Chile · Santiago Metropolitan Region
Embalse El Yeso – Vegas superiores
108 species and 13,420 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 67 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
White-browed Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola albilora
Greater Yellow FinchSicalis auriventris
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscus
Grey-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Grey-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaleti
Andean CondorVultur gryphus
Diademed Sandpiper-PloverPhegornis mitchellii
Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
Scale-throated EarthcreeperUpucerthia dumetaria
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera66 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 108 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Camino a La Parva – Vegas y Pastizales40 km82 species
- Farellones40 km94 species
- Quebrada de Macul47 km84 species
- Parque Público Comunitario Panul47 km84 species
- Parque Mahuida49 km76 species
- Parque Natural Aguas de Ramón49 km86 species
All 108 species recorded here
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Greater Yellow Finch Sicalis auriventris
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- White-browed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
- Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
- White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Black-fronted Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- Cinereous Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Creamy-rumped Miner Geositta isabellina
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus
- Thick-billed Siskin Spinus crassirostris
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Crag Chilia Ochetorhynchus melanurus
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus
- Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Embalse El Yeso – Vegas superiores?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 67 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Embalse El Yeso – Vegas superiores?
108 species, from 13,420 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Embalse El Yeso – Vegas superiores in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey-breasted Seedsnipe, White-browed Ground Tyrant, Greater Yellow Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow and Buff-winged Cinclodes.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.