Site Report: Valdes Peninsula, Argentina

Punta Piramedes, Peninsula Valdez

Old Airplane

Large Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Southern Elephant Seal, Peninsula Valdez

Patagonian Mockingbird, Peninsula Valdez

Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus melanops)

Mourning Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus fruticeti) Female

A dry peninsula surrounded by cool Atlantic waters.

Map of Site Report: Valdes Peninsula, Argentina

Kingdom: Animals (10 records, 5 images)

Phylum: Chordates (10 records, 5 images)

Class: Birds (6 records, 2 images)

Order: Parrots (1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Burrowing Parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Penguins
- Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Patagonian Mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Class: Mammals (3 records, 2 images)

Order: Armadillos (1 record)
- Family: Armadillos
- Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Order: Carnivorans (2 records)
- Family: Otariidae
- South American Sea Lion (Otaria byronia)
- Family: Phocidae
- Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)

Class: Reptiles (1 record, 1 image)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Liolaemidae
- Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus melanops)