Chile Wild, North, Center and South
Chile has considerable geographic isolation. This is due to the existence of the Atacama Desert in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the west, and the Andes mountain range in the east. Due to this isolation, rates of endemism are very high. Chile has 33,000 living species of which 829 are terrestrial vertebrates. Among them there are 480 species of birds described, 11 of them are endemic (2.3%). The number of native mammal species is 160 of which 13 are endemic (8%). Among reptiles, the rate of endemism is high, 50% of the 126 native species are endemic. Finally, the group with the highest rate of endemism are amphibians with 63 described native species, of which 72% are endemic. The participants of this will be enchanted by the dazzling landscape of this extremely beautiful country. From the extreme north to Patagonia, they will have an adventure experience observing the wild fauna and the most outstanding landscapes. Mountains, glaciers, volcanoes, the highest lake in the world, the Pacific Ocean, the driest desert in the world, the temperate jungle and the impressive Torres del Paine National Park will make this trip one of the most unforgettable.
Key Species
| American Blackish Oystercatcher |
| Andean Avocet |
| Andean Condor |
| Andean Flicker |
| Andean Goose |
| Andean Gull |
| Andean Lapwing |
| Andean Negrito |
| Andean Swift |
| Ash-Breasted Sierra-Finch |
| Ashy-Headed Goose |
| Austral Canastero |
| Austral Parakeet |
| Austral Rail |
| Band-Tailed Earthcreeper |
| Band-tailed Seedeater |
| Bare-Faced Ground-Dove |
| Black Siskin |
| Black Skimmer |
| Black-Billed Shrike-Tyrant |
| Black-Browed Albatross |
| Black-Chested Buzzard Eagle |
| Black-Fronted Ground-Tyrant |
| Black-Hooded Sierra-Finch |
| Black-necked Swan |
| Black-Throated Flower-Piercer |
| Black-throated Huet-Huet |
| Blue-and-Yellow Tanager |
| Blue-Black Grassquit |
| Bran-Coloured Flycatcher |
| Buller’s Albatross |
| Burrowing Owl |
| Burrowing Parakeet |
| Canyon Canastero |
| Chatham Albatross |
| Chestnut-Throated Huet-Huet |
| Chestnut-Throated Seedeater |
| Chiguanco Thrush |
| Chile Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch |
| Chilean Flicker |
| Chilean Hawk |
| Chilean Skua |
| Chilean Tinamou |
| Chilean Woodstar |
| Chiloe Wigeon |
| Chocolate-Vented Tyrant |
| Chucao Tapaculo |
| Cinereous Conebill |
| Cinereous Ground-Tyrant |
| Cinereous Harriers |
| Cinnamon Teal |
| Cinnamon-Bellied Ground-Tyrant |
| Commerson´s Dolphin |
| Common Miner |
| Coscoroba Swan |
| Crag Chilia |
| Cream-Winged Cinclodes |
| Creamy-Rumped Miner |
| Crested Duck |
| Croaking Ground-Dove |
| Dark- Winged Canastero |
| Dark-Faced Ground- Tyrant |
| Darwin’s Rhea |
| Des Mur’s Wiretail |
| Diademed Sandpiper Plover |
| Dolphin Gull |
| D’Orbigny’s Chat-Tyrant |
| Dusky Tapaculo |
| Dusky-Tailed Canastero |
| Elliott´s Storm-Petrel |
| Flightless Steamer-Duck |
| Golden-Billed Saltator |
| Gray Fox |
| Gray-Bellied Shrike-Tyrant |
| Great Grebe |
| Greater Yellow finch |
| Greenish Yellow-Finch |
| Grey-breasted Seedsnip |
| Grey-Flanked Cinclodes |
| Groove-Billed Ani |
| Guanaco |
| Guanay Cormorant |
| Humboldt Penguin |
| Imperial Cormorant |
| Inca Tern |
| Kelp Goose |
| Kelp Gull |
| Killdeer |
| King Penguin |
| Lake Duck |
| Magellanic Diving Petrel |
| Magellanic Oystercatcher |
| Magellanic Plover |
| Magellanic Tapaculo |
| Magellanic Woodpecker |
| Many-Colored Rush-Tyrant |
| Markham’s Storm-Petrel |
| Mountain Caracara |
| Moustached Turca |
| Northern Albatross |
| Northern Giant-Petrel |
| Ochre-Flanked Tapaculo |
| Ochre-Naped Ground-Tyrant |
| Ornate Tinamou |
| Pacific Dove |
| Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper |
| Patagonian Mockingbird |
| Patagonian Sierra-Finch |
| Patagonian Skunk |
| Patagonian Yellow-Finch |
| Northern Giant-Petrel |
| Ochre-Flanked Tapaculo |
| Ochre-Naped Ground-Tyrant |
| Ornate Tinamou |
| Pacific Dove |
| Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper |
| Patagonian Mockingbird |
| Patagonian Sierra-Finch |
| Patagonian Skunk |
| Patagonian Yellow-Finch |
| Puma |
| Puna Ground-Tyrant |
| Puna Ibis |
| Puna Miner |
| Puna Plover |
| Puna Rhea |
| Puna Tinamou |
| Red Phalaropes, |
| Red-Legged Cormorant |
| Rosy-billed Pochard |
| Ruddy Headed Goose |
| Rufous-Banded Miner |
| Rufous-Chested Dotterel |
| Rufous-Tailed Hawk |
| Salvin’s Albatross |
| Scale-Throated Earthcreeper |
| Seaside Cinclodes |
| Short- Billed Miner |
| Silver Teal |
| Silvery Grebe |
| Slender-Billed Finch |
| Slender-billed Parakeet |
| Snowy Plover |
| Snowy-Crowned Tern |
| Sooty Shearwater |
| South American Tern |
| Southern Giant Petrel |
| Southern Royal Albatross |
| Spectacled Duck |
| Spectacled Tyrant |
| Spot-Billed Ground-Tyrant |
| Spot-Flanked Gallinule |
| Spot-winged Pigeon |
| Steamer-Duck |
| Streaked Tit-Spinetail |
| Stripe-backed Bittern |
| Striped Woodpecker |
| Sturdy Oasis Hummingbird |
| Surfbird |
| Swallow-tailed Gull |
| Tamarugo Conebill |
| Tawny-Throated Dotterels |
| Torrent Duck |
| Two-Banded Plover |
| Upland Goose |
| Variable Hawk |
| Vermilion Flycatcher |
| Westland Petrel |
| White- chinned Petrel |
| White Fronted Ground-Tyrant |
| White-bridled Finch |
| White-Browed Chat-Tyrant |
| White-Browed Ground-Tyrant |
| White-cheeked Pintail |
| White-Chinned Petrel |
| White-Sided Hillstar |
| White-Throated Caracara |
| White-Throated Earthcreeper |
| White-Throated Hawk |
| White-Throated Sierra-Finch |
Highlights
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Having the opportunity to see birds in one of the longest countries in the world from the north, center and south, give the opportunity to observe an incredible biodiversity of birds, many different ecosystems in different latitudes
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Unparalleled landscapes of the Chilean Andes and Patagonian things
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Many species of highly iconic mammals and animals such as King Penguins and the mighty Puma
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For lovers of marine species, Chile is a paradise like no other.
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Visiting the incredible Torres del Paine will be an unforgettable experience
- Destination
From our gallery
Day 1. NORTH / Arrival in Santiago, Birds in Arica Valleys
Day 2. Pelagic trip and bird watching on the way to Putre
Day 3. All day in Lauca National Park
Day 4. Birdwatching in Putre and return to Arica
Day 5. Bird watching around Arica and flight to Santiago
Day 6. CENTRAL / Birdwatching in Farellones and Valle Nevado
Day 7. Full day on the coast, Maipo River, Cartagena lagoons and El Peral
Day 8. Pelagic trip from Valparaíso and coastal bird watching
Day 9. The Yeso Valley and the high Andes
Day 10. Lake Colbun and Vilches
Day 11. Altos de Lircay National Park
Day 12. Cerro Ñielol and Temuco
Day 13. Araucaria Forests
Day 14. SOUTH - PATAGONIA / Birdwatching around Punta Arenas
Day 15. Tierra del Fuego and Colonia Rey Pingüino
Day 16. Bird watching and trip to Puerto Natales
Day 17. Torres del Paine and Sierra Baguales
Day 18. Transfer to Punta Arenas Airport
