Argentina Ramsar wetland
Laguna Blanca National Park
129 bird species recorded; the most in October and from December to February.
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This month here
94 species in January.98 species in February.67 species in March.70 species in April.30 species in May.36 species in June.43 species in July.44 species in August.69 species in September.99 species in October.91 species in November.98 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
129 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 129Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,998Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,274 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 4Owls
- 15Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 52Songbirds
- 12Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 129 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- Andean CondorVultur gryphusVU
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus
- Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollis
- Two-banded PloverCharadrius falklandicus
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- White-backed StiltHimantopus melanurus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Grey-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Magellanic SnipeGallinago magellanica
- Rufous-chested DotterelCharadrius modestus
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
- Upland GooseChloephaga picta
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Crested duckLophonetta specularioides
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
- Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
- Flying Steamer-DuckTachyeres patachonicus
- Lake DuckOxyura vittata
- Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea
- Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephala
- Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Bronze-winged DuckSpeculanas specularisNT
- Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps
- Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla
- Silver TealSpatula versicolor
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopis
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds52 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
- Long-tailed MeadowlarkSturnella loyca
- Patagonian NegritoLessonia rufa
- Grey-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
- Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus
- Spot-billed Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostris
- White-throated CacholotePseudoseisura gutturalis
- Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
- Common Diuca FinchDiuca diuca
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Plain-mantled Tit-spinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
- Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
- Black-billed Shrike-tyrantAgriornis montanus
- Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterus
- Eremobius phoenicurusEremobius phoenicurus
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratus
- Lesser CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca
- Great Shrike-tyrantAgriornis lividus
- Rusty-backed MonjitaXolmis rubetra
- Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
- Patagonian Sierra FinchPhrygilus patagonicus
- Upucerthia ruficaudusUpucerthia ruficaudus
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
- Bar-winged cinclodesCinclodes fuscus
- Greater Yellow-finchSicalis auriventris
- Lesser Shrike-tyrantAgriornis murinus
- Southern MartinProgne elegans
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
- White-browed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albilora
- Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Ochre-naped Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola flavinucha
- Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
- Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus
- Anthus correnderaAnthus correndera
- Cinereous Ground-tyrantMuscisaxicola cinereus
- Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicus
- Porphyrospiza carbonariaPorphyrospiza carbonaria
- Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguanco
- Asthenes patagonicaAsthenes patagonica
- Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
- Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennis
- White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
- Tufted Tit-tyrantAnairetes parulus
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
- White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
- Lesser RheaRhea pennata
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Black-winged Ground-doveMetriopelia melanoptera
- Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Elegant Crested TinamouEudromia elegans
- Burrowing ParrotCyanoliseus patagonus
- Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
- Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus
- Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October and from December to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/6°24 mm
- Feb21°/6°23 mm
- Mar18°/3°27 mm
- Apr12°/0°48 mm
- May8°/-2°82 mm
- Jun4°/-3°106 mm
- Jul3°/-4°93 mm
- Aug5°/-4°75 mm
- Sep8°/-3°51 mm
- Oct12°/-1°56 mm
- Nov16°/2°34 mm
- Dec19°/4°27 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Laguna Blanca National Park.
National park
Laguna Blanca National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Argentina, 1,274 m above the sea.
129 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,998 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-necked Swan, the Chilean flamingo and the Red-gartered Coot.
61 species come for the summer, 7 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Andean Condor, White-rumped Sandpiper and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in October and from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Aviador C. Campos Airport (CPC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 133 km in a straight lineCar hire at CPC airport (Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmSendero El Resguardo, Sendero Paseo de la laguna, Sendero Cerro Mellizo Sur
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de visitantes "Nómades"
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmMirador de la Laguna
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Laguna Blanca National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas24 mountains within 25 kmBlanca, Laguna · 2.6 kmCerro Pichi Ñireco · 6.2 kmCerro Ñireco · 8.2 kmCerro Tape · 9.9 kmCerro Santo Domingo · 14 kmCerro de las Vacas · 17 kmCerro Salinitas · 19 kmCerro Atravesada · 25 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLaguna Blanca17 km² · 0.6 kmLaguna Agua del Hoyo0.2 km² · 7.6 kmLaguna Zapata0.3 km² · 9.7 kmTres Lagunas0.6 km² · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Laguna Blanca National Park
Argentina
- 62Birdyas Score
- 129Species
- 69Migrants
- 3Threatened
Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary
Chile · 253 km
- 52Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 37Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q828531) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,998 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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