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| Conservation charity | |
| Founded | 28 July 1916 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Website | Official website |
Aves Argentinas-Asociación Ornitológica del Plata (Argentinean Birds-Ornithological Society of Argentina) is Argentina's main bird conservation charity. It was founded in 1916.
Aves Argentinas was first created as Sociedad Ornitológica del Plata, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 July 1916. The foundation document was signed by Eduardo L. Holmberg, Ángel Gallardo, Roberto Dabbene, Martín Doello Jurado, Juan Bautista Ambrosetti, Carlos Luis Spegazzini, Pedro Serié, Pedro Segundo Casal, Fernando Lahille, Santiago Pozzi, Antonio Pozzi, Juan Brèthes, Julio Koslovsky, Demetrio Rodríguez, F. Manuel Rodríguez, Luis F. Delétang, Carlos A. Marelli, Juan José Nágera, Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Héctor Ambrosetti, and Arturo Germán Frers. Later, Sociedad Ornitológica del Plata change its name to Asociación Ornitológica del Plata (AOP) and became the most important Argentinean NGO devoted to the study and conservation of birds. The change of its name to Aves Argentinas-Asociación Ornitológica del Plata (AA-AOP), which took place during the first decade of the 21st century, was intended to convey in a quicker fashion the interests of the organization. Aves Argentinas-AOP's headquarters are currently located at 1248 Matheu street in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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