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

in November 2011


Dates: 


November 11-20, 2011


In central Chile, in the Andes east of Santiago, and south  
to the Lake District in the South, including Chiloe Island.


Upper right photo: An adult Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle photographed during the tour
(photo by Frank Stermitz) 
 

The following list compiled by Armas Hill, leader of the tour


Codes:

In central Chile:  cc
in the Andes:  ca

In south Chile:
in the Lake District, south to 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:

A List & Photo Gallery of Chile Birds, in 2 parts
In cumulative lists of birds, scientific names are given & subspecies are noted.

Chile Mammals  (with some photos)

A list of Mammals & Other Wildlife during our Chile tour in 2011 follows the bird-list. 

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Chile & Argentina



Bird-List:

  1. California Quail  (CHi) _____  cc,so
    Callipepla californica

  2. Black-necked Swan _____  so,ci
    Cygnus melancoryphus

  3. Kelp Goose _____  ci
    Chloephaga hybrida

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

  5. Crested Duck _____  ca
    Lophonetta specularoides

  6. Chile (or Southern) Wigeon _____  so,ci
    Anas sibilatrix

  7. Yellow-billed (or Brown) Pintail _____  cc,sl,ci
    Anas georgica

  8. Speckled Teal _____  cc,so,ci
    Anas flavirostris

  9. Magellanic Penguin (nt) _____  ci 
    Speheniscus magellanicus

  10. Humboldt Penguin (t3) _____  ci
    Spheniscus humboldti 

  11. White-tufted Grebe _____  so
    Rollandia rolland

  12. Pied-billed Grebe _____  ci
    Podilymbus podiceps

  13. Great Grebe _____  so,ci
    Podiceps major 
     
  14. Black-faced Ibis _____  so,ci
    Theristicus melanops

  15. White-faced Ibis _____  so 
    Plegadis chihi 

  16. Cocoi Heron _____  so  
    Ardea cocoi

  17. Western Cattle Egret _____  cc,so
    Bubulcus ibis

  18. Snowy Egret _____  cc,so,ci
    Egretta thula

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

  20. Black-crowned Night Heron _____  cc
    Nycticorax nycticorax 

  21. Peruvian (or Chilean) Pelican _____  ci
    Pelecanus thagus

  22. Neotropic (formerly Olivaceous) Cormorant _____  so,ci
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus

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

  24. Imperial Shag _____  ci
    Leucocarbo atricepsi

  25. Red-legged Shag (or Cormorant) (nt) _____  ci 
    Leucocarbo gaimardi 

  26. Andean Condor _____  ca
    Vultur gryphus

  27. Black Vulture _____  cc,so,ci
    Coragyps atratus

  28. Turkey Vulture _____  ci
    Cathartes aura

  29. Southern Crested Caracara _____  cc,ci
    Caracara plancus 

  30. Chimango Caracara _____  cc,so,ci
    Milvago chimango

  31. White-tailed Kite _____  so
    Elanus leucurus

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

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

  34. White-throated Hawk  _____  so
    Buteo albigula
     

  35. Plumbeous Rail _____  cc,so
    Paradirallus sanguinolentus

  36. Spot-flanked Gallinule _____  cc,so
    Gallinula melanops

  37. Red-gartered Coot _____  ci
    Fulica armillata

  38. White-winged Coot _____  cc,ci
    Fulica leucoptera

  39. American Oystercatcher _____ ci
    Haematopus palliatus

  40. Blackish Oystercatcher _____ ci
    Haematopus ater

  41. Magellanic Oystercatcher  ______  ci
    Haematopus leucopodus

  42. Southern Lapwing _____  cc,ca,so,ci
    Vanellus chilensis

  43. Gray-breasted Seedsnipe _____  ca
    Thinocorus orbignyianus

  44. Hudsonian Godwit  _____  ci
    Limosa haemastica

  45. Whimbrel _____  ci
    Numenius phaeopus 

  46. Greater Yellowlegs _____ ci
    Tringa melanoleuca

  47. Lesser Yellowlegs _____  ci
    Tringa flavipes

  48. Baird's Sandpiper _____ ci
    Calidris bairdii

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

  50. Dolphin Gull  ______  ci
    Larus scoresbii 

  51. Brown-hooded Gull _____  so,ci
    Chroicocephalus
    (formerly Larus) maculipennis 

  52. South American Tern _____  ci 
    Sterna hirundinacea

  53. Snowy-crowned Tern _____  so
    Sterna trudeaui

  54. Black Skimmer  ______  ci
    Rynchops niger

  55. Chilean Pigeon (nt) (CHqe) _____  so,ci
    Patagioenas araucana

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

  57. Eared Dove _____  cc,so 
    Zenaida auriculata

  58. Picui Ground Dove _____  cc  
    Columbina picui

  59. Black-winged Ground Dove _____  ca
    Metriopelia melanoptera

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

  61. Austral Parakeet _____  so
    Enicognathus ferrgineus

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

  63. Burrowing Owl _____  cc
    Athene cunicularia

  64. Austral Pygmy Owl _____  cc 
    Glaucidium nanum

  65. Green-backed Firecrown _____  ci 
    Sephanoides sephanoides

  66. Giant Hummingbird  ______  ca
    Patagonas gigas 

  67. Ringed Kingfisher _____  ci
    Megaceryle torquata

  68. Chilean Flicker _____  so,ci 
    Colaptes pitius

  69. Striped Woodpecker  (CHqe) _____  cc
    Picoides lignarius

  70. Rufous-tailed Plantcutter _____  ci
    Phytotoma rara

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

  72. Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola rufivertex

  73. White-browed Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola albilora

  74. Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant _____  ca
    Muscisaxicola flavinucha

  75. Patagonian Negrito _____  ci  (also called Austral Negrito)  
    Lessonia oreas

  76. Spectacled Tyrant _____  so,ci
    Hymenops perspicillata

  77. Many-colored Rush-Tyrant _____  so
    Tachuris rubigastra

  78. Tufted Tit-Tyrant _____  cc
    Anairetes parulus

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

  80. Black-throated Huet-Huet  (CHqe) _____  ci
    Pteroptochos tarnii

  81. Moustached Turca  (CHe) _____  ca
    Pteroptochos megapodius

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

  83. Magellanic Tapaculo _____  ci
    Scytalopus magellanicus

  84. Gray-flanked Cinclodes _____  ca
    Cinclodes oustaleti

  85. Dark-bellied Cinclodes _____  ci
    Cinclodes patagonicus

  86. Chilean Seaside-Cinclodes  (CHe) _____  ci
    Cinclodes nigrofumosus

  87. Crag Chilia  (CHe) _____  ca
    Chilia melanura

  88. Des Murs' Wiretail  (CHqe) _____  ci
    Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii

  89. Chilean Swallow _____  cc,ca,o,ci
    Tachycineta meyeni

  90. Blue-and-white Swallow _____  so,ci
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

  91. Sedge (or Grass) Wren _____  ci
    Cistothorus platensis

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

  93. Austral Thrush _____  cc,so,ci
    Turdus falcklandii

  94. Chilean Mockingbird (CHe) _____  cc,so
    Mimus tenca

  95. House Sparrow (i) _____  cc,so,ci 
    Passer domesticus

  96. Correndera Pipit  ______  ci
    Anthus correndero

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

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

  99. Austral Blackbird _____  cc,so,ci
    Curaeus curaeus

  100. Yellow-winged Blackbird _____  so
    Agelaius thilus

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

  102. Rufous-collared Sparrow _____  cc,so,ci
    Zonotrichia capensis

  103. Band-tailed Sierra Finch _____  cc
    Phrygilus alaudinus

  104. Plumbeous Sierra Finch _____  ca
    Phrygilus unicolor

  105. Gray-hooded Sierra Finch _____  ca
    Phrygilus gayi

  106. Patagonian Sierra Finch _____  ci
    Phrygilus patagonicus

  107. Common Diuca Finch _____  cc,ci
    Diuca diuca

  108. Greater Yellow Finch _____  ca
    Sicalis auriventris

  109. Grassland Yellow Finch _____  cc,so,ci
    Sicalis luteola


Mammals found during the FONT Tour 
in
Chile 
in November 2011


Codes:

in central Chile:  cc
in the Andes: ca

in south Chile:
in the Lake District, south to Puerto Montt: so
at Chiloe Island (including the ferry): ci

   

   Land Mammals:

  1. European Rabbit (i) - so
    Oryctolagus cuniculus

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

  3. Copyu (or Nutria) - ci
    Myocaster coypus

  4. Long-haired Akodont  - cc
    Abrothrix longipilis

  5. Kodkod - so 
    Leopardus guigna

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

  7. Lesser Grison - cc
    Galictis cuja

  8. Llama  (domesticated animal)
    Lama glama

  9. Pudu - ci
    Pudu pudu



    Marine Mammals:

  10. Southern (or South American) Sea Lion - so
    Otaria byronia