Chile Ramsar wetland
El Yali National Reserve
136 bird species recorded; the most from January to February, in August and in October.
Rosario Nieto Chadwick · CC BY 3.0
This month here
102 species in January.102 species in February.84 species in March.93 species in April.82 species in May.92 species in June.99 species in July.105 species in August.102 species in September.107 species in October.94 species in November.100 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.
NT
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
136 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).
- 136Speciesrecorded more than once
- 31Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,287Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 60 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 4Owls
- 18Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 45Songbirds
- 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 136 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Buteo polyosomaButeo polyosoma
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctus
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-chested Buzzard-EagleGeranoaetus melanoleucus
- Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Austral Pygmy-owlGlaucidium nana
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicus
Waders18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Rufous-chested DotterelCharadrius modestus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Least SeedsnipeThinocorus rumicivorus
- Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
- Collared PloverCharadrius collaris
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Magellanic SnipeGallinago magellanica
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
- Peruvian BoobySula variegata
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Grey GullLeucophaeus modestus
- South American TernSterna hirundinacea
- Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Inca TernLarosterna incaNT
- Elegant TernThalasseus elegansNT
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
- Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
- Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
- Red ShovelerSpatula platalea
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Lake DuckOxyura vittata
- Rosy-billed PochardNetta peposaca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Silver TealSpatula versicolor
- Black-headed DuckHeteronetta atricapilla
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great GrebePodiceps major
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopis
- White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
- Southern Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
- Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusNT
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorumNT
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Red-legged CormorantPhalacrocorax gaimardi
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
Songbirds45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Diuca FinchDiuca diuca
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
- Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
- Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
- Chilean MockingbirdMimus thenca
- Long-tailed MeadowlarkSturnella loyca
- Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeus
- Tufted Tit-tyrantAnairetes parulus
- Fire-eyed DiuconXolmis pyrope
- Thorn-tailed RayaditoAphrastura spinicauda
- Dusky TapaculoScytalopus fuscus
- White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
- Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rufous-tailed PlantcutterPhytotoma rara
- Plain-mantled Tit-spinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Grey-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
- Patagonian NegritoLessonia rufa
- Dusky-tailed canasteroAsthenes humicola
- Patagonian TyrantColorhamphus parvirostris
- Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
- Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicus
- Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
- Des Murs's WiretailSylviorthorhynchus desmursii
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Anthus correnderaAnthus correndera
- Great Shrike-tyrantAgriornis lividus
- Porphyrospiza alaudinaPorphyrospiza alaudina
- Common MinerGeositta cunicularia
- Bar-winged cinclodesCinclodes fuscus
- Gray-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaleti
- Blue-and-white SwallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca
- White-throated TreerunnerPygarrhichas albogularis
- Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Mourning Sierra FinchRhopospina fruticeti
- Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
- Austral CanasteroAsthenes anthoides
- Moustached TurcaPteroptochos megapodius
- Patagonian Forest EarthcreeperUpucerthia saturatior
- Chilean Seaside CinclodesCinclodes nigrofumosus
- Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
- White-throated TapaculoScelorchilus albicollis
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
- Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodes
- Spot-flanked GallinuleGallinula melanops
- Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
- Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignarius
- Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
- Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
- Chilean FlickerColaptes pitius
- Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana
- Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
- Chilean TinamouNothoprocta perdicaria
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
- Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostris
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from January to February, in August and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan19°/15°2 mm
- Feb19°/15°2 mm
- Mar19°/14°5 mm
- Apr17°/12°10 mm
- May15°/11°48 mm
- Jun14°/10°58 mm
- Jul13°/10°53 mm
- Aug13°/10°47 mm
- Sep14°/10°16 mm
- Oct15°/11°12 mm
- Nov17°/12°7 mm
- Dec18°/13°4 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
El Yali National Reserve.
Ramsar site in Chile
El Yali National Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Chile.
136 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,287 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Diuca Finch, the Rufous-collared Sparrow and the Austral Thrush.
16 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Grey Plover and Hudsonian Godwit.
The most species are recorded from January to February, in August and in October.
Get there and watch
- Lodge Santa Catalina del Yaliplace to stay · 5.5 km · 5 within 10 km
- Santo Domingonearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 89 km in a straight lineCar hire at SCL airport (Santiago)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmAviario Tricao
- 3visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de informaciones, Administración Conaf R.N. El Yali
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Laguna Matanzas, Mirador La Viña, Miradores Las Balleneras and 11 more
- 11car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5places to stay within 10 kmLodge Santa Catalina del Yali, Santo Domingo Lodge, ByB Campomar and 2 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- campsites within 10 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 El Yali National Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas81 mountains within 25 kmCerro Negro · 4.6 kmCerro Palqui · 16 kmSan Antonio · 18 kmPlacilla · 21 kmCerro Mostazal · 22 kmCerro Pan de Azúcar (Chile, Rapel) · 23 kmCerro Miltin · 23 kmCerro Paragua · 25 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPlaya de Santo Domingo · 7.7 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLaguna Cabildo0.3 km² · 3.5 kmLaguna La Matanza1.4 km² · 4.4 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
El Yali National Reserve
Chile
- 55Birdyas Score
- 136Species
- 31Migrants
- 3Threatened
Villavicencio Natural Reserve
Argentina · 279 km
- 60Birdyas Score
- 163Species
- 68Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5352354) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,287 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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