Birds to See in Chile in April
48 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Monk Parakeet and Great White Egret.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Chile’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 48 birds in April
48 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Apr
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Apr
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Apr
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Apr
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Apr
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made