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

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Lesser RheaRhea pennataRR 
2Ornate TinamouNothoprocta ornataRR 
3Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicariaE 
4Elegant Crested-TinamouEudromia elegansLC 
5Puna TinamouTinamotis pentlandiiRR 
6Patagonian TinamouTinamotis ingoufiNE 
7Andean GooseOressochen melanopteraRR 
8Kelp GooseChloephaga hybridaNE 
9Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephalaNE 
10Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidicepsNE 
11Flying Steamer-DuckTachyeres patachonicusNE 
12Flightless Steamer-DuckTachyeres pteneresNE 
13Spectacled DuckSpeculanas specularisNENT
14Puna TealSpatula punaRR 
15White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensisRR 
16Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis NT
17Andean FlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusRRV
18James's FlamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesiRRNT
19Hooded GrebePodiceps gallardoiNECR
20Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucanaNE 
21Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruzianaRR 
22Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliaeRR 
23Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymaraRR 
24Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostrisRR 
25Tschudi's NightjarSystellura decussataNE 
26Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolusRR 
27Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansRR 
28Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodesNE 
29Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estellaRR 
30Peruvian SheartailThaumastura coraNE 
31Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesperNE 
32Chilean WoodstarEulidia yarrelliiECR
33Austral RailRallus antarcticusNEV
34Common GallinuleGallinula galeataRR 
35Horned CootFulica cornutaRRNT
36Giant CootFulica giganteaRR 
37Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiacaRR 
38Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis EN
39Magellanic PloverPluvianellus socialisNENT
40Snowy SheathbillChionis albusRR 
41Peruvian Thick-kneeHesperoburhinus superciliarisRR 
42Andean AvocetRecurvirostra andinaRR 
43Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodusNE 
44Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchelliiRRNT
45Andean LapwingVanellus resplendensRR 
46Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus NT
47White-bellied SeedsnipeAttagis malouinusNE 
48South American Painted-SnipeNycticryphes semicollarisRR 
49|Upland Sandpiper|Bartramia longicaudaRR 
50Fuegian SnipeGallinago stricklandiiNENT
51Noble SnipeGallinago nobilis NT
52Red KnotCalidris canutus NT
53/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla NT
54#Parasitic Jaeger#Stercorarius parasiticusRR 
55Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusRR 
56South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormickiRR 
57Gray GullLeucophaeus modestusRR 
58Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbiiRR 
59Belcher's GullLarus belcheriRR 
60#White Tern#Gygis albaRR 
61Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusRR 
62Peruvian TernSternula lorataRREN
63Inca TernLarosterna incaNENT
64Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeauiRR 
65#Antarctic Tern#Sterna vittataRR 
66/Elegant Tern/Thalasseus elegans NT
67#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturusRR 
68Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusRR 
69Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricaudaRR 
70King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusRR 
71Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaRR 
72Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticusRR 
73Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldti V
74Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusRRV
75Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeRRV
76#Northern Royal Albatross#Diomedea sanfordi EN
77#Southern Royal Albatross#Diomedea epomophora V
78#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans V
79#Antipodean Albatross#Diomedea antipodensis EN
80#Light-mantled Albatross#Phoebetria palpebrata NT
81Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma EN
82#Buller's Albatross#Thalassarche bulleri NT
83#Salvin's Albatross#Thalassarche salvini V
84#Chatham Albatross#Thalassarche eremita V
85Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusRR 
86Pincoya Storm-PetrelOceanites pincoyaeE 
87#Elliot's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites gracilisRR 
88#Gray-backed Storm-Petrel#Garrodia nereisRR 
89#White-faced Storm-Petrel#Pelagodroma marinaRR 
90White-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta grallariaRR 
91Polynesian Storm-PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosa EN
92Ringed Storm-PetrelHydrobates hornbyiRRNT
93Wedge-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates tethysRR 
94Markham's Storm-PetrelHydrobates markhamiRRNT
95Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglectaRR 
96Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana V
97#White-headed Petrel#Pterodroma lessoniiRR 
98Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externa V
99#Cook's Petrel#Pterodroma cookii V
100Masatierra PetrelPterodroma defilippianaRRV
101Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucoptera V
102Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostris V
103Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolataRR 
104#Gray Petrel#Procellaria cinereaRRNT
105#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialis V
106#Westland Petrel#Procellaria westlandica EN
107Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopus V
108#Buller's Shearwater#Ardenna bulleri V
109Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus NT
110Peruvian Diving-PetrelPelecanoides garnotiiNENT
111Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrixRR 
112Magellanic Diving-PetrelPelecanoides magellaniRR 
113Blue-footed BoobySula nebouxiiRR 
114Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardi NT
115Magellanic CormorantLeucocarbo magellanicusRR 
116Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvillii NT
117Imperial CormorantLeucocarbo atricepsRR 
118Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus NT
119Least BitternIxobrychus exilis  
120Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayiRR 
121/Andean Ibis/Theristicus branickiiRRNT
122Andean CondorVultur gryphus V
123White-tailed KiteElanus leucurusRR 
124Chilean HawkAccipiter chilensisNE 
125Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosomaRR 
126Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralisNEV
127Austral Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium nanaNE 
128Peruvian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium peruanumRR 
129Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicusNE 
130Chilean FlickerColaptes pitiusNE 
131Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaRR 
132White-throated CaracaraDaptrius albogularisNE 
133Striated CaracaraDaptrius australisNENT
134Mountain ParakeetPsilopsiagon aurifronsRR 
135Austral ParakeetEnicognathus ferrugineusNE 
136Slender-billed ParakeetEnicognathus leptorhynchusE 
137Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonusLC 
138Chestnut-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos castaneusNE 
139Black-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos tarniiNE 
140Moustached TurcaPteroptochos megapodiusE 
141White-throated TapaculoScelorchilus albicollisE 
142Chucao TapaculoScelorchilus rubeculaNE 
143Ochre-flanked TapaculoEugralla paradoxaNE 
144Dusky TapaculoScytalopus fuscusE 
145Magellanic TapaculoScytalopus magellanicusNE 
146Puna MinerGeositta punensisRR 
147Rufous-banded MinerGeositta rufipennisRR 
148Grayish MinerGeositta maritimaNE 
149Short-billed MinerGeositta antarcticaNE 
150Creamy-rumped MinerGeositta isabellinaNE 
151White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhichas albogularisNE 
152Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudusRR 
153Band-tailed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus phoenicurusNE 
154Crag ChiliaOchetorhynchus melanurusE 
155Patagonian Forest EarthcreeperUpucerthia saturatiorNE 
156White-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia albigulaNE 
157Buff-breasted EarthcreeperUpucerthia validirostrisRR 
158Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticusNENT
159Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventrisRR 
160Gray-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaletiNE 
161White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensisRR 
162Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicusNE 
163Seaside CinclodesCinclodes nigrofumosusE 
164Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicaudaNE 
165Masafuera RayaditoAphrastura masafueraeECR
166Des Murs's WiretailSylviorthorhynchus desmursiiNE 
167Streaked Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura striataNE 
168Dark-winged Canastero**Asthenes arequipaeRR 
169Austral CanasteroAsthenes anthoidesNE 
170Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeucaRR 
171Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibundaNE 
172Dusky-tailed CanasteroPseudasthenes humicolaE 
173Rufous-tailed PlantcutterPhytotoma raraNE 
174Pied-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes reguloidesNE 
175Ticking DoraditoPseudocolopteryx citreolaNE 
176Rufescent FlycatcherMyiophobus rufescensNE 
177Puna Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensisRR 
178Chocolate-vented TyrantNeoxolmis rufiventrisRR 
179White-tailed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis albicaudaRRV
180Great Shrike-TyrantAgriornis lividusNE 
181Gray-bellied Shrike-TyrantAgriornis micropterusRR 
182Patagonian TyrantColorhamphus parvirostrisNE 
183d'Orbigny's Chat-TyrantOchthoeca oenanthoidesRR 
184White-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca leucophrysRR 
185Andean SwallowOrochelidon andecolaRR 
186Chilean MockingbirdMimus thencaNE 
187Chiguanco ThrushTurdus chiguancoRR 
188Peruvian PipitAnthus peruvianusNE 
189Hellmayr's PipitAnthus hellmayriRR 
190(Thick-billed Siskin)Spinus crassirostrisRR 
191Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusRR 
192Peruvian MeadowlarkLeistes bellicosaRR 
193Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loycaNE 
194Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeusNE 
195Blue-and-yellow TanagerRauenia bonariensisRR 
196Giant ConebillConirostrum binghamiRRNT
197Tamarugo ConebillConirostrum tamarugenseNE 
198Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumRR 
199Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventrisRR 
200Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayiNE 
201White-throated Sierra FinchIdiopsar erythronotusRR 
202Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalisRR 
203Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferaRR 
204(White-bridled Finch)Melanodera melanoderaNE 
205(Yellow-bridled Finch)Melanodera xanthogrammaRR 
206Slender-billed FinchXenospingus concolorNENT
207Band-tailed Sierra FinchPorphyrospiza alaudinusRR 
208Puna Yellow-FinchSicalis luteaRR 
209Bright-rumped Yellow-FinchSicalis uropygialisRR 
210Patagonian Yellow-FinchSicalis lebruniNE 
211&Raimondi's Yellow-FinchlSicalis raimondiiNE 
212Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarinaRR 
213Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoRR 
214Golden-billed SaltatorSaltator aurantiirostrisRR 

 

 *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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic11
LCLocal2
NENear Endemic65
RRRestricted Range106

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered3

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.