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Estero Catapilco--Desembocadura (Laguna Zapallar)

Located in the Chile area, Estero Catapilco--Desembocadura (Laguna Zapallar) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Coscoroba Swan, Mallard, Yellow-billed Pintail in the area.

136
All-Time Species
34
Sightings (14 days)
Valparaíso
Region
Chile
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Coscoroba SwanCoscoroba coscoroba
Aug 8, 2026
10
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 8, 2026
3
Aug 8, 2026
2
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 8, 2026
1
Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
Aug 8, 2026
3
West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
Aug 8, 2026
2
Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodes
Aug 8, 2026
5
Giant HummingbirdPatagona gigas
Aug 8, 2026
1
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Aug 8, 2026
35
White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
Aug 8, 2026
1
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Aug 8, 2026
4
Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
Aug 8, 2026
1
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Aug 8, 2026
4
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Aug 8, 2026
22
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Aug 8, 2026
1
Gray GullLeucophaeus modestus
Aug 8, 2026
25
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Aug 8, 2026
10
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Aug 8, 2026
6
White-tufted GrebeRollandia rolland
Aug 8, 2026
10
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Aug 8, 2026
1
Great GrebePodiceps major
Aug 8, 2026
4
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Aug 8, 2026
12
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Aug 8, 2026
10
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Aug 8, 2026
3
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 8, 2026
2
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Aug 8, 2026
3
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Aug 8, 2026
2
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Aug 8, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 8, 2026
2
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Aug 8, 2026
1
Aug 8, 2026
2
Austral BlackbirdCuraeus curaeus
Aug 8, 2026
1
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Aug 8, 2026
2
Aug 8, 2026
1

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