Laguna Blanca Life List


I have visited Paraguay five times, in 2012,2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The first trip was in February 2012 and was on a birdwatching tour hosted by Paul Smith (Zoologist) from Fauna Paraguay. The trip included three days at Laguna Blanca where I made a mental note to return having had an amazing experience there. Please note the species noted during the three days were new to my trip list and some regular Paraguayan species will not be shown. I believe I added these species during my second visit.

In February 2013 I took a short career break from work and returned to Laguna Blanca where I recorded 160 species in a three month period. See my bird report for further details.

I returned to Laguna Blanca in March / April 2014 the trip sadly was cut short having been bitten by a spider and being hospitalized.

I returned to Laguna Blanca during Oct/Nov 2015 where I found a 1st for the reserve Limpkin during a period of storms. I also added three species to my Paraguay life life which included two life birds Collared Plover and Buff-bellied Puffbird.

I arrived back at Laguna Blanca on 31st March 2016 for an extended stay. Hopefully I will chip away at a few more species on the list.

My Laguna Blanca Life list currently stands at 239 species. (328 recorded on reserve)

25/10/2016

239 Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens)


24/10/2016

238 Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris)

21/10/2016

237 White tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
(photo Catherine from Canada)

236 Red and Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
(photo Catherine from Canada)


14/10/2016

235 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

06/10/2016

234 Black-backed Water Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer)

23/09/2016

233 Small-billed Tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris)

20/09/2016

232 Yellow Tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola)

16/09/2016

231 Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)


230 Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)

03/09/2016

229 White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)

28/08/2016

228 Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)


16/08/2016

227 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

06/08/2016

226 Black Masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis)


02/08/2016

225 Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus)

13/07/2016

224 Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura)

223 Ruby-crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus)


11/07/2016

222 Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)

07/06/2016

221 Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys)


06/06/2016

220 Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus)
First record for the reserve

25/05/2016

219 Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
(pic taken 29/05/2016)
218 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)


13/05/2016

217 Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris)


22/04/2016

216 Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis)

15/04/2015

215 White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi)

214  Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)

213 Green and Rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)

212 Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)


211 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

11/04/2016

210 Tawny-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha)

09/04/2016

209  Fuscous Flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus)



208  White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus)


14/11/2015

207 Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
The 1st record for the reserve.

12/11/2015

206 Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)


205 Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris)


08/11/2015

204 Buff-bellied Puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni)

05/11/2015

203 Rufescent Tiger-heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)


202 Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

201 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

29/10/2015

200 Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus)

27/10/2015

199 Crested Becard (Pachyramphus validus)

26/10/2015

198 Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)


24/10/2015

197 Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

196 Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)


16/04/2014

195 Golden Green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochioros)

10/04/2014

194 South American Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae)

193 Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)


192 Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris)

06/04/2014

191 Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri)

29/03/2014

190 Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

26/03/2014

189 Striped Owl (Pseudoscops clamator)

25/03/2014

188 Barred Forest-falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)

18/03/2014

187 Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)


14/03/2014

186 White-browed Blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
185 Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina)
184 Chivi Vireo (Migratory) [group] (Vireo olivaceus [chivi-group])

183 Grey Monjita (Xolmis cinereus)

182 Black-crowned Tityra (Tityra inquisitor)

181 Grey-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)
180 Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea)

12/03/2014

179 Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda)

11/03/2014

178 Large Elaenia (Elaenia spectabilis)

177 Picazuro Wood-pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
176 Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro)
175 White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)
174 King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

08/03/2014

173 American Barn Owl (Tyto alba [furcata-group])

05/03/2014

172 Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

04/03/2014

171 Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster)


170 Picui Ground-dove (Columbina picui)

03/03/2014

169 Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)



168 White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

29/04/2013

167 Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail (Aramides saracura)

28/04/2013

166 Rusty-margined Guan (Penelope superciliaris)

25/04/2013

165 Capped Seedeater [pileata] (Sporophila pileata)
164 Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer)

18/04/2013

163 Yellowish Pipit (Anthus lutescens)
162 Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda)

17/04/2013

161 Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

11/04/2013

160 Black-faced Tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis)

159 Planalto Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris)

08/04/2013

158 Wedge-tailed Grass-finch (Emberizoides herbicola)

157 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)


05/04/2013

156 Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

155 Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

154 Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
153 Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia)

03/04/2013

152 Ashy-tailed Swift [andrei] (Chaetura vauxi andrei)
151 Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris)

31/03/2013

150 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
149 Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa)
148 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

30/03/2013

147 Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei)

28/03/2013

146 Unicolored Blackbird (Chrysomus cyanopus)

145 Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus)

144 Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)

143 Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)


27/03/2013

142 Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)

141 Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)

140 Grey Elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps)
139 White-barred Piculet (Picumnus cirratus)

138 Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani)

137 Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)

26/03/2013

136 Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva)
(27/03/2013)
135 White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)

25/03/2013

134 Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi)
133 Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus)
132 Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis)

24/03/2013

131 Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
(08/04/20130

23/03/2013

130 Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris)

129 Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)

21/03/2013

128 Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)


20/03/2013

127 Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa)

19/03/2013

126 Straneck's Tyrannulet (Serpophaga griseicapilla)

125 Southern Beardless-tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)

17/03/2013

124 Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
123 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

14/03/2013

122 Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
121 Rufous Casiornis (Casiornis rufus)
120 Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
119 Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus)

118 Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura)

117 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

13/03/2013

116 White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)
115 Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)

114 Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)

10/03/2013

113 Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)

08/03/2013

112 Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)

111 Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)

07/03/2013

110 Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)

06/03/2013

109 Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

108 Little Nightjar [parvulus] (Caprimulgus parvulus)
(21/03/2013)
04/03/2013

107 White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
(23/03/2013)
03/03/2013

106 Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas)

02/03/2013

105 Grey-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)
104 Gilded Sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura)

01/03/2013

103 Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)

28/02/2013

102 Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus)

27/02/2013

101 Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch (Oryzoborus angolensis)

26/02/2013

100 Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus)
(14/03/2013)
099 Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)

25/02/2013

098 Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)

24/02/2013

097 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
096 Rufous-capped Spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla)

095 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)

094 Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)

093 Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

092 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

23/02/2013

091 Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera)
090 White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
089 Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)

088 Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
(28/04/2013)
22/02/2013

087 Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)
086 Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
085 Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

21/02/2013

084 Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
083 Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

082 Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
(11/04/2013)
081 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
080 Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus)

20/02/2013

079 Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)
078 Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis)

077 Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer)
(20/02)
076 Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
075 Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
074 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
073 Pileated Parrot (Pionopsitta pileata)
072 Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)
(24/03/2013)
071 Tataupa Tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa)
(14/03/2013)
19/02/2013

070 Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
069 Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)

17/02/2013

068 Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti)
067 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


16/02/2013

066 Robust Woodpecker (Campephilus robustus)

065 Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
(10/03/2013)
064 Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
(20/02/2013)

063 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
062 Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
061 Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

15/02/2013

060 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
059 Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

058 White-backed Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus melanurus)
(19/03/2013)
14/02/2013

057 Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
056 Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
055 Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
054 Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
053 Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
052 Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

13/02/2013

051 Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
050 Flavescent Warbler (Basileuterus flaveolus)

049 Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
048 Southern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
047 Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
046 Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
045 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
044 Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
043 Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
042 Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

12/02/2013

041 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
(03/04/2013)
040 Tropical Screech-owl (Megascops choliba)
(02/03)
039 Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)

14/02/2012

038 Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus)
037 Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis)
036 Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
035 Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
034 Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)
033 Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis)
032 Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris)
(16/02/2013)
031 Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus)

13/02/2012

030 Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

029 Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris)

028 Chestnut Seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea)

027 Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica)
026 Chestnut-vented Conebill (Conirostrum speciosum)
025 Hooded Tanager (Nemosia pileata)
024 Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor)
023 Sharp-tailed Tyrant (Culicivora caudacuta)
022 White-eared Puffbird (Nystalus chacuru)
021 White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi)

020 White-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus candicans)

019 Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
018 White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma)
017 Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
016 Red-winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens)

12/02/2012

015 Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens)
014 Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea)
013 Black-throated Saltator (Saltator atricollis)
012 White-rumped Tanager (Cypsnagra hirundinacea)
011 White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata)
010 Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

009 Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)

008 Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
007 Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata)
006 Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
005 Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

004 Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

003 White-rumped Monjita (Xolmis velatus)
002 Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

001 Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)


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