Birds to See in Chile in August
37 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Turkey Vulture, Monk Parakeet and Great White Egret. New this month: Baird's Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Least Sandpiper and Stilt Sandpiper.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 37 birds in August
37 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Aug
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Aug
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