Chile · Arica y Parinacota Region
PN Lauca – Lago Chungará
106 species and 8,811 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and October–November, with up to 61 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Puna TealSpatula puna
Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis
Giant CootFulica gigantea
Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis
Andean DuckOxyura ferruginea
Andean CootFulica ardesiaca
Puna IbisPlegadis ridgwayi
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atricepsSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Lauca – Las Cuevas30 km97 species
- Putre42 km137 species
- Socoroma46 km87 species
All 106 species recorded here
- Giant Coot Fulica gigantea
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Black-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus atriceps
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Cream-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas
- Puna Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Puna Miner Geositta punensis
- Puna Plover Anarhynchus alticola
- White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis
- White-fronted Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
- Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
- Black Siskin Spinus atratus
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
- Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata
- James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi
- Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Streak-backed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura striata
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
- White-throated Sierra Finch Idiopsar erythronotus
- Bright-rumped Yellow Finch Sicalis uropygialis
- Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Giant Conebill Conirostrum binghami
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda
- Rusty-vented Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Greenish Yellow Finch Sicalis olivascens
- White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- White-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia albigula
- Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
- Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Puna Snipe Gallinago andina
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Thick-billed Siskin Spinus crassirostris
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Blue-and-yellow Tanager Rauenia bonariensis
- Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
- Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Lauca – Lago Chungará?
April and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 61 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Lauca – Lago Chungará?
106 species, from 8,811 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Lauca – Lago Chungará in November?
The most recorded in November: Puna Teal, Silvery Grebe, Giant Coot, Andean Gull and Crested Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.