News – March 2010

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White-faced Whistling-Duck *Dendrocygna viduata*A new family of whistling-ducks with twelve chicks. © Roberto Ares	Wattled Jacana *Jacana jacana*Five juveniles and one adult were seen in this pond. Will they have been born here? © Roberto Ares
Btown-chested Martin *Phaeoprogne tapera*The antenna, a meeting point to undertake a long trip. They come here for the summer to breed and now it is time to leave. © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Thick-tailed Opposum *Lutreolina crassicaudataNot frequently seen so exposed, this opposum was chasing a baby Black and White Tegu Lizard Tupinambis merinae*. As they disappeared into the vegetation, it remained a mistery how the chase ended. © José Luis Merlo
Orange-backed Troupial *Icterus croconotus*© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Epaulet Oriole *Icterus cayanensis*© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
White-faced Ibis *Plegadis chihi*A flock flying past in V formation. © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
Lake Duck *Oxyura vittata*A pair with a juvenile, becoming a male. © Roberto Ares	Brazilian Duck *Amazonetta brasiliensis*Male © Roberto Ares
Southern Screamer *Chauna torquata*A solitary and silent screamer. It flew across the pond without screaming. © Roberto Ares	Coot-Swan *F. armillata-C. coscoroba*The Coscoroba occupies the coot´s platform to preen itself. No matter how big it is, the coot faces up to the swan to claim for its place and turns out victorious. © Roberto Ares
Streaked Flycatcher *Myiodynastes maculatus*© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Creamy-bellied Thrush *Turdus amaurochalinus*Juvenile. The bill has not turned yellow yet. © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
Great and Snowy Egrets *E. alba y E. thula*This small body of water became trapped after high tide. Full of fish it is an ideal place for these egrets to feed. © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Ringed Teal *Callonetta leucophrys*Perching ducks differ from other duck species in that they perch in trees. The pointed claws are a specialization for this. The Ringed Teal belongs to this group and this is its favourite post. © Jorge García Vicente