List of Birds of Chile

List Of Birds Of Chile

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. The avifauna of Chile includes a total of 479 species (324 non-passerines and 155 passerines), of which 12 are endemic (with 8 species belonging to the suborder Tyranni), 6 have been introduced by humans, and 88 are rare or accidental. 33 species are globally threatened. The list includes species recorded on Easter Island, Sala y Gómez, the Juan Fernández Islands and the Chilean Antarctic Territory.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Chile.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Chile.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Chile.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Chile as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ant) Antarctic A species recorded from the Chilean Antarctic Territory but not from Chile proper.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Rheas . Tinamous . Penguins . Grebes . Albatrosses . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Diving petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, Geese and Swans . New World vultures . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . New World quails . Pheasants and Partridges . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Jacanas . Painted snipe . Oystercatchers . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Plovers and Lapwings . Magellanic Plover . Sandpipers and allies . Seedsnipes . Sheathbills . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Skimmers . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Nightjars . Swifts . Hummingbirds . Kingfishers . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Ovenbirds . Tapaculos . Cotingas . Tyrant flycatchers . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Wrens . Mockingbirds and Thrashers . Thrushes and allies . Vireos . New World warblers . Tanagers . Buntings, Sparrows, and allies . Saltators, Cardinals and allies . Troupials and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Chile:  Rheas, Tinamous, Penguins, Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Diving Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Cormorants, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese and Swans, New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Caracaras and Falcons, New World Quails, Pheasants and Partridges, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Jacanas, Painted-snipe, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Plovers and Lapwings, Magellanic Plover, Sandpipers and Allies, Seedsnipes, Sheathbills, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls and Terns, Skimmers, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Macaws and Allies, Cuckoos and Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers and Allies, Ovenbirds, Tapaculos, Cotingas, Tyrant Flycatchers, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Wrens, Mockingbirds and Thrashers, Thrushes and Allies, Vireos, New World Warblers, Tanagers, Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies, Saltators, Cardinals and Allies, Troupials and Allies, Siskins, Crossbills and Allies, Sparrows

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