Nov 4, 2023 · Environment

Birdwatching with COA Colibrí at Lo de Urriza

We welcomed COA Colibrí from Hurlingham to the Lo de Urriza museum for a day of birdwatching and surveying the plants and wildlife on the grounds.

Group of birdwatchers with binoculars under the trees
Representative image. Photo: Héctor Gonda.
Whistling heron perched high in a tala treeFork-tailed flycatcher and saffron finch on a branchSaffron finch on a branchPainted lady among the leaves

On November 4, 2023, the Lo de Urriza museum welcomed COA Colibrí (Hurlingham), part of the Aves Argentinas National Network of Birdwatching Clubs. The club organizes joint outings and collaborative birdwatching in the nature reserves and protected areas of the region.

During the day we walked the tala woodland and grassland on the grounds and studied the local plants and wildlife. Every record adds to what we know about the habitat we protect, which is also home to the tala orchid.

Species recorded on the grounds

Birds

  • Whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
  • Fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana)
  • Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
  • Green-barred woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
  • Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)

Butterflies

  • Painted lady (Vanessa sp.)