Bird AlbumChile · Coquimbo Region
Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura
137 species and 14,853 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, July and October, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
WilletTringa semipalmata
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Great EgretArdea alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus65 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 137 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura37 km151 species
- Cerrillos de Tamaya – Embalse San Antonio38 km109 species
- Río Elqui – Desembocadura45 km179 species
- Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita52 km160 species
All 137 species recorded here
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura?
May, July and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura?
137 species, from 14,853 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Whimbrel, Black Skimmer, American Oystercatcher, Kelp Gull and Elegant Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.