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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 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 – 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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Birding Argentina – Araucaria Provintial Park | Cruce del Calballero | Piñalito

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continued from: Birding Argentinga – Salto Encantado | Yaguarundy. We left Yaguarundy in search of the Araucaria Provintial Park located in the town of San Pedro, Misiones. This is a short drive of about 25 km and you have to drive through the town since the park is located at the edge of town.

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Birding Humauaca and Abra Pampa – Northern Argentina Trip Report

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Continued from: Potrero de Yala – Yungas forest and birds. As we headed north of the Yala Biosphere the lush forest quickly disappeared and the dry valleys returned as we started climbing through the countryside toward Abra Pampa.

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