Birds of Chile · iNaturalist

Back to Chile

Birds of Chile

View Plain Taxonomic Photo

List of birds (Aves) species found in Chile.
Sourced from eBird sightings, complemented with historical records from La Chiricoca and Aves de Chile website.
Includes rare sightings and vagrants.

Birds - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley

Check list for Birds (Class Aves)

Add an Observation

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Status: irregular / Native

0 comments
Add an Observation

Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

Status: Native

Last observation: Groove-billed Ani from Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on April 10, 2022 at 02:56 PM by Tamara Catalán Bermudez (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Status: irregular / Native

0 comments

Add an Observation

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)

Status: irregular / Native

0 comments
Add an Observation

Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Status: Native

Last observation: Andean Flicker from Lauca National Park, Putre, Arica y Parinacota Region, CL on February 25, 2024 at 12:36 PM by Allan Harris (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chilean Flicker from Guaquén, Curepto, Región del Maule, CL on May 1, 2024 at 03:57 PM by djalma2631 (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Magellanic Woodpecker in April 2024 by ryancozz (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Striped Woodpecker (Dryobates lignarius)

Status: Native

Last observation: Striped Woodpecker from Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Chile on April 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM by Atreo jofré fernández (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Slender-billed Parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)

Status: present / Native

Last observation: Slender-billed Parakeet from Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile on April 8, 2024 at 05:54 PM by Diego Almendras G. (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chilean Austral Parakeet from Ruta 240, Aysén, Région del Aisén, CL on April 20, 2024 at 04:09 PM by jacquescousteau2 (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Burrowing Parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chilean Burrowing Parakeet from Vicuña, Coquimbo, Chile on April 12, 2024 at 05:18 PM by By.Ulises (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Monk Parakeet from 7700630 Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile on April 29, 2024 at 03:58 PM by Max Rencoret (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Mitred Parakeet (Psittacara mitratus)

0 comments
Add an Observation

Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)

Last observation: Red-masked Parakeet in May 2022 by Cristian Mono Galáctico Azul (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Mountain Parakeet (Psilopsiagon aurifrons)

Status: Native

Last observation: Mountain Parakeet from Los Andes, Valparaíso, Chile on April 7, 2024 at 12:53 PM by Carolina Pavez Andrade (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Austral Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium nana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Austral Pygmy-Owl from Collipulli, Araucanía, Chile on May 2, 2024 at 09:53 AM by erwinnm (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Peruvian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium peruanum)

Status: Native

Last observation: Peruvian Pygmy-Owl from Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on March 15, 2023 at 02:24 PM by Ken Chamberlain (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)

Status: Native

Last observation: Rufous-legged Owl from Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile on April 14, 2024 at 01:52 PM by andyselva (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Status: Native

Last observation: Burrowing Owl from Camino Fundo La Laguna, Lampa, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, CL on April 28, 2024 at 12:36 PM by Gabriela Cartes (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Lesser Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Lesser Horned Owl from Parque María Behety, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, CL on April 27, 2024 at 06:43 PM by tatodopasando (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Short-eared Owl from Entre Lagos, Puyehue, Los Lagos, Chile on May 1, 2024 at 06:34 PM by Emilio Davis (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Status: Native

Last observation: Barn Owl from Padre Hurtado, Región Metropolitana, Chile on March 26, 2024 at 04:28 PM by Manuel Alejandro Muñoz Díaz (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Ornate Tinamou from entrnado a Belén, aprox 500 m al N. Parinacota, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on April 24, 2024 at 01:03 PM by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Chilean Tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Chilean Tinamou from Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile on April 28, 2024 at 01:31 PM by Suhas Gurjar (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Elegant Crested-Tinamou (Eudromia elegans)

Status: Native

Last observation: Elegant Crested-Tinamou from Gral Carrera, Aysén, Chile on March 31, 2024 at 11:35 AM by Tamara Catalán Bermudez (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Puna Tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii)

Status: Native

Last observation: Puna Tinamou from San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, CL on March 20, 2024 at 09:43 AM by katearpin (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Patagonian Tinamou (Tinamotis ingoufi)

Status: Native

Last observation: Patagonian Tinamou from Magallanes Province, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile on January 14, 2020 at 05:38 PM by Cristián Estades (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Ringed Kingfisher from Entre Lagos, Puyehue, Los Lagos, Chile on May 1, 2024 at 05:24 PM by Emilio Davis (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

0 comments
Add an Observation

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Feral Pigeon from 8370993 Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile on April 30, 2024 at 02:34 PM by juanpabloruizsilva (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chilean Pigeon from 79C7+48, Santo Domingo, Valparaíso, Chile on April 28, 2024 at 05:02 PM by Manu Pinochet Rojas (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa)

Status: Native

Last observation: Spot-winged Pigeon from Ticnamar, Putre, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on April 24, 2024 at 04:11 PM by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Bare-faced Ground Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)

Status: Native

Last observation: Bare-faced Ground Dove from ruta A-149, cerca Putre. Parinacota, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on April 24, 2024 at 08:27 AM by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Black-winged Ground Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera)

Status: Native

Last observation: Black-winged Ground Dove from río Molino, Belén bajando desde cementerio. Parinacota, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on April 23, 2024 at 02:22 PM by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Golden-spotted Ground Dove (Metriopelia aymara)

Status: Native

Last observation: Golden-spotted Ground Dove from Parinacota Province, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on February 24, 2024 at 11:38 AM by Allan Harris (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Eared Dove from Pedro Lira Urquieta, Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile on April 28, 2024 at 12:46 PM by tomasreyes (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

West Peruvian Dove (Zenaida meloda)

Status: Native

Last observation: West Peruvian Dove from Pasaje E, Quilpué, Región de Valparaíso, CL on April 28, 2024 at 01:52 PM by alexandrasina (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Croaking Ground Dove (Columbina cruziana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Croaking Ground Dove from Nueva Esperanza, Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region, CL on February 27, 2024 at 04:58 PM by Allan Harris (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Picuí Ground Dove (Columbina picui)

Status: Native

Last observation: Picuí Ground Dove from Huentelauquén, Canela, Coquimbo, Chile on April 27, 2024 at 05:11 PM by Tamara Catalán Bermudez (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

0 comments
Add an Observation

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Puna Rhea in April 2024 by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Last observation: Wood Stork from Copiapo, Atacama, Chile on May 14, 2022 at 03:45 PM by Álvaro Parra Valdivia (View All) | 0 comments

Add an Observation

Dot-winged Crake (Porzana spiloptera)

Status: present / Native

Last observation: Dot-winged Crake in September 2023 by Lily Plaza C (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Austral Rail in November 2023 by katherine coronado (View All) | 0 comments
Add an Observation

Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Plumbeous Rail from H9V9+X3, Talca, Maule, Chili on May 2, 2024 at 03:19 PM by Thibaut Malausa (View All) | 0 comments

Source: eBird. 2011. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. Version 2. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: Date [e.g., May 15th, 2011]). (Link)

aricafoix

Added by aricafoix on June 21, 2020

Member of the iNaturalist Network | Powered by iNaturalist open source software | Documentation for developers