Chilean flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensusWe visited Chilean Patagonia in November-December of 2023.
Other birds of the Straits of Magellan (Estrecho de Magallanes) and southern Patagonia:
Water birds:
Chilean flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensus
black-faced ibis, Theristicus melanopis
southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Ducks:
spectacled duck, Speculanas specularis
yellow-billed pintail, Anas georgica
crested duck, Lophonetta specularioides
flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres paachonicus
red shoveler, Spatula platalea
Chiloe wigeon, Mareca sibilatrix
Grebes:
great grebe, Podiceps major
white-crested grebe (white-tufted grebe), Podiceps rolland
Coots:
red-gartered coot, Fulica armillata
white-winged coot, Fulica leucoptera
Geese:
upland geese, Chloephaga picta
ruddy-headed geese, Chloephaga rubidiceps
ashy-headed geese, Chloephaga poliocephala
kelp geese, Chloephaga hybrida
Swans:
coscoroba, Coscoroba coscoroba
black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus
Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
tawny-throated dotterel, Oreopholus ruficollis
Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
Black-browed albatross, Diomedea melanophrys
Chilean skua, Catharacta skua chilensis
Gulls:
dolphin gull, Leucophaeus scoresbii
kelp gull, Larus dominicanus
brown-hooded gull, Larus maculipennis
South American tern, Sterna hirundinacea
Cormorants:
imperial (blue-eyed) cormorants, Phalacrocorax atriceps
rock cormorant (juvenile), Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Oystercatchers:
Magellanic oystercatcher, Haematopus leucopodus
blackish oystercatcher, Haematopus octer
American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus
Steppe and grassland birds:
Lesser rhea, Rhea pennata
long-tailed meadowlark (female on left, males on the right), Sturnella loyca
austral thrush, Turdus falklandia
rufous-collared sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
Raptors:
black-chested buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus
American kestrel (female), Falco sparverius
Caracaras:
Chimango caracara, Milvago chimango
southern (crested) caracara, Polyborus plancus
Vultures:
Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
Southern beech (Nothofagus) forest birds:
Magellanic woodpecker (male), Campephilus magellanicus
dark-bellied cincloides, Cincloides patagonicus
Flycatchers:
austral negrito (male), Lessonia rufa
fire-eyed diucon, Xolmis pyrope
white-crested elaenia, Elaenia albiceps
chocolate-vented tyrant, Neoxolmis rufiventris
Correndera pipit, Anthus correndera
Finches:
Patagonian sierra-finch, Phrygilus patagonicus
white-bridled finch (left male, right female), Melanodera melanodera
black-chinned siskin (male above, female below), Spinus barbatus
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