Bird AlbumUruguay · Maldonado Department
Punta del Chileno
109 species and 5,822 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and June–September, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Great GrebePodiceps major
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Snowy-crowned TernSterna trudeaui
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Chimango CaracaraDaptrius chimango
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Grey MonjitaNengetus cinereus
White-rumped SwallowTachycineta leucorrhoa24 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 109 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Laguna del Diario2 km225 species
- (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado – Área10 km265 species
- Esteros del Aº Maldonado – El Tesoro13 km175 species
- Rambla de los Vientos15 km112 species
- Punta Negra20 km203 species
- Laguna José Ignacio – Área sur y Desembocadura32 km195 species
All 109 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Yellow-billed Tern Sternula superciliaris
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Grey Monjita Nengetus cinereus
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera
- Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Gilded Sapphire Hylocharis chrysura
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Maguari Stork Ciconia maguari
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Guira Cuckoo Guira guira
- Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
- Bare-faced Ibis Phimosus infuscatus
- Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
- White Monjita Xolmis irupero
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Plumbeous Ibis Theristicus caerulescens
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Southern Screamer Chauna torquata
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus
- Pampa Finch Embernagra platensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Punta del Chileno?
April and June–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Punta del Chileno?
109 species, from 5,822 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Punta del Chileno in November?
The most recorded in November: American Oystercatcher, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Kiskadee, Great Grebe and Kelp Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.