Chile bird checklist
621 bird species in 74 families have been recorded in Chile, according to eBird; about 390 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Chile right now
1Kelp Gull
2Rock Pigeon
3Turkey Vulture
4Black Skimmer
5House Sparrow
6Shiny Cowbird
7Grassland Yellow-Finch
8Eared Dove
9Rufous-collared Sparrow
10Southern Lapwing
Chile bird checklist
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Rheas
- Lesser Rhea
Tinamous
- Puna Tinamou
- Patagonian Tinamou
- Elegant Crested-Tinamou
- Andean Tinamou
- Ornate Tinamou
- Chilean Tinamou
Screamers
- Southern Screamer
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Barnacle Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Coscoroba Swan
- Comb Duck
- Andean Goose
- Upland Goose
- Kelp Goose
- Ashy-headed Goose
- Ruddy-headed Goose
- Flying Steamer-Duck
- Flightless Steamer-Duck
- Crested Duck
- Spectacled Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Torrent Duck
- Silver Teal
- Puna Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Red Shoveler
- Northern Shoveler
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Yellow-billed Pintail
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Black-headed Duck
- Ruddy Duck
- Andean Duck
- Lake Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Picazuro Pigeon
- Spot-winged Pigeon
- Chilean Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Picui Ground Dove
- Croaking Ground Dove
- Bare-faced Ground Dove
- Black-winged Ground Dove
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove
- West Peruvian Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Guira Cuckoo
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Groove-billed Ani
- Dark-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nacunda Nighthawk
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Tschudi's Nightjar
- Band-winged Nightjar
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Potoos
- Common Potoo
Oilbird
- Oilbird
Swifts
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Andean Swift
Hummingbirds
- Sparkling Violetear
- Green-backed Firecrown
- Juan Fernandez Firecrown
- Red-tailed Comet
- Andean Hillstar
- White-sided Hillstar
- Giant Hummingbird
- Peruvian Sheartail
- Oasis Hummingbird
- Chilean Woodstar
- Glittering-bellied Emerald
- White-throated Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Austral Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Plumbeous Rail
- Spot-flanked Gallinule
- Common Gallinule
- Red-fronted Coot
- Horned Coot
- Giant Coot
- Red-gartered Coot
- Slate-colored Coot
- White-winged Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Black Rail
- Dot-winged Crake
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Magellanic Plover
- Magellanic Plover
Sheathbills
- Snowy Sheathbill
Thick-knees
- Peruvian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- Andean Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
- Blackish Oystercatcher
- Magellanic Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Tawny-throated Dotterel
- Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
- Rufous-chested Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Andean Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Puna Plover
- Two-banded Plover
- Snowy Plover
Seedsnipes
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
- White-bellied Seedsnipe
- Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
- Least Seedsnipe
Painted-Snipes
- South American Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Wattled Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Fuegian Snipe
- Puna Snipe
- Magellanic Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Chilean Skua
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Andean Gull
- Brown-hooded Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Gray Gull
- Dolphin Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Belcher's Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Gray Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Gray-backed Tern
- Least Tern
- Peruvian Tern
- Large-billed Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Inca Tern
- Black Tern
- Snowy-crowned Tern
- Arctic Tern
- South American Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- Andean Flamingo
- James's Flamingo
Grebes
- White-tufted Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Great Grebe
- Silvery Grebe
- Hooded Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Penguins
- King Penguin
- Emperor Penguin
- Adelie Penguin
- Gentoo Penguin
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Little Penguin
- Humboldt Penguin
- Magellanic Penguin
- Macaroni Penguin
- Western Rockhopper Penguin
- Snares Penguin
Albatrosses
- Northern Royal Albatross
- Southern Royal Albatross
- Snowy Albatross
- Antipodean Albatross
- Waved Albatross
- Sooty Albatross
- Light-mantled Albatross
- Gray-headed Albatross
- Buller's Albatross
- White-capped Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
- Chatham Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Pincoya Storm-Petrel
- Elliot's Storm-Petrel
- Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- White-bellied Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
- Polynesian Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Ringed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Markham's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Fulmar
- Southern Fulmar
- Antarctic Petrel
- Pintado Petrel
- Snow Petrel
- Kerguelen Petrel
- Great-winged Petrel
- Gray-faced Petrel
- Kermadec Petrel
- Herald Petrel
- Murphy's Petrel
- Henderson Petrel
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- White-headed Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Juan Fernandez Petrel
- Atlantic Petrel
- Galapagos Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Black-winged Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Masatierra Petrel
- Stejneger's Petrel
- Phoenix Petrel
- Blue Petrel
- Fairy Prion
- Broad-billed Prion
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- Gray Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Westland Petrel
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Subantarctic Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Peruvian Diving-Petrel
- Common Diving-Petrel
- South Georgia Diving-Petrel
- Magellanic Diving-Petrel
Storks
- Maguari Stork
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
- Peruvian Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Red-legged Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
- Magellanic Cormorant
- Guanay Cormorant
- Imperial Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis
- Puna Ibis
- Bare-faced Ibis
- Black-faced Ibis
- Andean Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Stripe-backed Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Whistling Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Striated Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Cocoi Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
- Peruvian Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Andean Condor
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Chilean Hawk
- Long-winged Harrier
- Cinereous Harrier
- Mississippi Kite
- Great Black Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- Variable Hawk
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- White-throated Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Rufous-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Lesser Horned Owl
- Austral Pygmy-Owl
- Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Rufous-legged Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Striped Woodpecker
- Magellanic Woodpecker
- Green-barred Woodpecker
- Chilean Flicker
- Andean Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Chimango Caracara
- Mountain Caracara
- White-throated Caracara
- Striated Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Aplomado Falcon
- Orange-breasted Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Mountain Parakeet
- Monk Parakeet
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- Austral Parakeet
- Slender-billed Parakeet
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Chestnut-fronted Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
- Red-masked Parakeet
Tapaculos
- Chestnut-throated Huet-huet
- Black-throated Huet-huet
- Moustached Turca
- White-throated Tapaculo
- Chucao Tapaculo
- Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
- Dusky Tapaculo
- Magellanic Tapaculo
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Common Miner
- Puna Miner
- Rufous-banded Miner
- Grayish Miner
- Short-billed Miner
- Creamy-rumped Miner
- White-throated Treerunner
- Rock Earthcreeper
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper
- Band-tailed Earthcreeper
- Crag Chilia
- Wren-like Rushbird
- Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper
- White-throated Earthcreeper
- Buff-breasted Earthcreeper
- Buff-winged Cinclodes
- Blackish Cinclodes
- Cream-winged Cinclodes
- Gray-flanked Cinclodes
- White-winged Cinclodes
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes
- Surf Cinclodes
- Seaside Cinclodes
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito
- Masafuera Rayadito
- Des Murs's Wiretail
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
- Streaked Tit-Spinetail
- Dark-winged Canastero
- Austral Canastero
- Cordilleran Canastero
- Sharp-billed Canastero
- Canyon Canastero
- Dusky-tailed Canastero
Cotingas
- White-tipped Plantcutter
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant
- Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant
- Juan Fernandez Tit-Tyrant
- Ticking Doradito
- Greenish Elaenia
- Large Elaenia
- White-crested Elaenia
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Rufescent Flycatcher
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Alder Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Austral Negrito
- Andean Negrito
- White-winged Black-Tyrant
- Spectacled Tyrant
- Spot-billed Ground-Tyrant
- Puna Ground-Tyrant
- Cinereous Ground-Tyrant
- White-fronted Ground-Tyrant
- Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant
- Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant
- Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
- White-browed Ground-Tyrant
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant
- Black-fronted Ground-Tyrant
- Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant
- Fire-eyed Diucon
- White Monjita
- Black-crowned Monjita
- Rusty-backed Monjita
- Chocolate-vented Tyrant
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
- White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant
- Great Shrike-Tyrant
- Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
- Lesser Shrike-Tyrant
- Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
- Patagonian Tyrant
- d'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant
- White-browed Chat-Tyrant
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant
- Rufous Casiornis
- Cattle Tyrant
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Chivi Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Plush-crested Jay
- House Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-rumped Swallow
- Chilean Swallow
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Southern Martin
- Peruvian Martin
- Brown-chested Martin
- Blue-and-white Swallow
- Tawny-headed Swallow
- Andean Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Wrens
- Southern House Wren
- Grass Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Chilean Mockingbird
- Patagonian Mockingbird
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird
- White-banded Mockingbird
- Brown-backed Mockingbird
- Long-tailed Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Swainson's Thrush
- Chiguanco Thrush
- Austral Thrush
- Creamy-bellied Thrush
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail
- Peruvian Pipit
- Correndera Pipit
- Hellmayr's Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Island Canary
- Thick-billed Siskin
- Hooded Siskin
- Black Siskin
- Yellow-rumped Siskin
- Black-chinned Siskin
New World Sparrows
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- White-browed Meadowlark
- Peruvian Meadowlark
- Long-tailed Meadowlark
- Variable Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Screaming Cowbird
- Shiny Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Austral Blackbird
- Scarlet-headed Blackbird
- Grayish Baywing
- Yellow-winged Blackbird
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush
- Tennessee Warbler
- Southern Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Tropical Parula
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Golden Grosbeak
- Black-backed Grosbeak
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-crested Cardinal
- Ringed Warbling Finch
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager
- Sayaca Tanager
- Swallow Tanager
- Giant Conebill
- Tamarugo Conebill
- Cinereous Conebill
- Black-throated Flowerpiercer
- Black-hooded Sierra Finch
- Gray-hooded Sierra Finch
- Patagonian Sierra Finch
- Diuca Finch
- White-bridled Finch
- Yellow-bridled Finch
- Red-backed Sierra Finch
- White-throated Sierra Finch
- Glacier Finch
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch
- Slender-billed Finch
- Mourning Sierra Finch
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch
- Puna Yellow-Finch
- Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch
- Greater Yellow-Finch
- Greenish Yellow-Finch
- Patagonian Yellow-Finch
- Saffron Finch
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Raimondi's Yellow-Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Lined Seedeater
- Chestnut-throated Seedeater
- Double-collared Seedeater
- Band-tailed Seedeater
- Golden-billed Saltator
Most common birds in Chile
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Chile’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- South American TernSterna hirundinacea
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
- Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
- Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
- Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lake DuckOxyura vittata
Largest bird families in Chile
Among its regular birds.
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers33
- Tanagers and Allies30
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl29
- Tyrant Flycatchers29
- Shearwaters and Petrels26
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers24
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- Plovers and Lapwings13
Reported in the last 30 days
368 species reported to eBird in Chile in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
American Oystercatcher, Turkey Vulture, Coscoroba Swan, Great Grebe, Kelp Gull, Lake Duck, Red-gartered Coot, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Black Skimmer, Austral Thrush, Rock Pigeon, Shiny Cowbird, House Sparrow, Mourning Sierra Finch, Austral Blackbird, Diuca Finch, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Variable Hawk, Chilean Swallow, Long-tailed Meadowlark, Chilean Pigeon, Southern House Wren, Black-faced Ibis, Southern Lapwing, Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail, Hudsonian Godwit, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Flightless Steamer-Duck, South American Tern, Brown-hooded Gull, White-crested Elaenia, Monk Parakeet, Chimango Caracara, Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Black Vulture, Blue-and-white Swallow, Eared Dove, Chiguanco Thrush, Black-winged Ground Dove, Black-hooded Sierra Finch, …
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Hudsonian Godwit
Barn Swallow
Snowy Egret
Black Vulture
Black-necked Stilt
Neotropic Cormorant
Lesser Yellowlegs
Cinnamon Teal
Great Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Ruddy Turnstone
Baird's Sandpiper
Sanderling
Sooty Shearwater
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Pied-billed Grebe
Red Knot
American Golden-Plover