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Río Elqui--Desembocadura

Located in the Chile area, Río Elqui--Desembocadura is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Yellow-billed Pintail, Yellow-billed Teal, Picui Ground Dove in the area.

187
All-Time Species
52
Sightings (14 days)
Coquimbo
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Chile
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Jul 17, 2026
2
Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
Jul 17, 2026
10
Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui
Jul 17, 2026
2
West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda
Jul 17, 2026
2
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
Jul 17, 2026
2
Green-backed FirecrownSephanoides sephaniodes
Jul 17, 2026
2
Oasis HummingbirdRhodopis vesper
Jul 17, 2026
3
Spot-flanked GallinulePorphyriops melanops
Jul 17, 2026
1
Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
Jul 17, 2026
3
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Jul 17, 2026
2
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Jul 17, 2026
9
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
Jul 17, 2026
2
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Jul 17, 2026
8
Gray GullLeucophaeus modestus
Jul 17, 2026
31
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Jul 17, 2026
500
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Jul 17, 2026
30
South American TernSterna hirundinacea
Jul 17, 2026
30
Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Jul 17, 2026
1
Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagus
Jul 17, 2026
4
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Jul 17, 2026
2
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 17, 2026
70
Wren-like RushbirdPhleocryptes melanops
Jul 17, 2026
1
Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
Jul 17, 2026
6
Gray-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaleti
Jul 17, 2026
2
Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastra
Jul 17, 2026
1
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Jul 17, 2026
1
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Jul 17, 2026
2
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Jul 17, 2026
7
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Jul 14, 2026
3
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Jul 14, 2026
7
Inca TernLarosterna inca
Jul 14, 2026
2
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Jul 14, 2026
7
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Jul 14, 2026
1
Silver TealSpatula versicolor
Jul 13, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Jul 13, 2026
3
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Jul 13, 2026
11
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Jul 13, 2026
2
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Jul 13, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Jul 13, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 13, 2026
1
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Jul 13, 2026
1
Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
Jul 13, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Jul 13, 2026
3
Plain-mantled Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura aegithaloides
Jul 13, 2026
1
Tufted Tit-TyrantAnairetes parulus
Jul 13, 2026
4
Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
Jul 13, 2026
2
Fire-eyed DiuconPyrope pyrope
Jul 13, 2026
3
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Jul 13, 2026
1
Jul 13, 2026
3
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Jul 13, 2026
4
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Jul 13, 2026
6
Jul 13, 2026
3

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