Birds to See in Chile in January
58 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Turkey Vulture, Whimbrel and Franklin's Gull.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
Leaving soon
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 58 birds in January
58 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jan
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jan
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.93% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.58% in Jan
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in Jan
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Jan
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Jan
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusSummer visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.08% in Jan
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jan
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jan
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansSummer visitorRare107–135 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Jan
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorRare36–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusSummer visitorRare70–76 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jan
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