Chile · Atacama Region
Río Huasco – Desembocadura
154 species and 9,755 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July and September, with up to 100 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Yellow-winged BlackbirdAgelasticus thilius
Austral NegritoLessonia rufa
Chilean SwallowTachycineta leucopyga
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Great GrebePodiceps major
Grey GullLeucophaeus modestus51 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 154 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 154 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
- Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Grey-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Southern Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Guanay Cormorant Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
- Stripe-backed Bittern Botaurus involucris
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis montanus
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch Rhopospina alaudina
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
- Inca Tern Larosterna inca
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria
- Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
- Tawny-headed Swallow Alopochelidon fucata
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Cordilleran Canastero Asthenes modesta
- Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
- Rufous-banded Miner Geositta rufipennis
- Peruvian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
- Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Greyish Miner Geositta maritima
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Río Huasco – Desembocadura?
July and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 100 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Río Huasco – Desembocadura?
154 species, from 9,755 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Río Huasco – Desembocadura in November?
The most recorded in November: American Oystercatcher, Eurasian Whimbrel, Kelp Gull, Southern Lapwing and Turkey Vulture.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.