Bird AlbumChile · Valparaíso Region
Estero Cartagena – Desembocadura
131 species and 24,238 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–August, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Lake DuckOxyura vittata
Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis67 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 131 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Estero Cartagena – Entre puente y desembocadura0 km120 species
- Humedal Urbano Cartagena0 km148 species
- SN Laguna El Peral3 km140 species
- Humedal Ojos de Mar9 km121 species
- SN Humedal Río Maipo – Desembocadura10 km192 species
- SN Humedal Río Maipo – Matorral dunario11 km149 species
All 131 species recorded here
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Austral Canastero Asthenes anthoides
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Estero Cartagena – Desembocadura?
November–August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Estero Cartagena – Desembocadura?
131 species, from 24,238 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Estero Cartagena – Desembocadura in November?
The most recorded in November: American Oystercatcher, Brown-hooded Gull, Kelp Gull, Red-gartered Coot and Eurasian Whimbrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.