Argentina · Santa Cruz Province
Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos
94 species and 14,331 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April, August and October–November, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Great GrebePodiceps major
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Reserva Provincial de Aves Playeras7 km111 species
- Punta Loyola13 km131 species
All 94 species recorded here
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Patagonian Yellow Finch Sicalis lebruni
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Chilean Hawk Astur chilensis
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos?
February–April, August and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos?
94 species, from 14,331 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos in November?
The most recorded in November: Crested Duck, Kelp Gull, Austral Negrito, Southern Lapwing and Brown-hooded Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.