NECOCHEA & LIST
ARGENTINA
Region (Compass)
00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl
Protected/registered status
Best Time for visit (15-16th May, 2005)
Birding Site Guide
We mainly visited Necochea as Rockhopper Penguins have been seen at the beach at Costa Bonita 16km east of the city centre. Necochea is a large town with good access and many palces to stay. We stayed at a hotel on Avenida 62 called Hote Sanchoza??? (28 pesos for double). The nearby river had several interesting species along its banks, including White-necked Stilts and Bare-faced Ibis. From the river mouth to Costa Bonita are beaches with Snowy-crowned Terns and rocky coastline with many Olrog's Gulls and Snowy Sheathbills. There is a local bus from the centre to Playa Quequen but none to Costa Bonita in low season. I saw 38 species including 4 lifers.
Species seen
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
- Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris
- Red Shoveler Anas platalea
- Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
- Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- White-backed Stilt Himantopus melanurus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus Breeding endemic Vulnerable
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata
- Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
- Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
- Great Pampa-Finch Embernagra platensis
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced
In all --- species of bird have so far been recorded.
Other Fauna
A total of -- species of mammals.
There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles.
Flora
Author: Charles Hesse
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