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CHILE BIRD CHECKLIST

NEOTROPICS
CHILE

# Species:514
# Excl Vagrants:421
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:65

OTHER COUNTRIESIN THE NEOTROPICS

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor32
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal26
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only6
{}Casual/Vagrant43
[]Accidental50

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened37
VVulnerable24
ENEndangered9
CRCritically Endangered4

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

List of all species known to occur in the country. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Rheas: Rheidae

1Lesser RheaRhea pennataCA,LNP,PU,PV,TDP

 
Tinamous: Tinamidae

2Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandiiCA,LNP,PU
3Patagonian TinamouTinamotis ingoufi 
4Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegans 
5Darwin's NothuraNothura darwinii 
6Andean TinamouNothoprocta pentlandii 
7Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornataCA,LNP,PU
8Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicariaFS,LCNP,PY,VC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

9White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata 
10{Black-bellied Whistling-Duck}Dendrocygna autumnalis 
11{Fulvous Whistling-Duck}Dendrocygna bicolor 
12Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphusMany
13Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscorobaCNP,PV,SDR,TDP,VP
14Andean GooseOressochen melanopteraCA,FS,LNP,PU
15Upland GooseChloephaga pictaPV,SDR,TDP,VC
16Kelp GooseChloephaga hybridaCNP,PV,SDR
17Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephalaPV,TDP
18Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidicepsPV
19Flying Steamer-DuckTachyeres patachonicusPV,PY,TDP
20Flightless Steamer-DuckTachyeres pteneresCNP,PV,SDR
21Chiloe Steamer-Duck**Tachyeres * 
22Crested DuckLophonetta specularioidesCA,LNP,PU,PV,TDP
23Spectacled DuckSpeculanas specularisCNP,PV,TDP,VC
24Muscovy DuckCairina moschataCNP
25Torrent DuckMerganetta armataLNP,PU,PY,TDP,VC
26Silver TealSpatula versicolorCNP,PV,TDP
27Puna TealSpatula punaAA,CA,LNP,PU
28{Blue-winged Teal}Spatula discors 
29Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraMany
30Red ShovelerSpatula plataleaPV,TDP
31Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrixMany
32White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisAA,CA,CH,TDP
33Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaMany
34Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostrisMany
35[Southern Pochard]Netta erythrophthalma 
36Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposacaCA,PV,TDP
37Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapillaTDP
38Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis 
39Andean DuckOxyura ferrugineaCA,LNP,PU,TDP
40Lake DuckOxyura vittataCNP,TDP

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

41California QuailCallipepla californicaFS,LCNP,PY,VC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

42Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
43[Spot-winged Pigeon]Patagioenas maculosaCA,CH,LNP,PU
44Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucanaMany
45[Ruddy Ground Dove]Columbina talpacoti 
46Picui Ground DoveColumbina picuiCNP,FS,LCNP,VC,VP
47Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaAA,CA,CH,LNP,PU
48Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliaeCA,CH,LNP,PU
49Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanopteraMany
50Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraCA,LNP,PU
51West Peruvian DoveZenaida melodaMany
52White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica 
53Eared DoveZenaida auriculataMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

54Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisCH
55Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus 
56[Yellow-billed Cuckoo]Coccyzus americanusCH

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

57[Lesser Nighthawk]Chordeiles acutipennis 
58Tschudi's NightjarQuechuavis decussataCH,PU
59Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

60{Chimney Swift}Chaetura pelagicaCH
61Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolusAA,CH,LNP,PU

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

62Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansCA,PU
63Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodesMany
64Red-tailed CometSappho sparganurus 
65Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estellaCA,LNP,PU
66White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurusFS,LCNP
67Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi 
68Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigasCA,FS,LCNP,LNP,PU
69Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraAA,CH,PU
70Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperAA,CA,CH,PU
71Chilean WoodstarEulidia yarrelliiAA,CH

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

72Austral RailRallus antarcticusTDP
73[Spotted Rail]Pardirallus maculatus 
74Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentusMany
75Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanopsCNP,LCNP,PY
76Common GallinuleGallinula galeataAA,CA,CH,LNP
77Red-fronted CootFulica rufifronsCNP,VP
78Horned CootFulica cornutaCA,LNP
79Giant CootFulica giganteaCA,LNP,PU
80Red-gartered CootFulica armillataCNP,FS,PV,TDP,VP
81Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaCA,LNP,PU
82White-winged CootFulica leucopteraCNP,PV,TDP
83{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinicaAA
84Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis 
85{Dot-winged Crake}Laterallus spiloptera 

 
Magellanic Plover: Pluvianellidae

86Magellanic PloverPluvianellus socialisPV

 
Sheathbills: Chionidae

87Snowy SheathbillChionis albus 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

88Peruvian Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus superciliarisAA,CH

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

89Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus 
90Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andinaCA,LNP,PU

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

91American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusAA,CNP,IQ,SDR,VP
92Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus aterMany
93Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodusCNP,PV,SDR,TDP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

94/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola 
95/American Golden-Plover/Pluvialis dominicaAA,CA,LNP,PU
96Tawny-throated DotterelOreopholus ruficollisCA,PV,TDP
97Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiCA,FS,LNP,PU
98Rufous-chested DotterelZonibyx modestusCNP,PV,SDR,TDP
99KilldeerCharadrius vociferusAA
100/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatusAA,LNP
101Southern LapwingVanellus chilensisMany
102Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensCA,LNP,PU
103[Wilson's Plover]Anarhynchus wilsonia 
104Collared PloverAnarhynchus collaris 
105Puna PloverAnarhynchus alticolaCA,LNP,PU
106Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicusCNP,PV,TDP
107Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosusAA,CNP

 
Seedsnipes: Thinocoridae

108Rufous-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis gayiCA,LNP,PU,TDP
109White-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis malouinus 
110Gray-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianusCA,FS,LNP,PU,TDP
111Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorusCA,CNP,PV,TDP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

112South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollaris 

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

113[Wattled Jacana]Jacana jacana 

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

114|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaAA,CA
115/Hudsonian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusMany
116/Hudsonian Godwit/Limosa haemasticaCNP,LNP
117{Marbled Godwit}Limosa fedoa 
118[Short-billed Dowitcher]Limnodromus griseus 
119Fuegian SnipeGallinago stricklandii 
120Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis 
121Puna SnipeGallinago andinaCA,LNP,PU
122Magellanic SnipeGallinago magellanicaCNP,FS,PV,TDP
123/Wilson's Phalarope/Phalaropus tricolorMany
124/Red Phalarope/Phalaropus fulicariusIQ,SDR,VP
125/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusIQ
126/Spotted Sandpiper/Actitis maculariusAA,IQ
127{Solitary Sandpiper}Tringa solitariaCA
128{Wandering Tattler}Tringa incana 
129/Lesser Yellowlegs/Tringa flavipesMany
130/Willet/Tringa semipalmataAA
131/Greater Yellowlegs/Tringa melanoleucaMany
132/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresAA,IQ,VP
133Red KnotCalidris canutusAA
134/Surfbird/Calidris virgataAA,VP
135/Stilt Sandpiper/Calidris himantopus 
136{Buff-breasted Sandpiper}Calidris subruficollis 
137/Sanderling/Calidris albaAA,CNP,VP
138[Dunlin]Calidris alpina 
139/Baird's Sandpiper/Calidris bairdiiMany
140/White-rumped Sandpiper/Calidris fuscicollisLNP,PV,TDP
141/Least Sandpiper/Calidris minutillaAA,CA
142/Pectoral Sandpiper/Calidris melanotosCA,LNP
143{Western Sandpiper}Calidris mauriAA
144/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusillaAA

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

145#Long-tailed Jaeger#Stercorarius longicaudusIQ,VP
146#Parasitic Jaeger#Stercorarius parasiticusIQ,SDR,VP
147#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinusIQ,VP
148Great SkuaStercorarius skua 
149Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensisMany
150Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus 
151South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormickiVP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

152{Swallow-tailed Gull}Creagrus furcatusIQ,VP
153{Sabine's Gull}Xema sabiniIQ,VP
154Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusAA,CA,CH,LNP,PU
155Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennisMany
156{Gray-hooded Gull}Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusAA
157Gray GullLeucophaeus modestusAA,CH,IQ,VP
158Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbiiPV,SDR,TDP
159{Laughing Gull}Leucophaeus atricilla 
160/Franklin's Gull/Leucophaeus pipixcanMany
161Belcher's GullLarus belcheriAA,CH,IQ
162Kelp GullLarus dominicanusMany
163/Black Skimmer/Rynchops nigerAA,VP
164#Blue-billed White-Tern#Gygis candida 
165Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
166[Black Noddy]Anous minutus 
167Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusIQ
168[Bridled Tern]Onychoprion anaethetus 
169[Least Tern]Sternula antillarum 
170Peruvian TernSternula lorataIQ
171Inca TernLarosterna incaAA,IQ,VP
172[Black Tern]Chlidonias nigerIQ
173Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeauiCNP,SDR,VP
174/Arctic Tern/Sterna paradisaeaIQ,VP
175South American TernSterna hirundinaceaMany
176#Antarctic Tern#Sterna vittata 
177/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoAA,IQ,VP
178/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegansAA,CNP,SDR,VP
179{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensis 
180[Royal Tern]Thalasseus maximus 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

181Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisCA,LNP,PU,PV,TDP
182Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusCA,LNP,PU
183James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesiCA,LNP,PU

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

184White-tufted GrebeRollandia rollandMany
185Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsCNP,PY,VP
186Great GrebePodiceps majorMany
187Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalisMany
188Hooded GrebePodiceps gallardoiTDP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

189#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
190Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusVP
191Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda 

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

192King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusPV
193[Emperor Penguin]Aptenodytes forsteri 
194Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua 
195Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticus 
196{Little Penguin}Eudyptula minor 
197Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiIQ,SDR,VP
198Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusCNP,PV,SDR,VP
199Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus 
200Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

201#Northern Royal Albatross#Diomedea sanfordiVP
202#Southern Royal Albatross#Diomedea epomophoraVP
203#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulansCNP
204#Antipodean Albatross#Diomedea antipodensisVP
205{Waved Albatross}Phoebastria irrorataIQ,VP
206[Sooty Albatross]Phoebetria fusca 
207#Light-mantled Albatross#Phoebetria palpebrata 
208{Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross}Thalassarche chlororhynchos 
209Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaVP
210#Buller's Albatross#Thalassarche bulleriIQ,VP
211{White-capped Albatross}Thalassarche cautaVP
212#Salvin's Albatross#Thalassarche salviniCNP,IQ,VP
213#Chatham Albatross#Thalassarche eremitaIQ,VP
214Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisCNP,IQ,PV,SDR,VP

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

215Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusCNP,IQ,PV,SDR,VP
216Pincoya Storm-PetrelOceanites pincoyaeSDR
217#Elliot's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites gracilisAA,IQ,VP
218#Gray-backed Storm-Petrel#Garrodia nereisVP
219#White-faced Storm-Petrel#Pelagodroma marina 
220White-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta grallaria 
221#Black-bellied Storm-Petrel#Fregetta tropica 
222Polynesian Storm-PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosa 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

223Ringed Storm-PetrelHydrobates hornbyiIQ
224Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethysIQ
225Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhamiAA,CH,IQ

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

226Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteusCNP,IQ,PV,SDR,VP
227#Northern Giant-Petrel#Macronectes halliIQ,SDR,VP
228Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoidesCNP,IQ,PV,SDR,VP
229[Antarctic Petrel]Thalassoica antarctica 
230Pintado PetrelDaption capenseIQ,PV,VP
231{Kerguelen Petrel}Aphrodroma brevirostris 
232Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera 
233Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta 
234Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana 
235#White-headed Petrel#Pterodroma lessonii 
236{Mottled Petrel}Pterodroma inexpectata 
237Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externaSDR,VP
238#Cook's Petrel#Pterodroma cookii 
239Masatierra PetrelPterodroma defilippianaIQ,VP
240Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucoptera 
241Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostris 
242Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea 
243[Fairy Prion]Pachyptila turtur 
244Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata 
245Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata 
246Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheriCNP,VP
247#Gray Petrel#Procellaria cinerea 
248#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialisCNP,IQ,PV,SDR,VP
249{Parkinson's Petrel}Procellaria parkinsoni 
250#Westland Petrel#Procellaria westlandicaCNP,IQ,VP
251Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopusCNP,IQ,SDR,VP
252[Flesh-footed Shearwater]Ardenna carneipes 
253#Great Shearwater#Ardenna gravisVP
254#Buller's Shearwater#Ardenna bulleriVP
255Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseusMany
256{Manx Shearwater}Puffinus puffinusIQ,SDR,VP
257{Subantarctic Shearwater}Puffinus elegansVP
258Peruvian Diving-PetrelPelecanoides garnotiiAA,IQ,VP
259Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix 
260Magellanic Diving-PetrelPelecanoides magellaniPV,SDR

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

261[Maguari Stork]Ciconia maguari 
262[Wood Stork]Mycteria americana 

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

263Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens 
264Great FrigatebirdFregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

265{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
266{Brown Booby}Sula leucogasterIQ
267Masked BoobySula dactylatraVP
268Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxii 
269Peruvian BoobySula variegataMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

270Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardiAA,CNP,IQ,SDR,VP
271Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianusMany
272Magellanic CormorantLeucocarbo magellanicusCNP,PV,SDR,TDP
273Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorumAA,IQ,VP
274Imperial CormorantLeucocarbo atricepsCNP,PV,SDR,TDP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

275White-faced IbisPlegadis chihiCNP,PY
276Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayiCA,CH,LNP,PU
277Plumbeous IbisTheristicus caerulescens 
278Buff-necked IbisTheristicus caudatus 
279Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopisMany
280/Andean Ibis/Theristicus branickiiCH,PU
281{Roseate Spoonbill}Platalea ajajaAA

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

282Stripe-backed BitternBotaurus involucris 
283Least BitternBotaurus exilis 
284{Yellow-crowned Night Heron}Nyctanassa violacea 
285Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
286Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaAA,CA,CH,LNP,PU
287/Tricolored Heron/Egretta tricolor 
288Snowy EgretEgretta thulaMany
289{Striated Heron}Butorides striata 
290Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
291Great EgretArdea albaMany
292Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiLCNP,VC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

293{Brown Pelican}Pelecanus occidentalis 
294Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusAA,CNP,IQ,SDR,VP

 
New World Vultures: Cathartidae

295Andean CondorVultur gryphusMany
296Black VultureCoragyps atratusMany
297Turkey VultureCathartes auraMany
298Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

299/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus 

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

300White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusMany
301Chilean HawkAstur chilensisMany
302{Long-winged Harrier}Circus buffoni 
303Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusMany
304[Roadside Hawk]Rupornis magnirostrisCA
305Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusMany
306Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaMany
307Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucusMany
308White-throated HawkButeo albigulaMany
309{Swainson's Hawk}Buteo swainsoni 
310Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralisPY,TDP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

311American Barn OwlTyto furcataMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

312Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicusMany
313Ferruginous Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium brasilianum 
314Austral Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nanaMany
315Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumCH,PU
316Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaAA,CA,CH,LCNP,PU
317Rufous-legged OwlStrix rufipesCNP,LCNP,PY,TDP,VC
318Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusCNP,PV,PY,TDP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

319Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataCNP,PY,SDR,TDP
320[Green Kingfisher]Chloroceryle americana 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

321Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignariusMany
322Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicusCNP,PY,TDP,VC
323Chilean FlickerColaptes pitiusMany
324Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaCA,LNP,PU

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

325[Laughing Falcon]Herpetotheres cachinnans 
326Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriwayMany
327Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimangoMany
328Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterusMany
329White-throated CaracaraDaptrius albogularisTDP
330Striated CaracaraDaptrius australis 
331American KestrelFalco sparveriusMany
332Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisMany
333[Orange-breasted Falcon]Falco deiroleucusCA
334Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

335Gray-hooded ParakeetPsilopsiagon aymara 
336Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifronsCA,FS,LNP,PU
337Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusCA,FS,LCNP
338Austral ParakeetEnicognathus ferrugineusCNP,PY,TDP,VC
339Slender-billed ParakeetEnicognathus leptorhynchusCNP,PY
340Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonusVC

 
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae

341Chestnut-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos castaneusVC
342Black-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos tarniiCNP,PY
343Moustached TurcaPteroptochos megapodiusFS,LCNP
344White-throated TapaculoScelorchilus albicollisFS,LCNP
345Chucao TapaculoScelorchilus rubeculaCNP,PY,VC
346Ochre-flanked TapaculoEugralla paradoxaCNP,PY
347Dusky TapaculoScytalopus fuscusFS,LCNP,VC
348Magellanic TapaculoScytalopus magellanicusCNP,FS,PY,TDP,VC

 
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers: Furnariidae

349Slender-billed MinerGeositta tenuirostris 
350Common MinerGeositta cuniculariaLNP,PU,PV,PY,TDP
351Puna MinerGeositta punensisCA,LNP,PU
352Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennisCA,FS,LCNP,TDP
353Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaAA,CA,CH,LNP,PU
354Short-billed MinerGeositta antarcticaPV,TDP
355Creamy-rumped MinerGeositta isabellinaCA,FS
356White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhichas albogularisCNP,LCNP,PY,TDP,VC
357[Rock Earthcreeper]Ochetorhynchus andaecola 
358Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudusCA,LNP,PU
359Band-tailed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus phoenicurusTDP
360Crag ChiliaOchetorhynchus melanurusFS,LCNP
361Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanopsCA,CNP,TDP
362Patagonian Forest EarthcreeperUpucerthia saturatiorCNP,LCNP
363Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetariaMany
364White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaLNP,PU
365Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostrisLNP,PU
366Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscusMany
367Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticus 
368Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventrisCA,LNP,PU
369Gray-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaletiMany
370White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensisCA,LNP,PU
371Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicusMany
372Seaside CinclodesCinclodes nigrofumosusAA,VP
373Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicaudaMany
374Masafuera RayaditoAphrastura masafuerae 
375Des Murs's WiretailSylviorthorhynchus desmursiiCNP,LCNP,PY,VC
376Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloidesMany
377Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataCA,LNP,PU
378Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicola 
379Dark-winged CanasteroAsthenes arequipaeLNP,PU
380Austral CanasteroAsthenes anthoidesPV,TDP
381Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modestaMany
382Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeucaFS,LCNP,TDP
383Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaLNP,PU
384Dusky-tailed CanasteroPseudasthenes humicolaFS,LCNP

 
Cotingas: Cotingidae

385Rufous-tailed PlantcutterPhytotoma raraMany

 
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyrannidae

386Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastraCA,CNP,TDP
387Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesCH,PU
388Yellow-billed Tit-TyrantAnairetes flavirostrisCH,LNP,PU
389Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulusMany
390Juan Fernandez Tit-TyrantAnairetes fernandezianus 
391Ticking DoraditoPseudocolopteryx citreola 
392Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster 
393White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsMany
394Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensAA,CH,PU
395[Western Wood-Pewee]Contopus sordidulusCH
396Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusAA,CA,CH,PU
397Austral NegritoLessonia rufaCNP,LCNP,PV,PY,TDP
398Andean NegritoLessonia oreasCA,LNP,PU
399Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatusCA,CNP,TDP,VC
400Spot-billed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maculirostrisMany
401Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensisCA,LNP,PU
402Cinereous Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola cinereusCA,FS,LNP
403White-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albifronsLNP,PU
404Ochre-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola flavinuchaMany
405Rufous-naped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola rufivertexCA,FS,LNP,PU
406Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianusMany
407White-browed Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola albiloraCA,FS,PY,TDP
408Plain-capped Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinus 
409Cinnamon-bellied Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratusCA,FS,PU,PV,TDP
410Black-fronted Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola frontalisCA,FS,PU
411[Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant]Cnemarchus rufipennis 
412Fire-eyed DiuconPyrope pyropeMany
413Chocolate-vented TyrantNeoxolmis rufiventrisPV,TDP
414Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanusMany
415White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaCA,LNP,PU
416Great Shrike-TyrantAgriornis lividusFS,LCNP,PY,TDP
417Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterusCA,CH,LNP,PU,TDP
418Patagonian TyrantColorhamphus parvirostrisMany
419d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoidesLNP,PU
420White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrysLNP,PU
421{Short-tailed Field Tyrant}Muscigralla brevicauda 
422[Rufous Casiornis]Casiornis rufusPU
423[Great Kiskadee]Pitangus sulphuratusCA
424[Streaked Flycatcher]Myiodynastes maculatus 
425{Tropical Kingbird}Tyrannus melancholicusCA,PU
426{Eastern Kingbird}Tyrannus tyrannusCA,CH
427[Fork-tailed Flycatcher]Tyrannus savanaCA

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

428Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis 
429Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

430/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaCA,CH,LNP,PU,TDP
431(Chilean Swallow)Tachycineta leucopygaMany
432{Gray-breasted Martin}Progne chalybea 
433[Southern Martin]Progne elegansCA
434{Peruvian Martin}Progne murphyi 
435{Brown-chested Martin}Progne taperaCH
436(Blue-and-white Swallow)Pygochelidon cyanoleucaMany
437[Tawny-headed Swallow]Alopochelidon fucata 
438Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaAA,CA,LNP,PU
439/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
440/Cliff Swallow/Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaCA,CH,LNP,PU

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

441Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculusMany
442Grass WrenCistothorus platensisCNP,LNP,PV,PY,TDP

 
Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mimidae

443Chilean MockingbirdMimus thencaCNP,FS,LCNP,PY,VC
444Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicusTDP
445Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus 
446[White-banded Mockingbird]Mimus triurusCA
447Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

448[Veery]Catharus fuscescens 
449{Swainson's Thrush}Catharus ustulatusCA,PU
450Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoAA,CA,CH,LNP,PU
451Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandiiMany
452[Creamy-bellied Thrush]Turdus amaurochalinusCA,CH,PU

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

453House SparrowPasser domesticusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

454{Yellowish Pipit}Anthus chii 
455Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianus 
456Correndera PipitAnthus correnderaMany
457Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayri 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

458(Thick-billed Siskin)Spinus crassirostrisFS,PU
459Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusAA,CH,LNP,PU
460Black SiskinSpinus atratusCA,LNP,PU
461(Yellow-rumped Siskin)Spinus uropygialisCA,FS,LNP,PU
462Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatusMany

 
New World Sparrows: Passerellidae

463Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensisMany

 
Troupials and Allies: Icteridae

464{Bobolink}Dolichonyx oryzivorus 
465[White-browed Meadowlark]Leistes superciliaris 
466Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaAA,CH,LNP,PU
467Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loycaMany
468[Baltimore Oriole]Icterus galbula 
469Screaming CowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris 
470Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensisMany
471Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeusMany
472[Grayish Baywing]Agelaioides badius 
473Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thiliusCNP,LCNP,TDP,VC
474[Chestnut-capped Blackbird]Chrysomus ruficapillus 

 
New World Warblers: Parulidae

475[Northern Waterthrush]Parkesia noveboracensis 
476[Tennessee Warbler]Leiothlypis peregrinaPU
477{American Redstart}Setophaga ruticillaPU
478[Blackburnian Warbler]Setophaga fuscaCA
479[Blackpoll Warbler]Setophaga striata 
480[Black-throated Green Warbler]Setophaga virensPU

 
Cardinals and Allies: Cardinalidae

481[Summer Tanager]Piranga rubra 
482[Black-backed Grosbeak]Pheucticus aureoventrisAA

 
Tanagers and Allies: Thraupidae

483[Red-crested Cardinal]Paroaria coronata 
484Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisCA,CH,LNP,PU
485Giant ConebillConirostrum binghami 
486Tamarugo ConebillConirostrum tamarugenseCA,CH,PU
487Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumAA,CH,LNP,PU
488Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventrisLNP,PU
489Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atricepsCA,LNP,PU
490Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayiFS,LCNP,PV,TDP,VC
491Patagonian Sierra FinchPhrygilus patagonicusMany
492Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalisCA
493White-throated Sierra FinchIdiopsar erythronotusLNP,PU
494Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaLNP,PU
495Common Diuca-FinchDiuca diucaMany
496(White-bridled Finch)Melanodera melanoderaPV
497(Yellow-bridled Finch)Melanodera xanthogrammaFS,PY,TDP
498Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolorCA,FS,LNP,PU,TDP
499Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusCA,LNP,PU
500Slender-billed FinchXenospingus concolorAA,CA,CH,PU
501Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinusFS,LCNP,PU,VC
502Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticetiMany
503Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis lutea 
504Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialisCA,LNP,PU
505Greater Yellow-FinchSicalis auriventrisCA,FS
506Greenish Yellow-FinchSicalis olivascensCA,CH,LNP,PU
507Patagonian Yellow-FinchSicalis lebruniPV,TDP
508Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteolaMany
509&Raimondi's Yellow-FinchlSicalis raimondiiCH
510Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaAA,CH,PU
511Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoAA,CH,PU
512Band-tailed SeedeaterCatamenia analisCH,LNP,PU
513Plain-colored SeedeaterCatamenia inornata 
514Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostrisPU

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Arica Area90
Calama Area147
Chaca Area80
Chiloe National Park135
Farellones94
Iquique Pelagics60
La Campana National Park91
Lauca National Park116
Porvenir99
Putre139
Puyehve95
Seno de Reloncavi62
Torres del Paine National Park140
Valparaiso Pelagics102
Vilches80
Total Species514

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.