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Chile 2020: 12/10/2020 - 12/25/2020 (
Center on Map
)
Andean Condor (
Vultur gryphus
)
Andean Condor (
Vultur gryphus
)
Total Solar Eclipse, through light clouds.
Christmas Star
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant (
Tachuris rubrigastra
)
Magellanic Woodpecker (
Campephilus magellanicus
) - Female
Baird's Sandpiper (
Calidris bairdii
)
Chilean Cicada (
Tettigades limbata
)
Yellow-billed Pintail (
Anas georgica
) - In Flight
Buff-winged Cinclodes (
Cinclodes fuscus
)
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (
Thinocorus orbignyianus
) - Male
Magellanic Woodpecker (
Campephilus magellanicus
) - Male
Creamy-rumped Miner (
Geositta isabellina
)
Euathlus Tarantula (
Euathlus ssp
)
Franklin's Gull (
Leucophaeus pipixcan
)
Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard (
Liolaemus tenuis
)
White-browed Ground-Tyrant (
Muscisaxicola albilora
)
Andean Condor (
Vultur gryphus
)
Yellow-billed Pintail (
Anas georgica
)
Brown-hooded Gull (
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
) - Breeding
Tufted Tit-Tyrant (
Anairetes parulus
)
Creamy-rumped Miner (
Geositta isabellina
)
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (
Phegornis mitchellii
)
Southern Lapwing (
Vanellus chilensis
)
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter (
Phytotoma rara
)
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch (
Phrygilus gayi
)
Black Horse Fly (
Scaptia lata
)
White-crested Elaenia (
Elaenia albiceps
)
This was a last minute trip to Chile after they opened their borders just prior to the 2020 solar eclipse.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Ojos del Caburgua, Chile (12/11/2020)
Parque Nacional Huerqueque, Chile (12/11/2020)
Pucon, Chile (12/12/2020)
Ojos del Caburgua, Chile (12/13/2020)
Santuario Cani, Chile (12/13/2020)
Playa Porma, Chile (12/14/2020)
Pucon, Chile (12/14/2020)
Ojos del Caburgua, Chile (12/15/2020)
Ruta 5, Chile (12/15/2020)
Talca, Chile (12/16/2020)
Altos de Lircay Reserva Nacional, Chile (12/17/2020)
Upper Maule River Valley, Chile (12/18/2020)
Constitucion, Chile (12/19/2020)
Talca, Chile (12/19/2020)
Constitucion, Chile (12/20/2020)
Humedal de Mantagua, Chile (12/21/2020)
Parque Nacional Gomez Carreno, Chile (12/21/2020)
Humedal de Mantagua, Chile (12/22/2020)
Jardin Botanico Vina del Mar, Chile (12/22/2020)
Embalse el Yeso, Chile (12/23/2020)
Embalse el Yeso, Chile (12/24/2020)
Species Recorded (146)
Birds ( 136 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Peruvian Pelican -
Pelecanus thagus
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Grebe -
Podiceps major
Silvery Grebe -
Podiceps occipitalis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
White-tufted Grebe -
Rollandia rolland
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Pink-footed Shearwater -
Ardenna creatopus
Sooty Shearwater -
Ardenna grisea
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Red-legged Cormorant -
Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Cocoi Heron -
Ardea cocoi
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White-faced Ibis -
Plegadis chihi
Black-faced Ibis -
Theristicus melanopis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Yellow-Billed Teal -
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Pintail -
Anas georgica
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Upland Goose -
Chloephaga picta
Ashy-headed Goose -
Chloephaga poliocephala
Coscoroba Swan -
Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan -
Cygnus melancoryphus
Crested Duck -
Lophonetta specularioides
Chiloe Wigeon -
Mareca sibilatrix
Torrent Duck -
Merganetta armata
Andean Goose -
Oressochen melanopterus
Lake Duck -
Oxyura vittata
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
Red Shoveler -
Spatula platalea
Spectacled Duck -
Speculanas specularis
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor -
Vultur gryphus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
White-throated Hawk -
Buteo albigula
White-tailed Kite -
Elanus leucurus
Variable Hawk -
Geranoaetus polyosoma
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Crested Caracara -
Caracara plancus
Chimango Caracara -
Daptrius chimango
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail -
Callipepla californica
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Red-gartered Coot -
Fulica armillata
White-winged Coot -
Fulica leucoptera
Red-fronted Coot -
Fulica rufifrons
Plumbeous Rail -
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Collared Plover -
Charadrius collaris
Diademed Sandpiper-Plover -
Phegornis mitchellii
Southern Lapwing -
Vanellus chilensis
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper -
Calidris bairdii
Magellanic Snipe -
Gallinago magellanica
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Wilson's Phalarope -
Phalaropus tricolor
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Brown-hooded Gull -
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Andean Gull -
Chroicocephalus serranus
Kelp Gull -
Larus dominicanus
Gray Gull -
Leucophaeus modestus
Franklin's Gull -
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Elegant Tern -
Thalasseus elegans
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Picui Ground-Dove -
Columbina picui
Black-winged Ground Dove -
Metriopelia melanoptera
Chilean Pigeon -
Patagioenas araucana
Eared Dove -
Zenaida auriculata
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Burrowing Parakeet -
Cyanoliseus patagonus
Austral Parakeet -
Enicognathus ferrugineus
Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
Barn Owl -
Tyto alba
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
White-sided Hillstar -
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Giant Hummingbird -
Patagona gigas
Green-backed Firecrown -
Sephanoides sephaniodes
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Ringed Kingfisher -
Megaceryle torquata
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Magellanic Woodpecker -
Campephilus magellanicus
Striped Woodpecker -
Dryobates lignarius
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Thorn-tailed Rayadito -
Aphrastura spinicauda
Cordilleran Canastero -
Asthenes modesta
Sharp-billed Canastero -
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Buff-winged Cinclodes -
Cinclodes fuscus
Gray-flanked Cinclodes -
Cinclodes oustaleti
Dark-bellied Cinclodes -
Cinclodes patagonicus
Creamy-rumped Miner -
Geositta isabellina
Rufous-banded Miner -
Geositta rufipennis
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail -
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Dusky-tailed Canastero -
Pseudasthenes humicola
White-throated Treerunner -
Pygarrhichas albogularis
Scale-throated Earthcreeper -
Upucerthia dumetaria
Tapaculo ( Rhinocryptidae )
Chestnut-throated Huet-huet -
Pteroptochos castaneus
Moustached Turca -
Pteroptochos megapodius
Black-throated Huet-huet -
Pteroptochos tarnii
Chucao Tapaculo -
Scelorchilus rubecula
Magellanic Tapaculo -
Scytalopus magellanicus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Great Shrike-Tyrant -
Agriornis lividus
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant -
Agriornis montanus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant -
Anairetes parulus
White-crested Elaenia -
Elaenia albiceps
Spectacled Tyrant -
Hymenops perspicillatus
Austral Negrito -
Lessonia rufa
White-browed Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola albilora
Cinereous Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola cinereus
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola flavinucha
Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola maculirostris
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant -
Muscisaxicola rufivertex
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter -
Phytotoma rara
Fire-eyed Diucon -
Pyrope pyrope
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant -
Tachuris rubrigastra
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Blue-and-white Swallow -
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Chilean Swallow -
Tachycineta leucopyga
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Grass Wren -
Cistothorus platensis
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Austral Thrush -
Turdus falcklandii
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Chilean Mockingbird -
Mimus thenca
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Correndera Pipit -
Anthus correndera
( Thinocoridae )
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe -
Thinocorus orbignyianus
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch -
Geospizopsis unicolor
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch -
Phrygilus gayi
Patagonian Sierra-Finch -
Phrygilus patagonicus
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch -
Rhopospina alaudina
Mourning Sierra-Finch -
Rhopospina fruticeti
Greater Yellow-Finch -
Sicalis auriventris
Grassland Yellow-Finch -
Sicalis luteola
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rufous-collared Sparrow -
Zonotrichia capensis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Yellow-winged Blackbird -
Agelasticus thilius
Long-tailed Meadowlark -
Leistes loyca
Shiny Cowbird -
Molothrus bonariensis
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Austral Blackbird -
Curaeus curaeus
Common Diuca-Finch -
Diuca diuca
Black-chinned Siskin -
Spinus barbatus
Yellow-rumped Siskin -
Spinus uropygialis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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