeous species; it is largely yellow and mid-sized with a long tail. The cardinal part of its name comes from the crest, as in a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). But unlike the true cardinal, the Yellow Cardinal is likely a tanager-finch, not in the Cardinalidae. Both sexes have a black crest and throat patch, with the male having a yellow eyebrow and malar stripe, and yellow underparts; above he is yellowish-olive and streaked. The female is similar except the facial stripes are white, and she has a grey breast and flanks, with yellow restricted to the belly. Conservation Status - Endangered.

A rare beauty I was luck to observe and photograph at Esteros de Iberá - Argentina.

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Very localized and poorly-known seedeater. Mostly known from northeastern Argentina and southern Paraguay, but also a disjunct cluster of records in Bolivia and Brazil. Might undergo seasonal movements. Males have blackish or dark brown throat and cheek (sometimes extending onto nape and upper breast), gray crown, and unmarked tan underparts. Females are pale sandy-brown overall; note dark bill. Look for pairs or small flocks in open grassy habitats, often mixed with other seedeaters.

ENDANGERED. Capuchino seedeaters are highly susceptible to anthropogenic disturbance of their grassland habitat, which is rapidly being converted for agricultural use, the intensification of livestock practices and afforestation. This species is categorized as globally Endangered on the basis of its very small population size, the potential for habitat loss and degradation, and the potential for capture for the pet trade.

doi.org/10.2173/bow.ibesee1.01

It was a real joy to find this precious bird in the wild - at Iberá - Argentina.

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With a range centered on the Chaco region of southern South America, where it is found from Bolivia to northern Argentina, the Black-capped Warbling Finch is a generally common and widespread member of the avifauna associated with low woodland and scrub in this region of the continent. In the past, the Black-capped Warbling Finch was frequently regarded as being conspecific with the Cinereous Warbling Finch (Microspingus cinereus), which is nowadays recognized as being a threatened endemic of central Brazil. The Black-capped Warbling Finch is generally unmistakable in its range, once the partially sympatric Ringed Warbling Finch (Microspingus torquatus), which has white in the wing and a white supercilium, is eliminated. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/bcwfin2/cur/introduction

Another beautiful bird I found during my travels, for a Peaceful Travel Tuesday!

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The tail of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is strange indeed, at least in the male. The outer pair of rectrices are greatly elongated (they are longer than the bird's body); the bases of the outer pair of rectrices are bare, but the outer two-thirds of the feather are very broad, forming a long streamer. The plumage is black and white, but the breeding male has exposed pinkish or orangey skin on the throat. The behavior of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is no less unusual. This species is polygynous, as males maintain territories where up to four females breed. Currently the Strange-tailed Tyrant largely is restricted to southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay, where it occupies tall grasslands, but the distribution formerly extended much farther north and east. In view of this range contraction, primarily due to habitat loss, the Red List conservation status of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is rated as Vulnerable.

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Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Known locally as "rolinha-picui".

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Subfamily: Claravinae
Genus: Columbina Spix, 1825
Species: C. picui (Temminck, 1813)
Subspecies: C. p. picui (Temminck, 1813)
Trinomial name: Columbina picui picui

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

This bird can be seen in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

This species appears in Brazil during southern autumn/winter in a non-breeding season, when migration occurs from Patagonia.

Known locally as "calhandra-de-três-rabos".

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Mimidae
Genus: Mimus F. Boie, 1826
Species: M. triurus (Vieillot, 1818)
Binomial name: Mimus triurus

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Known locally as "coperete".

This species is the largest member of the Furnariinae subfamily. Only some woodcreepers are largest in the family Furnariidae as a whole.

It's mainly found in northern Argentina, western Paraguay and Uruguay; also in southeastern Bolivia and Southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Furnariinae
Tribe: Synallaxini
Genus: Pseudoseisura L. Reichenbach, 1853
Species: P. lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853)
Binomial name: Pseudoseisura lophotes

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Known locally as "corta-ramos".

Plantcutters are "cotingas" (family Cotingidae) but they resemble finches, and are among the few primarily folivorous birds, though they also take some fruits, berries and flowers.

This species is found widely in woodland and scrub of south-eastern and south-central South America.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Cotingidae
Subfamily: Phytotominae
Genus: Phytotoma Molina, 1782
Species: P. rutila Vieillot, 1818
Binomial name: Phytotoma rutila

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

The species is a large distinctive ibis endemic to parts of central South America.

Known locally as "curicaca-real".

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Subfamily: Threskiornithinae
Genus: Theristicus Wagler, 1832
Species: T. caerulescens (Vieillot, 1817)
Binomial name: Theristicus caerulescens

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Known locally as "cardeal-amarelo".

This is an endangered species of South America bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member in the genus Gubernatrix.

It's found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and temperate grassland. Unfortunately it is threatened by habitat loss and from pet trade trappers.

The current global population of this bird is between 1000 and 2000.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_cardinal

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Thraupidae
Subfamily: Thraupinae
Genus: Gubernatrix Lesson, 1837
Species: G. cristata (Vieillot, 1817)
Binomial name: Gubernatrix cristata

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Known locally as "coperete".

This species is the largest member of the Furnariinae subfamily. Only some woodcreepers are largest in the family Furnariidae as a whole.

It's mainly found in northern Argentina, western Paraguay and Uruguay; also in southeastern Bolivia and Southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Furnariinae
Tribe: Synallaxini
Genus: Pseudoseisura L. Reichenbach, 1853
Species: P. lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853)
Binomial name: Pseudoseisura lophotes

Parque Estadual do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí, RS, Brazil.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Danaini
Subtribe: Danaina
Genus: Danaus Kluk, 1802
Species: D. erippus (Cramer, [1775])
Binomial name: Danaus erippus

Árvore típica do Espinilho - Barra do Quaraí - RS - Brasil
- Mar/2013