Bird AlbumChile · Coquimbo Region
Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita
160 species and 11,831 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, May, July and September–October, with up to 86 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereus
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Grey GullLeucophaeus modestus
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Turkey VultureCathartes aura51 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 160 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Río Elqui – Desembocadura8 km179 species
- Estero El Culebrón – Desembocadura16 km151 species
- Estero Tongoy – Desembocadura52 km137 species
All 160 species recorded here
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
- Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus
- Crag Chilia Ochetorhynchus melanurus
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
- Andean Coot Fulica ardesiaca
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
- Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Thinocorus orbignyianus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita?
February–March, May, July and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 86 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita?
160 species, from 11,831 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Punta Teatinos – Laguna Saladita in November?
The most recorded in November: American Oystercatcher, Red-gartered Coot, Blackish Oystercatcher, Kelp Gull and Yellow-winged Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.