Observer: Sandy Dillard & guide
Number of Species: 82
Comments: Ricardo Matus (rmatusn@entelchile.net) took
me around and we even drove up to the Patagonia area. We had to work for
all our birds but I did have a good time in this beautiful if windy area.
The roads here are quite interesting in that they pave one lane of road
and then everyone drives with one tire on and one tire off so at least both
ways of traffic have some pavement. Many of the roads are just rocky trails
but this just made it all the more interesting. Ricardo has illustrated
one bird book for the Magellanic region of Chile and is currently working
on another. Most of our time was spent down near Punta Arenas which is quite
a nice town.
2nd Trip: I made a second trip to Chile
but this time it was near the Santiago region and therefore I got to have
several different species of birds than the ones that I saw down in the
tip of Chile. I was take around by Gonzalo Gonzalez (rara_avis@entelchile.net)
who is a very nice birder and fun to go around with. We went up into the
mountains up to the mines (El Yeso region) and also visited some of the
swampy areas around Santiago (Central Coast region). All in all a very good
time.
| Rhea,
Lesser Grebe, White-tufted Grebe, Great Penguin, Magellanic Cormorant, Neotropic Shag, Imperial Shag, Rock Duck, Lake Swan, Black-necked Swan, Coscoroba Goose, Upland Goose, Kelp Goose, Ashy-headed Goose, Ruddy-headed Steamerduck, Flightless Steamerduck, Flying Duck, Torrent Wigeon, Chiloe Teal, Speckled Duck, Crested Duck, Spectacled Pintail, Yellow-billed Shoveler, Red Night-Heron, Black-crowned Ibis, Buff-necked Condor, Andean Harrier, Cinereous Buzzard-Eagle, Black-chested Caracara, Chimango Kestrel, American Falcon, Peregrine Rail, Plumbeous Coot, White-winged Coot, Red-gartered Whimbrel Sandpiper, White-rumped Oystercatcher, Magellanic Plover, Two-banded Dotterel, Rufous-chested Lapwing, Southern Gull, Dolphin Gull, Kelp Gull, Brown-hooded Tern, South American Skua, Chilean Dove, Rock Dove, Eared Parakeet, Austral Owl, Great Horned Pygmy-Owl, Austral Kingfisher, Ringed Woodpecker, Striped Flicker, Chilean Woodpecker, Magellanic Miner, Common Earthcreeper, Scale-throated Cinclodes, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Dark-bellied Rayadito, Thorn-tailed Rushbird, Wren-like Treerunner, White-throated Plantcutter, Rufous-tailed Elaenia, White-crested Tit-Tyrant, Tufted Diucon, Fire-eyed Tyrant, Chocolate-vented Ground-Tyrant,Cinnamon-bellied Negrito, Austral Thrush, Austral Mockingbird, Patagonian Wren, House Swallow, Chilean Swallow, Blue-and-white Sparrow, House Pipit, Correndera Siskin, Black-chinned Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sierra-Finch, Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch, Patagonian Yellow-Finch, Patagonian Meadowlark, Long-tailed Blackbird, Austral |
Rhea pennata Rollandia rolland Podiceps major Spheniscus magellanicus Phalacrocorax brasilianus Phalacrocorax atriceps Phalacrocorax magellanicus Oxyura vittata Cygnus melanocoryphus Coscoroba coscoroba Chloephaga picta Chloephaga hybrida Chloephaga poliocephala Chloephaga rubidiceps Tachyeres pteneres Tachyeres patachonicus Merganetta armata Anas sibilatrix Anas flavirostris Anas specularioides Anas specularis Anas georgica Anas platalea Nycticorax nycticorax Theristicus caudatus Vultur gryphus Circus cinereus Geranoaetus melanoleucus Milvago chimango Falco sparverius Falco peregrinus Pardirallus sanguinolentus Fulica leucoptera Fulica armillata Numenius phaeopus Calidris fuscicollis Haematopus leucopodus Charadrius falklandicus Charadrius modestus Vanellus chilensis Larus scoresbii Larus dominicanus Larus maculipennis Sterna hirundinacea Catharacta chilensis Columba livia Zenaida auriculata Enicognathus ferrugineus Bubo virginianus Glaucidium nanum Ceryle torquata Picoides lignarius Colaptes pitius Campephilus magellanicus Geositta cunicularia Upucerthia dumetaria Cinclodes fuscus Cinclodes patagonicus Aphrastura spinicauda Phleocryptes melanops Pygarrhichas albogularis Phytotoma rara Elaenia albiceps Anairetes parulus Xolmis pyrope Neoxolmis rufiventris Muscisaxicola capistrata Lessonia rufa Turdus falcklandii Mimus patagonicus Troglodytes aedon Tachycineta meyeni Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Passer domesticus Anthus correndera Carduelis barbata Zonotrichia capensis Phrygilus gayi Phrygilus patagonicus Sicalis lebruni Sturnella loyca Curaeus curaeus |
Patagonia Glacial melt lake
Really big Iceberg - over 5 miles away and I still couldnt get it all in 1 frame
Really cool Blue iceberg (it recently flipped). Both of these berg pics were on the way to Punta Arenas |
2nd Trip * are from El Yeso ** is both
| Grebe, White-tufted Grebe, Silvery Grebe, Great Grebe, Pied-billed Booby, Peruvian Pelican, Brown Cormorant, Neotropic Cormorant, Guanay Cormorant, Red-legged Egret, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Night-heron, Black-crowned Swan, Black-necked Duck, Crested* Wigeon, Chiloe Pintail, White-tailed Pintail, Yellow-billed Teal, Cinnamon Shovelar, Red Pochard, Rosey-billed Duck, Andean (Ruddy) Duck, Black-headed Condor, Andean* Vulture, Turkey Kite, White-tailed Buzzard-eagle, Black-chested* Caracara, Chimango** Kestrel, American** Rail, Plumbeous Gallinule, Spot-flanked Coot, Red-gartered Coot, White-winged Coot, Red-fronted Lapwing, Southern** Plover, Diademed* Oystercatcher, American Stilt, Black-necked Yellowlegs, Greater Whimbrel Sanderling Sandpiper, Baird's* Snipe, Common Seedsnipe, Gray-breasted* Gull, Grey Gull, Kelp Gull, Franklin's Gull, Brown-headed Tern, Sandwich Tern, South-american Tern, Inca Skimmer, Black Dove, Rock Dove, Eared Dove, Picui-ground Hillstar, White-sided* Miner, Rufous-banded* Earthcreeper, Scale-throated* Cinclodes, Bar-winged* Cinclodes, Gray-flanked* Cinclodes, White-winged* Chilia, Crag* Tit-spinetail, Plain-mantled** Rushbird, Wren-like Turca, Moustached* Diucon, Fire-eyed** Negrito, Rufous-backed Rush-tyrant, Many-colored Ground-tyrant, White-browed* Ground-tyrant, Ochre-naped* Tit-tyrant, Tufted Plantcutter, Rufous-tailed Swallow, Chilean* Swallow, Blue-and-white** Wren, House Thrush, Austral Mockingbird, Chilean** Pipit, Correndera Yellow-finch, Greater* Sparrow, Rufous-collared** Blackbird, Yellow-winged Meadowlark, Long-tailed** Blackbird, Austral Sierra-finch, Grey-hooded* Sierra-finch, Mourning* Diuca-finch, Common Siskin, Yellow-rumped* Siskin, Black-chinned |
Rollandia rolland Podiceps occiptalis occipitalis Podiceps major Podilymbus podiceps Sula variegata Pelecanus thagus Phalacrocorax olivaceus olivaceous Phalacrocorax bouganvilli Phalacrocorax gaimardi Casmerodius alba Egretta thula Bubulcus ibis Nicticorax nicticorax obcurus Cygnus melanocorypha Lophonetta specularoides Anas sibilatrix Anas bahamensis Anas georgica Anas cyanoptera Anas platalea Netta pepposaca Oxyura ferruginea (jamaicensis) Heteronetta atricpilla Vultur gryphus Cathartes aura Elanus leucunus Geranoaetus melanoluecus Milvago chimango chimango Falco sparverius cinamonius Perdirallus sanguinolentus landbecki Gallinula melaops Fulica amilata Fulica leucoptera Fulica rufifrons Vanellus chilensis chilensis Phegornis mitchelli Haematopus palliatus Himantopus melanurus Tringa melanoleuca Numenius phaeopus Calidris alba Calidris bairdii Gallinago paraguaiae Thinocorus orbignyianus orbignyianus Larus modestus Larus dominicanus dominicanus Larus pipixcan Larus maculipennis Sterna sandvicensis Sterna hirundinacea Larosterna Inca Rynchops niger Columba livia Zenaida auriculata auriculata Columbina picui Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Geositta rufipennis fasciata Upucerthia dumetaria Cinclodes fuscus fuscus Cinclodes oustaleti oustaleti Cinclodes atacamensis Chilia melanura melanura Leptasthenura aegithaloides aegithaloides Phleochryptes melanops melanops Pteroptochos megapodius megapodius Xolmys pyrope pyrope Lessonia rufa rufa Tachuris rubigastra rubigastra Muscisaxicola albilora Muscisaxicola flavinucha flavinucha Anairetes parulus parulus Phytotoma rara Tachyciineta meyeni Pygochelidon cyanoleuca Troglodites aedon chilensis Turdus falcklandii magellanicus Mimus thenca Anthus correndera chilensis Sicalis auriventris Junco capensis chilensis Agelaius thilius thilius Stumella loica Curaeus curaeus curaeus Phrigillus gayi gayi Phrigillus fruticeti Diuca diuca diuca Cardelius uropygialis Cardelius barbata |