Site Report: Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

Volcan Gullatire

Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)

White-fronted Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola albifrons)

White-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes atacamensis)

Glacier Finch (Idiopsar speculifer)

Puna Miner (Geositta punensis)

Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant (Agriornis montanus)

Cordilleran Canastero

Cream-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris)

Andean Goose (Oressochen melanopterus)

Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)

Cordilleran Canastero (Asthenes modesta)

Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)

Puna Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola juninensis)

Yellow-Billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)

Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)

Yellow-Billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)

Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)

Andean Negrito (Lessonia oreas)

Puna Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola juninensis)

Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)

Cordilleran Canastero - Juvenile

Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi)

Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris)

Puna Tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)

Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)

Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)

Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea)

Puna Teal (Spatula puna)

Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)

Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex)

Black-hooded Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus atriceps)

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)

Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Puna Miner (Geositta punensis)

Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)

High altitude plains

Map of Site Report: Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile

Visits

2019-06-23:
2019-06-24: We arrived early in the morning at Las Cuevas where I stopped again to get some more photos. Then we continued on to Lago Chungara. Lago Chungara is said to be the world's highest freshwater lake or something like that. A volcano steamed in the background. On the way back, we stopped for some lunch. I went outside and walked around for a minute, and when I came back the other way, two very large dogs started running toward me with what seemed to be bad intent nearly killing me running away at the high altitude. And then I had to climb up a cliff to get back to the car.
2019-06-25: We hiked in the morning on a nature trail starting in Parinacota. From there, we drove back toward Arica to end our visit to the park.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (39 records)

Phylum: Chordates (39 records)

Class: Birds (38 records)

Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea)
- Andean Goose (Oressochen melanopterus)
- Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
- Puna Teal (Spatula puna)
- Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)
- Yellow-Billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)
- Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus)
- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

Order: Pelicans (7 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus)
- Family: Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
- James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
- Family: Grebes
- Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Order: Perching Birds (15 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Glacier Finch (Idiopsar speculifer)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris)
- Cordilleran Canastero (Asthenes modesta)
- Cream-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris)
- Puna Miner (Geositta punensis)
- White-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes atacamensis)
- Family: Swallows
- Andean Swallow (Orochelidon andecola)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Black-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus atriceps)
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)
- Family: Seedsnipes
- Gray-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)

Order: Struthioniformes (1 record)
- Family: Rheas
- Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

Order: Tinamiformes (1 record)
- Family: Tinamous
- Puna Tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Chinchillas and Viscachas
- Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

Lifelists

Trips

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