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Birding Mendoza and Tafi del Valle Argentina

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A great way to travel in Chile and Argentina is by bus. We took two overnight buses to get us from Santiago de Chile to San Miguel de Tucuman in northern Argentina. On our first night-travel we reached Mendoza in Argentina by 6 am and we spent the day visiting wineries (yum!) White-tufted Grebe. Black-necked Swan. Andean Goose.

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Birding Argentina – Planning Stage

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At the early stages of our planning we were aiming to spend a few days in Santiago de Chile and then move to the North-west Argentina where we planned to spend most of our time and then to finish near Buenos Aires. To be continued … Trips Birding Argentina' This combination of GPS and Ebird mapping technology is a winner.

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Birding Argentina – Costanera Sur in Buenos Aires

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Trips Argentina Buenos Aires Costanera Sur' This individual was darker and more rufous than the Chalk-browed Mockingbird below. Chalk-browed Mockingbird. Picazuro Pigeon. Sooty-fronted Spinetail. Buenos Aires was good to us, birds and culture, all in the same place.

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Birding Calchaqui Valleys in Northern Argentina

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Continued from Birding Mendoza and Tafi del Valle Argentina. A great combination for any birder wanting a richer experience of northern Argentina and it birds. The special attraction in the Calchaqui valleys are the outstanding sceneries created by color contrasting mountains, deserts, and clear blue skies.

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Birding Argentina – Salto Encantado and Yaguarundy Reserve

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Trips Argentina birding misiones salto encantado yaguarundy reserve' This was an excellent morning and we should have stayed another day but we wanted to see more of this beautiful area so we left before lunch for our next stops at Araucaria Provintial Park and Cruce del Calballero. to be continued.

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Montane Guinea Pig (Cavia tschudii) sounds?

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" To get this I have been looking for the sounds of the montane guinea pig or Cavia tschudii, which live in areas like Argentina. My goal is to analyze any sounds they make as domesticated animals and compare that of their ancestors and "cousins." But no matter what I do, I cannot seem to find any recordings of their sounds.

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Leapin’ Grassquits, Sandy!

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Blue-black Grassquits are tiny birds, only four inches long, that are very common in subtropical savannah habitats from Mexico to Argentina. Fortunately, I can meet my needs for acrobatic singing with our Blue-black Grassquits.

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