Chile Ramsar wetland
Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary
104 bird species recorded; the most in December.
Sebacorreabarra · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
77 species in January.71 species in February.78 species in March.45 species in April.48 species in May.44 species in June.40 species in July.54 species in August.79 species in September.78 species in October.80 species in November.92 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
104 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 104Speciesrecorded more than once
- 37Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,930Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 3Owls
- 8Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 37Songbirds
- 17Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 104 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- White-throated HawkButeo albigula
- Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Austral Pygmy-owlGlaucidium nana
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Rufous-legged OwlStrix rufipes
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Magellanic SnipeGallinago magellanica
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
- South American TernSterna hirundinacea
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- Bronze-winged DuckSpeculanas specularisNT
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
- Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
- Silver TealSpatula versicolor
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopis
- White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusNT
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
Songbirds37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
- Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
- White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
- Chucao TapaculoScelorchilus rubecula
- Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
- Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus
- Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
- Tufted Tit-tyrantAnairetes parulus
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
- Magellanic TapaculoScytalopus magellanicus
- Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicauda
- Fire-eyed DiuconXolmis pyrope
- Des Murs's WiretailSylviorthorhynchus desmursii
- Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeus
- Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
- Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicus
- Black-throated Huet-huetPteroptochos tarnii
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhichas albogularis
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Patagonian Sierra FinchPhrygilus patagonicus
- Ochre-flanked TapaculoEugralla paradoxa
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Chilean MockingbirdMimus thenca
- Long-tailed MeadowlarkSturnella loyca
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Plain-mantled Tit-spinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
- Patagonian TyrantColorhamphus parvirostris
- Rufous-tailed PlantcutterPhytotoma rara
- Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Anthus correnderaAnthus correndera
- Common Diuca FinchDiuca diuca
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodes
- Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana
- Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
- Chilean FlickerColaptes pitius
- Austral ParakeetEnicognathus ferrugineus
- Slender-billed ParakeetEnicognathus leptorhynchus
- White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
- Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
- Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
- Spot-flanked GallinuleGallinula melanops
- Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicaria
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/10°34 mm
- Feb23°/10°34 mm
- Mar20°/9°53 mm
- Apr16°/7°76 mm
- May13°/6°132 mm
- Jun11°/5°179 mm
- Jul10°/4°171 mm
- Aug11°/4°148 mm
- Sep12°/5°93 mm
- Oct14°/6°90 mm
- Nov16°/7°69 mm
- Dec19°/9°51 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary.
Nature reserve and ramsar area in Chile
Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Chile.
104 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,930 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-necked Swan, the Cocoi Heron and the Brown-hooded Gull.
30 species come for the summer, 6 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs and Hudsonian Godwit.
The most species are recorded in December.
Get there and watch
- Wild Campingcampsite · 7.7 km · 1 within 10 km
- Refugio "El Robledal"place to stay · 11 km · 2 within 10 km
- Las Animasnearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Pichoy Airport (ZAL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 9 km in a straight lineCar hire at ZCO airport (Temuco)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1campsites within 10 kmWild Camping
- 2places to stay within 10 kmRefugio "El Robledal"
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmCerro Oncol715 m · 8.8 kmCerro Tres Cruces · 23 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyCruces River
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary
Chile
- 52Birdyas Score
- 104Species
- 37Migrants
- 2Threatened
Laguna Blanca National Park
Argentina · 253 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 129Species
- 69Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5041779) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,930 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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