Chile · Los Ríos Region
Huitag, Lago Calafquén
118 species and 11,532 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–February and April, with up to 73 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albiceps
Great GrebePodiceps major
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Black-faced IbisTheristicus melanopis
Great EgretArdea alba
Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica
Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana
Spectacled TyrantHymenops perspicillatus
Dark-bellied CinclodesCinclodes patagonicusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Villarrica – Humedal Urbano Mallolafken27 km113 species
All 118 species recorded here
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Bronze-winged Duck Speculanas specularis
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Magellanic Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis
- Ochre-flanked Tapaculo Eugralla paradoxa
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Patagonian Sierra Finch Phrygilus patagonicus
- Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii
- Slender-billed Parakeet Enicognathus leptorhynchus
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spiloptera
- Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Chilean Hawk Astur chilensis
- Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Huitag, Lago Calafquén?
September–February and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 73 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Huitag, Lago Calafquén?
118 species, from 11,532 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Huitag, Lago Calafquén in November?
The most recorded in November: White-crested Elaenia, Great Grebe, Northern House Wren, Austral Thrush and Red-gartered Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.