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Birds and Other Wildlife
during the Focus On Nature Tour
in
CHILE


in Nov/Dec 2009

Dates: 


November 22 - December 4, 2009


In central Chile, along the seacoast, and in the Andes east of Santiago, and in between, 
In the Lake District in the South, including Chiloe Island.
 

List compiled by Armas Hill, leader of the tour


Codes:

In central Chile: 
between the Andes & the seacoast:  cc
in the Andes:  ca
along the seacoast:  cs

In south Chile:
in the Lake District, north & east of Puerto Montt:  so
and at Chiloe Island (including the ferry):  ci 


(CHe): endemic to Chile 
(CHqe): quasi (or nearly) endemic to Chile
(CHr): rare in Chile
(CHi): introduced in Chile

(t): a threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally.


Links:

Cumulative List of Birds during FONT Chile Tours
In cumulative lists of birds, scientific names are given & subspecies are noted.

South American Mammals (with some photos)

Chile Mammals (with some photos)

A list of Mammals during our Chile tour in 2009 follows the bird-list. 

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Chile & Argentina



Bird-List:

  1. Chilean Tinamou  (CHe) _____  cc,so
    Nothoprocta perdicaria

  2. California Quail  (CHi) _____  cc
    Callipepla californica

  3. Black-necked Swan _____  cs,so,ci
    Cygnus melancoryphus

  4. Ashy-headed Goose _____  so
    Chloephaga poliocephala

  5. Kelp Goose _____  ci
    Chloephaga hybrida

  6. Fuegian (Flightless) Steamer-Duck _____  ci
    Tachyeres pteneres

  7. Torrent Duck _____  ca
    Merganetta armata

  8. Crested Duck _____  ca
    Lophonetta specularoides

  9. Chile (or Southern) Wigeon _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Anas sibilatrix

  10. Yellow-billed (or Brown) Pintail _____  cs,sl,ci
    Anas georgica

  11. Red Shoveler _____  cc,cs,so
    Anas platalea

  12. Cinnamon Teal _____  ci
    Anas cyanoptera

  13. Speckled Teal _____  ca,so,ci
    Anas flavirostris

  14. Lake Duck _____  cs,so
    Oxyura vittata

  15. Magellanic Penguin (nt) _____  ci 
    Speheniscus magellanicus

  16. Humboldt Penguin (t3) _____  cs,ci
    Spheniscus humboldti 

  17. Southern Giant-Petrel (t3) _____  ci
    Macronectes giganteus

  18. Northern Giant Petrel (nt) _____  ci
    Macronectes subantartico

  19. Black-browed Albatross (nt) _____  ci 
    Thalassarche melanophris

  20. White-chinned Petrel _____ ci
    Procellaria aequinoctialis

  21. Pink-footed Shearwater (t3) _____ ci
    Puffinus creatopus

  22. Sooty Shearwater _____ cs,ci
    Puffinus griseus

  23. Subantarctic Little Shearwater _____ ci
    Puffinus elegans

  24. Wilson's Storm Petrel _____ ci 
    Oceanites oceanicus

  25. Probably another species of Storm Petrel  _____  ci

    Link: An Unusual Storm Petrel during the 2009 FONT Chile Tour  

  26. White-tufted Grebe _____  cc,cs,so
    Rollandia rolland

  27. Pied-billed Grebe _____  cc,so,ci
    Podilymbus podiceps

  28. Great Grebe _____  cc,ci
    Podiceps major 
     
  29. Black-faced Ibis _____  so,ci
    Theristicus melanops

  30. White-faced Ibis _____  so 
    Plegadis chihi 

  31. Cocoi Heron _____  cc,cs  (at 3 locations)
    Ardea cocoi

  32. Western Cattle Egret _____  cc,cs,so
    Bubulcus ibis

  33. Snowy Egret _____  cc,so
    Egretta thula

  34. Great Egret _____  cc,so
    Casmerodius
    (has been Ardea) alba

  35. Black-crowned Night Heron _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Nycticorax nycticorax 

  36. Peruvian (or Chilean) Pelican _____  cs,so,ci
    Pelecanus thagus

  37. Peruvian Booby _____  cs
    Sula variegata

  38. Neotropic (formerly Olivaceous) Cormorant _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus

  39. Rock (or Magellan) Shag (or Cormorant) _____  ci
    Leucocarbo magllanicus

  40. Imperial Shag _____  ci
    Leucocarbo atricepsi

  41. Guanay Cormorant _____  cs
    Leucocarbo bougainvilli

  42. Red-legged Shag (or Cormorant) (nt) _____  cs,ci 
    Leucocarbo gaimardi 

  43. Andean Condor _____  ca
    Vultur gryphus

  44. Black Vulture _____  so,ci
    Coragyps atratus

  45. Turkey Vulture _____  cs,so,ci
    Cathartes aura

  46. Southern Crested Caracara _____  so,ci
    Caracara plancus 

  47. Chimango Caracara _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Milvago chimango

  48. American Kestrel _____  cc,ca
    Falco sparverius

  49. Peregrine Falcon _____  ca 
    Falco peregrinus

  50. White-tailed Kite _____  so
    Elanus leucurus

  51. Chilean Hawk _____  so,ci  (was part of Bicolored Hawk)
    Accipiter chilensis

  52. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle _____  ca
    Geranoaetus melanoleucus

  53. Cinereous Harrier _____  cc,ci
    Circus cinereus

  54. "Red-backed" Variable Hawk _____  cc,ca
    Buteo polyosoma

  55. Rufous-tailed Hawk (nt) _____  so,ci 
    Buteo ventralis

  56. Plumbeous Rail _____  ci
    Paradirallus sanguinolentus

  57. Spot-flanked Gallinule _____  cc
    Gallinula melanops

  58. Red-gartered Coot _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Fulica armillata

  59. White-winged Coot _____  cc,so
    Fulica leucoptera

  60. Red-fronted Coot _____  cc,cs
    Fulica rufifrons

  61. South American (or White-backed) Stilt _____  cs,so
    Himantopus melanurus

  62. American Oystercatcher _____ cs,ci
    Haematopus palliatus

  63. Blackish Oystercatcher _____ cs,ci
    Haematopus ater

  64. Southern Lapwing _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Vanellus chilensis

  65. Diademed Plover (nt) _____  ca  (has been called Diademed Sandpiper-Plover)
    Phegornis mitchellii

  66. Gray-breasted Seedsnipe _____  ca
    Thinocorus orbignyianus

  67. Hudsonian Godwit  _____  ci
    Limosa haemastica

  68. Whimbrel _____  cs,so,ci
    Numenius phaeopus 

  69. Greater Yellowlegs _____ cc,ci
    Tringa melanoleuca

  70. Lesser Yellowlegs _____  so,ci
    Tringa flavipes

  71. Ruddy Turnstone _____  cs 
    Arenaria interpres

  72. Sanderling _____  ci
    Calidris alba

  73. Baird's Sandpiper _____ ca
    Calidris bairdii

  74. South American Snipe _____ ca
    Gallinago paraguaiae 

  75. Wilson's Phalarope _____ so
    Phalaropus tricolor

  76. Parasitic Jaeger _____  ci 
    Stecorarius parasiticus

  77. Kelp Gull _____ cs,so,ci 
    Larus dominicanus

  78. Brown-hooded Gull _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Chroicocephalus
    (formerly Larus) maculipennis 

  79. Franklin's Gull _____  cs
    Chroicocephalus
    (formerly Larus) pipixcan

  80. South American Tern _____  cs,so,ci 
    Sterna hirundinacea

  81. Arctic Tern _____  ci
    Sterna paradisea

  82. Snowy-crowned Tern _____  so,ci
    Sterna trudeaui

  83. Elegant Tern (nt) _____  cs
    Thalasseus elegans

  84. Inca Tern _____  cs  
    Larosterna inca

  85. Chilean Pigeon (nt) (CHqe) _____  so
    Patagioenas araucana

  86. Feral (or Rock) Pigeon (i) _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Columba livia

  87. Eared Dove _____  cc,cs,ca,so 
    Zenaida auriculata

  88. Picui Ground Dove _____  cc  
    Columbina picui

  89. Black-winged Ground Dove _____  ca
    Metriopelia melanoptera

  90. Burrowing Parrot  (CHr) _____  cc
    Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami

  91. Austral Parakeet _____  so,ci
    Enicognathus ferrgineus

  92. Slender-billed Parakeet (nt) (CHe) _____  so,ci
    Enicognathus leptohynchus

  93. Burrowing Owl _____  cc
    Athene cunicularia

  94. Austral Pygmy Owl _____  ca 
    Glaucidium nanum

  95. Green-backed Firecrown _____  so,ci 
    Sephanoides sephanoides 

  96. Ringed Kingfisher _____  so,ci
    Megaceryle torquata

  97. Chilean Flicker _____  cc,ca,so,ci 
    Colaptes pitius

  98. Striped Woodpecker  (CHqe) _____  so
    Picoides lignarius

  99. Magellanic Woodpecker _____  so,ci
    Campephilus magellanicus

  100. Rufous-tailed Plantcutter _____  ci
    Phytotoma rara

  101. Fire-eyed Diucon _____  so,ci
    Xolmis pyrope

  102. Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola rufivertex

  103. White-browed Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola albilora

  104. Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola flavinucha

  105. Cinereous Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola cinerea

  106. Dark-faced Ground Ground Tyrant _____  so
    Muscisaxicola macloviana

  107. Spot-billed Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola maculirostris

  108. Patagonian Negrito _____  ca,so,ci  (also called Austral Negrito)  
    Lessonia oreas

  109. Patagonian Tyrant _____  so
    Coloramphus parvirostris

  110. Spectacled Tyrant _____  cs,so,ci
    Hymenops perspicillata

  111. Many-colored Rush-Tyrant _____  cs
    Tachuris rubigastra

  112. Tufted Tit-Tyrant _____  so
    Anairetes parulus

  113. "Chilean" White-crested Elaenia _____  cc,so,ci
    Elaenia albiceps chilensis

  114. Black-throated Huet-Huet  (CHqe) _____  so
    Pteroptochos tarnii

  115. Moustached Turca  (CHe) _____  ca
    Pteroptochos megapodius

  116. Chucao Tapaculo  (CHqe) _____  so,ci
    Scelorchilus rubecula

  117. Magellanic Tapaculo _____  so
    Scytalopus magellanicus

  118. Dusky Tapaculo _____  ca
    Scytalopus fuscus


  119. Common Miner _____  ca
    Geositta cunicularia

  120. Rufous-banded Miner _____  ca
    Geositta rufipennis

  121. Straight-billed Earthcreeper _____  ca
    Upucerthia rufucaudus

  122. Scale-throated Earthcreeper _____  ca
    Upucerthia dumetaria

  123. Bar-winged Cinclodes _____  cc,ca,ci 
    Cinclodes fuscus

  124. Gray-flanked Cinclodes _____  so
    Cinclodes oustaleti

  125. Dark-bellied Cinclodes _____  cc,so,ci
    Cinclodes patagonicus

  126. Chilean Seaside-Cinclodes  (CHe) _____  cc,ci
    Cinclodes nigrofumosus

  127. Crag Chilia  (CHe) _____  ca
    Chilia melanura

  128. Des Murs' Wiretail  (CHqe) _____  so
    Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii

  129. Thorn-tailed Rayadito _____  so
    Aphrastura spinicauda

  130. Wren-like Rushbird _____  cs
    Phleocryptes melanops

  131. Sharp-billed Canastero _____  ca
    Asthenes pyrrholeuca

  132. Cordilleran Canastero _____  ca
    Asthenes modesta

  133. Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail _____  ci
    Leptasthenura aegithaloides

  134. White-throated Treerunner _____  so
    Pygarrhichas albogularis

  135. Chilean Swallow _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Tachycineta meyeni

  136. Blue-and-white Swallow _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

  137. Sedge (or Grass) Wren _____  so
    Cistothorus platensis

  138. "Southern" House Wren _____  cc,so,ci 
    Troglodytes aedon musculus

  139. Austral Thrush _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Turdus falcklandii

  140. Chilean Mockingbird (CHe) _____  cc,cs,ca,so
    Mimus tenca

  141. House Sparrow (i) _____  cc,ca,cs,so,ci 
    Passer domesticus

  142. Black-chinned Siskin _____  ca,cs,so,ci
    Carduelis barbatus

  143. Shiny Cowbird _____  cc,so,ci
    Molothrus bonariensis

  144. Austral Blackbird _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Curaeus curaeus

  145. Yellow-winged Blackbird _____  cc,cs
    Agelaius thilus

  146. Long-tailed Meadowlark _____  cc,so,ci
    Sturnella loyca

  147. Rufous-collared Sparrow _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Zonotrichia capensis

  148. Band-tailed Sierra Finch _____  cc,ca
    Phrygilus alaudinus

  149. Plumbeous Sierra Finch _____  ca
    Phrygilus unicolor

  150. Gray-hooded Sierra Finch _____  ca
    Phrygilus gayi

  151. Patagonian Sierra Finch _____  so,ci
    Phrygilus patagonicus

  152. Mourning Sierra Finch _____  ca
    Phrygilus fruticeti

  153. Common Diuca Finch _____  cc,cs,ca,so,ci
    Diuca diuca

  154. Greater Yellow Finch _____  ca
    Sicalis auriventris

  155. Grassland Yellow Finch _____  cc,cs,so,ci
    Sicalis luteola


Mammals found during the FONT Tour 
in
Chile 
in November/December 2009


Codes:

in central Chile: 
between the Andes & the seacoast: cc
in the Andes: ca
along the seacoast: cs

in south Chile:
in the Lake District, north & east of Puerto Montt: so
at Chiloe Island (including the ferry): ci

   

   Land Mammals:

  1. European Rabbit (i) - cc
    Oryctolagus cuniculus

  2. European (or Brown) Hare (i) - so
    Lepus europaeus

  3. Copyu (or Nutria) - cs
    Myocaster coypus

  4. Pampas Fox - so
    Pseudalopex (fomerly Dusicyon) gymnocercus

  5. Marine Otter - ci
    Lutra (formerly Lontra) felina

  6. Southern River Otter - so
    Lutra (fomerly Lontra) provocax 

  7. Llama - fn  (domesticated animal)
    Lama glama

  8. Pudu - ci
    Pudu pudu



    Marine Mammals:

  9. Southern (or South American) Sea Lion - cs,ci
    Otaria byronia

  10. Sei Whale - ci
    Balaenoptera borealis