N. ARGENTINA & S. BRAZILIAN GRASSLANDS Biome Endemics and Near-Endemics List 

Birding Site Guide

BENES lists are unique to BSG and were created for the website.

 

This list contains all species endemic to or difficult to find outside of, this ecoregion. They differ importantly from Endemic Bird Areas because the size of the area they cover is the whole ecoregion, whereas EBA are restricted to 50,000km2, they furthermore not only include all endemic species but also all other species which are difficult to observe outside the individual biomes (this naturally includes near-endemics and any other more widespread threatened or near-threatened species). This was quite deliberately done to provide ready-made lists for birders of all scarce species they could expect to see in the region.

 

  • Crowned Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus EN (EBA077)
  • Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus NT (EBA077)
  • Long-tailed Cinclodes* Cinclodes pabsti LC
  • Curve-billed Reedhaunter Limnornis curvirostris LC
  • Straight-billed Reedhaunter Limnoctites rectirostris NT s035
  • Sulphur-bearded Spinetail Cranioleuca sulphurifera LC
  • Hudson's Canastero Asthenes hudsoni LC
  • Parana Antwren* Stymphalornis acutirostris EN s034
  • Black-and-white Monjita Xolmis dominicanus VU (EBA077)
  • Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora VU (EBA077)
  • Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri VU (EBA077)
  • Long-tailed Reed-Finch Donacospiza albifrons LC
  • Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch Poospiza nigrorufa LC
  • Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN EBA077
  • Grey-and-chestnut Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma NT (EBA077)
  • Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU EBA077
  • Narosky's Seedeater Sporophila zelichi CR EBA077
  • Black-bellied Seedeater* Sporophila melanogaster NT (EBA077)
  • Lesser Grass-Finch Emberizoides ypiranganus LC
  • Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata EN (EBA077)
  • Glaucous-blue Grosbeak Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea LC
  • Saffron-cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus VU (EBA077)
  • Pampas Meadowlark Sturnella defilippii VU (EBA077)
  • Yellow-rumped Marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro LC
  • Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens LC
  • Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus LC


* indicates endemic 

EBAs 
EBA077 Argentine Mesopatamian Grasslands 
non-restricted range species have the EBAs in which they may be found in brackets 

s034 Coastal Paraná Marshes 
s035 Coastal Uruguay Marshes 

References 
Avibase www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp

BirdLife International (2005) Data Zone. www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html 

Author: B.P. Wainwright

 

www.birdingsiteguide.com