Chile · Arica y Parinacota Region
PN Lauca – Las Cuevas
97 species and 8,891 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–December, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Puna Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensis
White-fronted Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola albifrons
Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculifer
Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris
Cream-winged CinclodesCinclodes albiventris
Grey-breasted SeedsnipeThinocorus orbignyianus
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Plumbeous Sierra FinchGeospizopsis unicolor
White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensis
Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta
Andean GooseChloephaga melanoptera
Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
Mountain CaracaraDaptrius megalopterus
Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Putre13 km137 species
- Socoroma21 km87 species
- PN Lauca – Lago Chungará30 km106 species
- Molinos59 km86 species
All 97 species recorded here
- Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer
- Puna Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola juninensis
- Cream-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albiventris
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- White-fronted Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola albifrons
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor
- Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera
- Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas
- Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus
- White-throated Sierra Finch Idiopsar erythronotus
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch Geospizopsis plebejus
- Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola
- Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
- Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi
- Giant Coot Fulica gigantea
- Puna Miner Geositta punensis
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Black Siskin Spinus atratus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Black-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus atriceps
- Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata
- Puna Tinamou Tinamotis pentlandii
- Bright-rumped Yellow Finch Sicalis uropygialis
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Torrent Duck Merganetta armata
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola flavinucha
- Puna Snipe Gallinago andina
- Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Puna Ibis Plegadis ridgwayi
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata
- Greenish Yellow Finch Sicalis olivascens
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
- Rusty-vented Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi
- Canyon Canastero Asthenes pudibunda
- Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Puna Teal Spatula puna
- Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Greyish Miner Geositta maritima
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Streak-backed Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura striata
- Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
- Buff-breasted Earthcreeper Upucerthia validirostris
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Mountain Parakeet Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus
- Cinereous Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola cinereus
- D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-fronted Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis
- Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis albicauda
- Puna Plover Anarhynchus alticola
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- James's Flamingo Phoenicoparrus jamesi
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Lauca – Las Cuevas?
October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Lauca – Las Cuevas?
97 species, from 8,891 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Lauca – Las Cuevas in November?
The most recorded in November: Puna Ground Tyrant, White-fronted Ground Tyrant, Glacier Finch, Yellow-billed Teal and Cream-winged Cinclodes.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.