Patagonia: keyed to the endemics and specialities of the region, including Hooded Grebe, the recently rediscovered Austral Rail, Magellanic Plover, and much more.

27 Nov-17 Dec 00.

Price:  US$3,000.

Puerto Madryn & Trelew: Chubut Steamerduck, Band-tailed Earthcreeper, Patagonian Canastero, White-throated Cachalote, Rusty-backed Monjita and Carbonated Sierra-finch. Also: Elegant Crested-Tinamou, Darwin's Nothura, Burrowing Parrot, Snowy Sheathbill, Patagonian Sierra-finch, Lesser Rhea and Tawny-throated Dotterel.

San Antonio Oeste (drive from previous area): many of same species, plus Sandy Gallito, Hudson's Black-tyrant and Yellow Cardinal (latter two difficult). Five days for this and the previous area. 

Calafate, Rio Gallegos, Glacier National Park and Strobel Plateau (flight): Hooded Grebe, Austral Rail, Chocolate-vented Tyrant, Magellanic Plover, Austral Canastero, Canary-winged Finch, Spectacled Duck, Rufous-tailed Plantcutter, Patagonian Yellow-finch, Canary-winged Finch and Cinnamon-bellied Ground-tyrant. Patagonian Tinamou is a very difficult possibility. Six days. 

Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia (flight): Ruddy-headed Goose, Magellanic Plover, White-bellied Seedsnipe, Yellow-bridled Finch, Upland Goose, Magellanic Woodpecker, steamerducks, Patagonian Tyrant, seabirds (petrels, Magellanic Diving-petrel, possibility of Gentoo Penguin). Six days. 

Other days in Buenos Aires region. Spp. from Wheatley.

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