Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve

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Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve

Overview

This reserve lies in downtown Buenos Aires. Really easy to access from all the important hotels in downtown Buenos Aires. In winter ussualy I'm able to count up to 80 species and this rises up 110 in summer.

Birds

Notable Species

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During the year it opens from 08:00 to 18:00 and in summer the opening hours extend to 19:00.

Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

White-tufted Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, Cocoi Heron, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Maguari Stork, Bare-faced Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Southern Screamer, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Coscoroba Swan, Black-necked Swan, Yellow-billed Pintail, Speckled Teal, Red Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Silver Teal, Rosy-billed Pochard, Brazilian Teal, Ringed Teal, Black-headed Duck, Argentine Ruddy-Duck, Harris's Hawk, Snail Kite, Long-winged Harrier, Rufous-thighed Goshawk, Roadside Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Giant Wood-Rail, Grey-necked Wood-Rail, Plumbeous Rail, Rufous-sided Crake, Red-gartered Coot, White-winged Coot, Red-fronted Coot, Common Gallinule, Spot-flanked Gallinule, Wattled Jacana, South-American Painted-Snipe, White-backed Stilt, Southern Lapwing, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Kelp Gull, Brown-hooded Gull, Snowy-crowned Tern, South American Tern, Picazuro Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Nanday Parakeet, Monk Parakeet, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Guira Cuckoo, Striped Cuckoo, Glittering-bellied Emerald., Gilded Sapphire, Field Flicker, Golden-breasted Flicker, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Rufous Hornero, Sulphur-throated Spinetail, Wren-like Rushbird, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Chicli Spinetail, Freckle-breasted Thornbird, Rufous-capped Antshrike, Spectacled Tyrant, Blue-billed Black Tyrant, Streaked Flycatcher, Black-backed Water Tyrant, Many-coloured Rush Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Bran-coloured Flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Warbling Doradito, White-crested Tyrannulet, Grey-crowned Tyrannulet, Small-billed Elaenia, Grey-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Blue & White Swallow, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, White-banded Mockingbird, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Golden-crowned Warbler, Masked Yellowthroat, White-lined Tanager, Diademed Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Golden-billed Saltator, Red-crested Cardinal, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Blue-black Grassquit, Double-collared Seedeater, Rusty-collared Seedeater, Grassland Yellow Finch, Saffron Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Cinnamon Warbling Finch, Black & Rufous Warbling Finch, Black-capped Warbling Finch, Great Pampa Finch, Hooded Siskin, Solitary Cacique, Epaulet Oriole, Screaming Cowbird, Shiny Cowbird, Bay-winged Cowbird, Yellow-winged Blackbird, Bonaparte's Blackbird, House Sparrow, Common Starling

Other Wildlife

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Site Information

History and Use

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Areas of Interest

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Access and Facilities

There are two entrances: 1. At the corner of Av. Brasil and Av. Tristan Achaval Rodriguez where you'll find a sculpture from Lola Mora called 'Las Nereidas'. 2. At the corner of Viamonte street and Av. Tristan Achaval Rodriguez. First one is the main entrance but both are excellent ways to get into the reserve.

About security I can only say that I don't know of cases of robbery and ussually my friends and I tend to walk with our equipment (binoculars and cameras) in plain view. There are police officers at both entrances and also there are park guards walking along the paths. Only advice I would give is to take out your binoculars at the reserve because there are less security outside.

Contact Details

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External Links

Here are two interesting webpages: http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/med_ambiente/reserva/?menu_id=2486

http://www2.medioambiente.gov.ar/recursos_acuaticos/ramsar/costanera_sur.htm

Content and images originally posted by Fritz73

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Reviews

Fritz73's review This is a species list of birds seen by me in October 2005:

White-tufted Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Great Grebe Neotropic Cormorant Cocoi Heron Rufescent Tiger-Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Striated Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Maguari Stork Bare-faced Ibis White-faced Ibis Southern Screamer Fulvous Whistling-Duck White-faced Whistling-Duck Coscoroba Swan Black-necked Swan Yellow-billed Pintail Speckled Teal Red Shoveler Cinnamon Teal Silver Teal Rosy-billed Pochard Brazilian Teal Ringed Teal Black-headed Duck Argentine Ruddy-Duck Harris's Hawk Snail Kite Long-winged Harrier Rufous-thighed Goshawk Roadside Hawk Southern Crested-Caracara Chimango Caracara Giant Wood-Rail Grey-necked Wood-Rail Plumbeous Rail Rufous-sided Crake Red-gartered Coot White-winged Coot Red-fronted Coot Common Gallinule Spot-flanked Gallinule Wattled Jacana South-American Painted-Snipe White-backed Stilt Southern Lapwing Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Kelp Gull Brown-hooded Gull Snowy-crowned Tern South American Tern Picazuro Pigeon Rock Pigeon Eared Dove Picui Ground-Dove White-tipped Dove White-eyed Parakeet Nanday Parakeet Monk Parakeet Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Guira Cuckoo Striped Cuckoo Glittering-bellied Emerald Gilded Sapphire Field Flicker Golden-breasted Flicker Narrow-billed Woodcreeper Bar-winged Cinclodes Rufous Hornero Sulphur-throated Spinetail Wren-like Rushbird Sooty-fronted Spinetail Chicli Spinetail Freckle-breasted Thornbird Rufous-capped Antshrike Spectacled Tyrant Blue-billed Black Tyrant Streaked Flycatcher Black-backed Water Tyrant Many-coloured Rush Tyrant Cattle Tyrant Yellow-browed Tyrant Great Kiskadee Tropical Kingbird Fork-tailed Flycatcher Bran-coloured Flycatcher Vermilion Flycatcher Warbling Doradito White-crested Tyrannulet Grey-crowned Tyrannulet Small-billed Elaenia Grey-breasted Martin Brown-chested Martin White-rumped Swallow Blue & White Swallow Plush-crested Jay House Wren White-banded Mockingbird Chalk-browed Mockingbird Creamy-bellied Thrush Rufous-bellied Thrush Masked Gnatcatcher Red-eyed Vireo Golden-crowned Warbler Masked Yellowthroat White-lined Tanager Diademed Tanager Sayaca Tanager Golden-billed Saltator Red-crested Cardinal Yellow-billed Cardinal Ultramarine Grosbeak Blue-black Grassquit Double-collared Seedeater Rusty-collared Seedeater Grassland Yellow Finch Saffron Finch Rufous-collared Sparrow Cinnamon Warbling Finch Black & Rufous Warbling Finch Black-capped Warbling Finch Great Pampa Finch Hooded Siskin Solitary Cacique Epaulet Oriole Screaming Cowbird Shiny Cowbird Bay-winged Cowbird Yellow-winged Blackbird Bonaparte's Blackbird House Sparrow Common Starling