Argentina - Cordoba Extension 2026

06 Jan 2026 - 10 Jan 2026 (5 days)

USD3,100 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Forrest Rowland

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change* **Argentina is experiencing significant hyperinflation making accurate price estimation impossible**

Tour price (Per person): USD3,100 * GBP2,475 * EUR2,978 * AUD4,774

Can be linked with: Argentina - Northwest Endemics 2026

Our Cordoba Endemics Extension targets some of the least-known birds and least-visited areas of Argentina. The geographically isolated Cordoba Hills are a haven of endemicity where we can expect to find the endemic Olrog’s and Cordoba Cinclodes. The nearby salt pans and lakes of Salinas Grande and Mar Chiquita offer up numerous flamingos and the highly localised Salinas Monjita. Visiting some highly accessible and largely unspoilt habitats, this short tour provides the perfect opportunity to clear up the region’s endemics and enjoy excellent sightings of otherwise difficult species.

Top Birds

Olrog’s & Cordoba Cinclodes; Salinas Monjita; Puna Canastero; Tataupa & Brushland Tinamous; Black-bodied Woodpecker; Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper; Spot-winged Falconet; Olive-crowned Crescentchest; Crested Hornero; Straneck’s Tyrannulet; White-banded Mockingbird; Rufous-banded Miner; Subtropical Doradito; Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant; Red-tailed Comet; Blue-tufted Starthroat; Andean Swift; Suiriri Flycatcher; Hellmayr’s Pipit; Band-tailed Sierra Finch; Black-crested Finch; Many-colored Chaco Finch.

Habitats Covered

Woodland, scrub, chaco, mountains, salt pans

Expected Climate

Moderate to cool, can be very hot during the day

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Moderate. Endemic and target focussed trip. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges.

Accommodation

Comfortable, some lodges are simple.

Ease of Birding

Moderate. Most species provide decent visuals in open conditions. But some skulkers and low-density targets.

Other Attractions

Mar Chiquita

Photographic Opportunities

Good to good+. Some species distant, and bright light can be challenging. No dedicated hides.

What our clients say about us

Peter Kaestner
FO, Argentina 2022

Peter is an excellent guide! He’s very friendly and did an excellent job is solving an problem that came along. PLU, He knows the birds well and would help us key in on the differences. I will go with him again! Pablo was our local guide and did a phenomenal job as well.

Stephan Lorenz
TM, Argentina 2023

This trip was excellent, the guide excellent, and the group experience was great.

Peter Kaestner
GL & CL, Argentina 2022

Peter Kaestner was an excellent guide, combining outstanding bird-finding and identification abilities, capable and efficient logistical planning, and strong social and interpersonal skills. One especially commendable feature of Peter's bird guiding is his limiting of playback to the minimum needed for the bird to come out and be seen by the whole group (rather than for optimal photos or prolonged views), thereby minimizing disturbance to what are often localized or threatened bird species. We hope that other Rockjumper guides will adopt Peter's approach.

Peter Kaestner
LE, Argentina 2022

It was an honor and a pleasure to travel with Peter Kaestner, an uncommonly quiet but knowledgeable, dedicated, focused, transparent, kind and caring individual, with a sense of humor and a willingness to take the group's wants and needs into account when issues arose. The whole tour was a rich and rewarding experience!

Peter Kaestner
SG, Argentina 2022

Peter Kaestner was completely committed to getting every bird possible on both tours. He was sensitive to all the needs of the participants and worked tirelessly on what could have been potentially serious limitations to the logistics. Getting the chauffeur/vehicle company to recognize the needs of a birding tour was difficult. And because of lack of flexibility in overtime use of the driver and deviations from an original itinerary, Peter had to work hard to make sure we had opportunities for every bird regardless. He was uncommonly successful in achieving these results.

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