White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
28-03-10 © Roberto Ares
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
24-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
The antenna, a meeting point to gather, to begin the journey back. They have come to breed in the summer and it is time to leave
24-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Orange-backed Troupial
Icterus croconotus
24-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
24-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
14-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
14-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
14-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
Great Egret
Ardea alba
14-03-10 © Carlos González Ledo
This small body of water became trapped after high tide. Full of fish it is an ideal place for both great and snowy egrets to feed.
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
06-02-10 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
The ringed teal is a perching duck. Perching ducks differ from other duck species in that they perch in trees. The pointed claws are a specialization for this.