Chile · Coquimbo Region
Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura
151 species and 33,306 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and April–November, with up to 87 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Grassland Yellow FinchSicalis luteola
Rock DoveColumba livia76 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 151 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Río Elqui – Desembocadura9 km179 species
- Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita16 km160 species
- Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura37 km137 species
- Cerrillos de Tamaya – Embalse San Antonio70 km109 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura?
January and April–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 87 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura?
151 species, from 33,306 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Black-crowned Night Heron, Neotropic Cormorant, Yellow-winged Blackbird and Snowy Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.