Birdwatching in Calilegua National Park

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This park is ideal for bird watching in the Yungas of Argentina, due to the number and variety of species present. In addition, it has trails that allow you to walk through its different environments.

As the number of species recorded is high, I will only mention a few of interest to serve as an orientation:
- By the recreational area of the Aguas Negras section, you can see the red-crested finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus), the stripe-crowned sparrow (Arremon dorbignii) and the plumbeous black-tyrant (Knipolegus cabanisi). And in the surrounding area, you can often see the colourful Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) and blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui).
- The black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) often perches on the rocks of the Aguas Negras stream.
- Amongst the Columbiformes, the Yungas dove (Leptotila megalura) is common, but should not be confused with the white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi), which is also present. And among the Galliformes, the Yungas guan (Penelope bridgesi) is abundant.
- As for the woodpeckers, there is an abundance of the smoky-brown woodpecker (Leuconotopicus fumigatus) and the dot-fronted woodpecker (Veniliornis frontalis). And as for the woodcreepers, the eastern olivaceous woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) and the black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus).
- Among the birds of prey, the short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is common and the unmistakable swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) can be seen high up.
- On different trails you can see the white-browed brushfinch (Arremon torquatus), streaked xenops (Xenops rutilus) and ochre-cheeked spinetail (Synallaxis scutata). The pale-legged warbler (Myiothlypis signata) can also be seen, which differs from the two-banded warbler (Myiothlypis bivittata), which is also found in the park, due to its more pronounced eyebrow.