Birds and mammals possible to be seen during this trip
Tinamous | Tinamidae
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
Penguins | Spheniscidae
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
Grebes | Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
Great Grebe Podiceps major
Pelicans | Pelecanidae
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
Gannets & Boobies | Sulidae
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
Cormorants | Phalacrocoracidae
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns | Ardeidae
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris
Ducks, Geese & Swans | Anatidae
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocorypha
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Red Shoveler Anas platalea
Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
New World Vultures | Cathartidae
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Hawks, Eagles & Kites | Accipitridae
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
Chilean Hawk Accipiter chilensis
Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Falcons & Caracaras | Falconidae
Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
New World Quails | Odontophoridae
California Quail Callipepla californica
Rails, Gallinules & Coots | Rallidae
Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops
White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
Oystercatchers | Haematopodidae
Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Avocets & Stilts | Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Plovers & Lapwings | Charadriidae
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Sandpipers & Allies | Scolopacidae
South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Sanderling Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Skuas & Jaegers | Stercoraridae
Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
Gulls | Laridae
Gray Gull Larus modestus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Elegant Tern Sterna elegans
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
Inca Tern Larosterna inca
Skimmers | Rhynchopidae
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Doves & Pigeons | Columbidae
Rock Dove Columba livia
Chilean Pigeon Columba araucana
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui
Barn Owls | Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Typical Owls | Strigidae
Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes
Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nanum
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Hummingbirds | Trochilidae
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
Woodpeckers & Allies | Picidae
Striped Woodpecker Picoides lignarius
Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius
Ovenbirds | Furnariidae
Crag Chilia (E) Chilia melanura
Chilean Seaside Cinclodes (E) Cinclodes nigrofumosus
Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
Gray-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
Lesser Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Dusky-tailed Canastero (E) Asthenes humicola
White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis
Tapaculos | Rhinocryptidae
Moustached Turca (E) Pteroptochos megapodius
White-throated Tapaculo (E) Scelorchilus albicollis
Dusky Tapaculo (E) Scytalopus fuscus
Plantcutters | Phytotomidae
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
Tyrant Flycatchers | Tyrannidae
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope
Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis livida
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola macloviana
Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
Swallows | Hirundinidae
Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wagtails & Pipits | Motacillidae
Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
Wrens | Troglodytidae
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Mockingbirds & Thrashers | Mimidae
Chilean Mockingbird (E) Mimus thenca
Thrushes & Allies | Turdidae
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
Old World Sparrows | Passeridae
House Sparrow ( I ) Passer domesticus
Siskins, Crossbills & Allies | Fringillidae
Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata
Buntings, Sparrows & Allies | Emberizidae
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus gayi
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch Phrygilus alaudinus
Common Diuca-Finch Diuca diuca
Grassland Yellow-Finch Sicalis luteola
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Troupials & Allies | Icteridae
Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius
Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
MAMMALS
Old World Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Degu Octodon degu
Nutria Myocastor coypus
Southern Grey Fox Pseudalopex griseus
Marine Otter Lutra felina
Southern Sea Lion Otaria byronia
Birding and nature photography trip to the Coastal Range and the Pacific Coast in search of the endemics and specialties of Chile's Mediterranean region. We will explore the broad-leaf woodlands, scrublands and cacti-covered slopes, looking for skulking tapaculos and canasteros. Along the coast we will concentrate in finding the endemic seabirds of the Humboldt Current including cormorants, Inca Terns and Humboldt Penguins. 
