Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Chile • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Baird's Sandpiper
Latin: Calidris bairdii
Other: Playero de Baird (Es)
Family: Scolopacidae • Sandpipers
Range: Americas
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Nice shot of a Baird’s Sandpiper in the Salar de Atacama, Chile, sent in by Dirk.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Chile • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Andean Coot
Latin: Fulica ardesiaca
Other: Focha andina
Family: Rallidae - Rails, Coots
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Many thanks to Dirk for sending in this nice photo of an Andean Coot at the Salar de Atacama, Chile.

Bill and frontal shield can vary in colour from yellow and red to white. See below for paler variants.More photos...

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Chile/Bolivia • March 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Red Backed Sierra Finch
Latin: Phrygilus dorsalis
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Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers, Sierra Finches
Range: Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Thanks to Dirk for sending in this pic of a Red-Backed Sierra Finch, spotted on the border of Chile and Bolivia at 4000m in March.