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(102 speciess + 4 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

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Chile

General Information

Chile is a country located on the western coast of South America, bordered to the north by Peru, to the east by Bolivia and Argentina, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Its geographical position is unique, as it stretches over a long distance, from the tropics to the Antarctic Circle, allowing it to encompass a wide range of climates and landscapes. Chile´s geography is very diverse, with a long and rugged coastline, a chain of the Andes that runs along the country from north to south, and a series of valleys and plains that stretch between the mountain range and the coast. The northernmost region of the country is the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on the planet, while the southernmost region is Patagonia, an area of great natural beauty and biodiversity.

To get to Chile, there are several transportation options. The country has several international airports, the most important being Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, located in the capital, Santiago. From there, you can take domestic or international flights to different destinations. It is also possible to arrive in Chile by land, through border crossings with Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. The road network in Chile is extensive and well-maintained, allowing you to travel the country by car or bus. Additionally, there are ferry services that connect the mainland with the islands of the Chiloé archipelago and other coastal areas.

In terms of environments and characteristics of the surroundings, Chile has a wide range of natural landscapes. The coastline is rocky and rugged, with numerous bays and peninsulas, while the Andes mountain range is high and snowy, with peaks that exceed 6,000 meters in height. The valleys and plains that stretch between the mountain range and the coast are fertile and suitable for agriculture, while the Patagonia region is known for its glaciers, fjords, and coniferous forests. The climate in Chile varies from desert in the north to temperate in the south, with a wide range of climatic conditions in different regions. The vegetation is also diverse, with sclerophyllous forests in the central region, coniferous forests in the Araucanía region, and steppes in the Patagonia region.

In terms of logistics, Chile is a well-equipped country to receive tourists and visitors. The hotel infrastructure is wide and varied, with options for all tastes and budgets. The road network is extensive and well-maintained, allowing you to travel the country by car or bus. Additionally, there are guide services and tour operators that offer excursions and activities in different regions of the country. It is essential to keep in mind that the climate and weather conditions can vary depending on the region and time of year, so it is recommended to research and plan ahead before embarking on a trip to Chile.

The best time to visit Chile depends on the region and the activity you want to do. The high season is during the summer months, from December to March, when the weather is warm and sunny in most regions. However, in the Patagonia region, the best time to visit is during the autumn and spring months, when the weather is more stable and the conditions for hiking and outdoor activities are more favorable. In any case, it is essential to research and plan ahead to ensure that you can enjoy the natural beauty and diversity of landscapes that Chile has to offer.

In summary, Chile is a country with a wide range of natural landscapes and climates, offering a wide range of options for visitors who want to explore and enjoy nature. From the rugged coastline to the Andes mountain range and the Patagonia region, Chile is a destination that has something for everyone. With a well-developed tourist infrastructure and a wide range of activities and excursions available, Chile is an ideal place for those looking for a unique and memorable travel experience.



Compilation and publication: EcoRegistros – 18/07/2026











  Order Family English Common Name Spanish Common Name Portuguese Common Name Scientific Name Belonging Conservation status Notes
1SemaeostomeaePelagiidaeChrysaora plocamiaNative
  
2AnseriformesAnatidaeLake DuckPato Zambullidor ChicoMarreca-pé-na-bundaOxyura vittataNative
 LC 
3Black-necked SwanCisne Cuello NegroCisne-de-pescoço-pretoCygnus melancoryphusNative
 LC 
4Upland GooseCauquén ComúnGanso-de-magalhãesChloephaga pictaNative
 LC 
5Kelp GooseCarancaChloephaga hybridaNative
 LC 
6Fuegian Steamer DuckQuetro AustralTachyeres pteneresNative
 LC 
7Red ShovelerPato CucharaMarreca-colhereiraSpatula plataleaNative
 LC 
8Cinnamon TealPato ColoradoMarreca-coloradaSpatula cyanopteraNative
 LC 
9Yellow-billed PintailPato MaiceroMarreca-pardaAnas georgicaNative
 LC 
10Yellow-billed TealPato BarcinoMarreca-pardinhaAnas flavirostrisNative
 LC 
11PodicipediformesPodicipedidaeWhite-tufted GrebeMacá ComúnMergulhão-de-orelha-brancaRollandia rollandNative
 LC 
12ColumbiformesColumbidaeBlack-winged Ground DovePalomita CordilleranaMetriopelia melanopteraNative
 LC 
13Picui Ground DoveTorcacita ComúnRolinha-picuiColumbina picuiNative
  
14West Peruvian DoveTorcaza Ala BlancaZenaida melodaNative
 LC 
15Eared DoveTorcaza ComúnAvoanteZenaida auriculataNative
 LC 
16Chilean PigeonPaloma AraucanaPatagioenas araucanaNative
 LC 
17Rock DovePaloma DomésticaPombo-domésticoColumba liviaExotic
 LC 
18GruiformesRallidaePlumbeous RailGallineta ComúnSaracura-do-banhadoPardirallus sanguinolentusNative
  
19CharadriiformesRecurvirostridaeBlack-necked StiltTero RealPernilongo-de-costas-negrasHimantopus mexicanusNative
  
20HaematopodidaeBlackish OystercatcherOstrero NegroHaematopus aterNative
 LC 
21American OystercatcherOstrero ComúnPiru-piruHaematopus palliatusNative
 LC 
22CharadriidaeRufous-chested DotterelChorlito Pecho CanelaBatuíra-de-peito-tijoloZonibyx modestusNative
 LC 
23Southern LapwingTero ComúnQuero-queroVanellus chilensisNative
 LC 
24ScolopacidaeHudsonian WhimbrelPlayero TrinadorMaçarico-de-bico-tortoNumenius hudsonicusNative
  
25Lesser YellowlegsPitotoy ChicoMaçarico-de-perna-amarelaTringa flavipesNative
 VU 
26Greater YellowlegsPitotoy GrandeMaçarico-grande-de-perna-amarelaTringa melanoleucaNative
 NT 
27Ruddy TurnstoneVuelvepiedrasVira-pedrasArenaria interpresNative
 NT 
28SurfbirdPlayero de RompienteCalidris virgataNative
 LC 
29White-rumped SandpiperPlayerito Rabadilla BlancaMaçarico-de-sobre-brancoCalidris fuscicollisNative
 VU 
30StercorariidaeStercorarius sp.Native
  
31Chilean SkuaSalteador AcaneladoMandrião-chilenoStercorarius chilensisNative
 LC 
32LaridaeBlack SkimmerRayadorTalha-marRynchops nigerNative
 LC 
33Inca TernZarcilloLarosterna incaNative
 NT 
34South American TernGaviotín SudamericanoTrinta-réis-de-bico-vermelhoSterna hirundinaceaNative
 LC 
35Brown-hooded GullGaviota Capucho CaféGaivota-maria-velhaChroicocephalus maculipennisNative
 LC 
36Dolphin GullGaviota GrisGaivota-australLeucophaeus scoresbiiNative
 LC 
37Grey GullGaviota GarumaGaivota-de-garumaLeucophaeus modestusNative
 LC 
38Franklin´s GullGaviota ChicaGaivota-de-franklinLeucophaeus pipixcanNative
 LC 
39Kelp GullGaviota CocineraGaivotãoLarus dominicanusNative
 LC 
40SphenisciformesSpheniscidaeGentoo PenguinPingüino de VinchaPygoscelis papuaNative
 LC 
41Humboldt PenguinPingüino de HumboldtSpheniscus humboldtiNative
 VU 
42Magellanic PenguinPingüino PatagónicoPinguim-de-magalhãesSpheniscus magellanicusNative
 LC 
43ProcellariiformesDiomedeidaeNorthern Royal AlbatrossAlbatros Real MenorAlbatroz-real-do-norteDiomedea sanfordiNative
 EN 
44Black-browed AlbatrossAlbatros Ceja NegraAlbatroz-de-sobrancelhaThalassarche melanophrisNative
 LC 
45Salvin´s AlbatrossAlbatros de SalvinThalassarche salviniNative
 VU 
46OceanitidaeWilson´s Storm PetrelPaíño ComúnAlma-de-mestreOceanites oceanicusNative
 LC 
47ProcellariidaeMacronectes sp.Native
  
48Puffinus sp.Native
  
49Thalassarche sp.Native
  
50Southern Giant PetrelPetrel Gigante ComúnPetrel-giganteMacronectes giganteusNative
 LC 
51Northern Giant PetrelPetrel Gigante SubantárticoPetrel-gigante-do-norteMacronectes halliNative
 LC 
52Southern FulmarPetrel PlateadoPardelão-prateadoFulmarus glacialoidesNative
 LC 
53Westland PetrelPetrel De WestlandProcellaria westlandicaNative
 EN 
54White-chinned PetrelPetrel Barba BlancaPardela-pretaProcellaria aequinoctialisNative
 VU 
55Sooty ShearwaterPardela OscuraBobo-escuroArdenna griseaNative
 NT 
56Pink-footed ShearwaterPardela Pico RosadoArdenna creatopusNative
 VU 
57Peruvian Diving PetrelYunco de HumboldtPelecanoides garnotiiNative
 NT 
58Magellanic Diving PetrelPetrel Zambullidor MagallánicoPetrel-mergulhador-de-magalhãesPelecanoides magellaniNative
 LC 
59SuliformesSulidaePeruvian BoobyPiquero PeruanoSula variegataNative
 LC 
60PhalacrocoracidaeRed-legged CormorantCormorán GrisPoikilocarbo gaimardiNative
 NT 
61Neotropic CormorantBiguáBiguáNannopterum brasilianumNative
 LC 
62Rock ShagCormorán Cuello NegroLeucocarbo magellanicusNative
 LC 
63Guanay CormorantGuanayLeucocarbo bougainvilliorumNative
 NT 
64Imperial ShagCormorán ImperialLeucocarbo atricepsNative
 LC 
65PelecaniformesThreskiornithidaeBlack-faced IbisBandurria AustralTheristicus melanopisNative
 LC 
66PelecanidaePeruvian PelicanPelícano PeruanoPelecanus thagusNative
 NT 
67ArdeidaeSnowy EgretGarcita BlancaGarça-branca-pequenaEgretta thulaNative
 LC 
68Black-crowned Night HeronGarza BrujaSocó-dorminhocoNycticorax nycticoraxNative
 LC 
69Great EgretGarza BlancaGarça-branca-grandeArdea albaNative
 LC 
70Western Cattle EgretGarcita BueyeraGarça-vaqueiraArdea ibisNative
 LC 
71CathartiformesCathartidaeBlack VultureJote Cabeza NegraUrubu-pretoCoragyps atratusNative
 LC 
72Turkey VultureJote Cabeza ColoradaUrubu-de-cabeça-vermelhaCathartes auraNative
 LC 
73AccipitriformesAccipitridaeWhite-tailed KiteMilano BlancoGavião-peneiraElanus leucurusNative
 LC 
74CoraciiformesAlcedinidaeRinged KingfisherMartín Pescador GrandeMartim-pescador-grandeMegaceryle torquataNative
 LC 
75PiciformesPicidaeStriped WoodpeckerCarpintero Bataraz GrandeVeniliornis lignariusNative
 LC 
76FalconiformesFalconidaeCrested CaracaraCaranchoCarcaráCaracara plancusNative
 LC 
77Chimango CaracaraChimangoChimangoDaptrius chimangoNative
 LC 
78American KestrelHalconcito ColoradoQuiriquiriFalco sparveriusNative
 LC 
79PasseriformesCotingidaeRufous-tailed PlantcutterRaraPhytotoma raraNative
 LC 
80TyrannidaeWhite-crested ElaeniaFiofío SilbónGuaracava-de-crista-brancaElaenia albicepsNative
 LC 
81Ochre-naped Ground TyrantDormilona FraileMuscisaxicola flavinuchaNative
 LC 
82RhinocryptidaeChucao TapaculoChucaoScelorchilus rubeculaNative
 LC 
83FurnariidaeShort-billed MinerCaminera PatagónicaGeositta antarcticaNative
 LC 
84Dark-bellied CinclodesRemolinera AraucanaCinclodes patagonicusNative
 LC 
85Chilean Seaside CinclodesChurrete CosteroCinclodes nigrofumosusNative
 LC 
86Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailColudito Cola NegraLeptasthenura aegithaloidesNative
  
87HirundinidaeChilean SwallowGolondrina PatagónicaAndorinha-chilenaTachycineta leucopygaNative
 LC 
88MimidaeChilean MockingbirdTencaMimus thencaNative
 LC 
89TurdidaeAustral ThrushZorzal PatagónicoTurdus falcklandiiNative
 LC 
90PasseridaeHouse SparrowGorrión ComúnPardalPasser domesticusExotic
  
91FringillidaeBlack-chinned SiskinCabecitanegra AustralSpinus barbatusNative
 LC 
92PasserellidaeRufous-collared SparrowChingoloTico-ticoZonotrichia capensisNative
 LC 
93IcteridaeLong-tailed MeadowlarkLoica ComúnLeistes loycaNative
 LC 
94Shiny CowbirdTordo RenegridoChupimMolothrus bonariensisNative
 LC 
95Greyish BaywingTordo MúsicoAsa-de-telhaAgelaioides badius
 LC 
96ThraupidaeGrey-hooded Sierra FinchComesebo AndinoPhrygilus gayiNative
 LC 
97Patagonian Sierra FinchComesebo PatagónicoPhrygilus patagonicusNative
 LC 
98Greater Yellow FinchJilguero GrandeSicalis auriventrisNative
 LC 
99Saffron FinchJilguero DoradoCanário-da-terra-verdadeiroSicalis flaveolaNative
 LC 
100Diuca FinchDiuca ComúnDiucaDiuca diucaNative
 LC 
101Grassland Yellow FinchMistoTipioSicalis luteolaNative
 LC 
102CarnivoraMustelidaeMarine OtterChungungoLontra felinaNative
 EN 
103OtariidaeSouth American Sea LionLobo Marino de Un PeloLeão-marinho-da-patagôniaOtaria flavescensNative
 LC 
104ArtiodactylaBalaenopteridaeSei WhaleBallena SeiBalaenoptera borealisNative
 EN 
105DelphinidaeCommon Bottlenose DolphinDelfín Nariz de BotellaTursiops truncatusNative
 LC 
106Peale´s DolphinDelfín AustralSagmatias australisNative
 LC 
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