News - February 2013



Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
23-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Picazuro Pigeon
16-02-13 © Amelia Besana
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
01-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Long-tailed Reed Finch
Donacospiza albifrons
Long-tailed Reed Finch
12-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Long-tailed Reed Finch
16-02-13 © Pablo Mosto
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Picazuro Pigeon
23-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Orange iris

Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
25-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Female lapping up flower of Lycium cestroides.

Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Masked Gnatcatcher
16-02-13 © Amelia Besana

New butterfly species
Lowland owlet
Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus
Lowland owlet
20-02-13 © Amelia Besana

Royal moth
Citheronia brissotii meridionalis
Royal moth
18-02-13 © Eduardo Haene
Eduardo Haene tells us "On February, 18th we found this Royal moth Citheronia brissotii meridionalis at the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve. This is a nocturnal moth and females are as big as a hand (like the one illustrated here). Their wing design is so remarkable that it is interpreted as a skull. In this case it stares at you as if angry. Caterpillars have horns, that is why they are called "devil's caterpillars". Everything seems to be terrorific in this species, but it is beautiful. The caterpillar feeds on different plant species, like the Cock Spur Tree Erythrina crista-galli but is mainly found in the area of the peach tree, two species found at the Reserve."

Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
14-02-13 © Amelia Besana

Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Cattle Egret
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian

In nuptial plumage

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Silver Teal
Anas versicolor
Silver Teal
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
20-10-12 © Eduardo Carreyra
Southern Caracara
Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
11-02-13 © Amelia Besana
Picui Ground Dove
Columbina picui
Picui Ground Dove
12-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Wren-like Rushbird
08-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
12-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops seen again at Costanera (L11)
During the Neotropical Waterbird Survey Diego Bastías discovered this beautiful bird flying past. The last photographic record dates back to May 2011

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
04-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
02-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
02-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
02-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Photos of the bird survey, February 3rd 2013
Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
03-02-13 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
03-02-13 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
03-02-13 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

At tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca

Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Striated Heron
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
03-02-13 © Dolores Fernández
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue-black Grassquit
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
03-02-13 © Roberto García
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
03-02-13 © Roberto García
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Many-colored Rush Tyrant
Tachuris rubrigastra
Many-colored Rush Tyrant
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
03-02-13 © Roberto García
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
03-02-13 © Roberto García
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
03-02-13 © Roberto García
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
03-02-13 © Roberto García
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
03-02-13 © Dolores Fernández
Greyish Baywing
Agelaioides badius
Greyish Baywing
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
03-02-13 © Amelia Besana
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
03-02-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
03-02-13 © Gustavo F. Brahamian