Birds

From the North to the South, from the sea to the mountains, you can find 439 species of birds in Chile. Of these, 296 nest and live here while the others are habitual or occasional visitors.

Moreover, there are 11 species in Chile which are not found anywhere else on the planet. Of these, 6 live on continental Chile and 5 on the Chilean islands.

Aerican Kestreml
In Chile there are 3 subspecies. The Cernícalo, falco sparverius cinnamominus; the northern Cernícalo, falco sparverius peruvianus; and the Juan Fernández Cernícalo, falco sparverius…
Andean Condor
L. 120 cm, wingspan 3 m. Bare head and neck of a dirty flesh pink. Male has a large bare crest pon the forehead. White collar at the base of the neck. Body, tail and wings black,…
Austral Pygmy Owl
Measures 20 cm, has grayish upper parts with white spots and lines. Tail with chestnut transversal stripes. Yello beak and feet. Lives in forests and in the mountains to 2,000 m.
Austral Thursh
Measures 26 cm. Has a black upper parts such as the head and the aurinculars, excluding the front feathers which are a light brown. The rest of the upper parts are light grey with an…
Bay-winged Hawk
Grows to 53 cm. Superficially it is dark grey with some reddish brown feathers and spots the same color on the wings; under it is brownish grey with some feathers with yellowish brown…
Black Chested Buzzard Eagle
L. 70-90 cm. Broad wings and short and broad tail. The adult male has a white underside with fine blackish stripes. Upper parts black with ash-grey white zone on the wings, the…
Black Necked Swan
Can measure 122 cm, its feathers are completely white with the exception of the two first thirds of the neck which is black. Blue-grey beak with red caruncles at base. The feet are…
Black-chinned Siskin
Its crown, center of throat, and back of neck are black. Small brownish grey earlobes. Yellow-olive upper parts with dark marks; light yellow-olive back. Interior parts yellowish-green…
Buff Necked Ibis
L 74 cm. Looking like a heron, it is a brightly colored bird with a long and bent beak. The head and neck are ochre; the front, crown and nape are chestnut brown. Bare parts around…
Burrowing Parrot
Has brilliant, eye-catching feathers, where the upper parts are olive brown, yellow to olive café back with a grey line at the base of the front. Underneath, it is greyish brown with…
Chilean Mockingbird
Measures 28 cm, has dark brown upper parts and pale brownish grey lower parts. Off-white throat and darker grooves on the stomach. Has a conspicuous white eyebrow and dark brown tail…
Cormorán
Aquatic bird, with thin beak with a pointy tip to facilitate its picking abilities. They will be nearly all bodies of waters, diving in search of trout, some of sizable proportions.…
Crested Duck
Grows between 50 and 60 cm. It is a duck with a long and pointed tail and with a dark-colored bun or crest which at times is not easily seen because it is located in the back of the…
Diuca Finch
Reaches a height of 17,5 cm. Its coloration is generally grey with white spots on the stomach and abdomen, and cinnamon-colored sections in the lower stomach. White subcaudal feathers…
Flamingo
Its length is 100 cm. It usually has a white plumage with a soft pink. It has big, wide and curved down beak. Their primary wing feathers are pink and the secondary black.…
Giant Hummingbird
Much bigger than the normal hummingbirds, measured between 21 and 24 cms. Has greenish grey upper parts with a metallic shine, with some white on the back; the lower parts are…
Great grebe
L 78 cm. Long bill and longish reddish-brown neck with slate-colored posterior. Erect black tuft on the head. Slate back with white underparts.
Grey-hooded sierra finch
Its length reaches 16 cms. The male has the head, neck and upper chest in a bluish gray, like a cap over the olive-yellow body. Meanwhile, its lower belly and undertail are white. The…
Humboldt Penguin
Physical characteristics: They are 67-72 inches long and weigh between 4.5 and 5 kgs. Their head and back is black while their neck and front is white. They are characterized…
Lesser Rhea
Large bird generally a grey color with white spots. Lower off-white parts. Long ocher to dull-brown neck. Long yellowish legs. Dull brown horny beak. Lives in open fields, generally…
Magellanic Penguin
Physical characteristics: They are 67-72 inches long and weigh between 4.5 and 5 kgs. Their head and back is black while their neck and front is white. They are characterized…
Magellanic Woodpecker
Bluish-black color with two white stripes on the back, only the male has a scarlet head. The females has a red base of its beak, and like its young, the head is black with a tuft of…
Parrot
It has a length of 35 cm and it is known for its green color, with forehead, cheeks and ears red and violet, extending variably.
Red gartered coot
L. 50 cm. Head and neck black, rest of the bird slate grey. Yellow beak and frontal shield with red spots.. Dark brown wing with white edges on outer primaries. Olivaceous legs with…
Rufous collared sparrow
L. 15 cm. Grey cap and face, slight crest, with stripes along sides. Thick chestnut collar around neck. Stomach and interior parts off-white. Grey wings with some cinammon and…
Upland Goose
L 60-65 cm. Known also as the "Magellan Goose" or "Avutarda". Male: head and neck white. Slate grey back, tail black. Chest and underparts white or barred…
White-throated Tapaculo
Measures between 18 and 19 cm. Reddish brown upper parts with more intense reddish brown tail and wings. Off-white collar, superciliares, and throat. The rest of the lower parts are…
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Measures 18.5 cm. The upper parts are slate-colored with the head and coat black-ribbed. Black throat, front of the neck, and chest, the extension of the black varying with age; the…
Moustached Turca
Measures 24 cm. The color of the upper parts including the head, neck, back, wings, and tail is smokey brown with a light greenish tint; rufescente back; superciliary line, chin, and…