Argentina · Santa Cruz Province
Punta Loyola
131 species and 25,659 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–May and July–September, with up to 74 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Great GrebePodiceps major
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Cinnamon-bellied Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratus
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianumSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Reserva Provincial de Aves Playeras11 km111 species
- Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio Gallegos13 km94 species
All 131 species recorded here
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola capistratus
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Austral Canastero Asthenes anthoides
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
- Patagonian Yellow Finch Sicalis lebruni
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Magellanic Diving Petrel Pelecanoides magellani
- Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis
- Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi
- Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi
- Chocolate-vented Tyrant Neoxolmis rufiventris
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis micropterus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Band-tailed Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- White-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis malouinus
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Punta Loyola?
November–May and July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 74 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Punta Loyola?
131 species, from 25,659 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Punta Loyola in November?
The most recorded in November: Austral Negrito, Imperial Shag, Magellanic Oystercatcher, Rufous-collared Sparrow and Great Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.