Birds to See in Chile in May
46 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Great White Egret and Whimbrel. New this month: Southern Royal Albatross, Gull-billed Tern and Budgerigar.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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.
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All 46 birds in May
46 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in May
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in May
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in May
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in May
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.00% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.00% in May
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