Birds to See in Chile in March
57 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Turkey Vulture, House Sparrow, Whimbrel and Great White Egret. New this month: Pomarine Jaeger and Upland Sandpiper.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarAt 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 57 birds in March
57 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.76% in Mar
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.26% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Mar
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansSummer visitorRare107–135 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorRare36–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Mar
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Mar
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
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