Birds to See in Chile in October
55 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Rock Dove, Whimbrel and Great White Egret. New this month: Franklin's Gull, White-rumped Sandpiper, Southern Royal Albatross and Pectoral Sandpiper and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
SanderlingBusiest month of the year · All year
Wilson's PhalaropeBusiest month of the year · Aug–May
Semipalmated SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
Least SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Jun
Western SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Sep–Mar
Greylag GooseBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
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 55 birds in October
55 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct- SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Oct
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Oct
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Oct- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Oct
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusSummer visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.04% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Oct
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Oct
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Oct- Western SandpiperCalidris mauriSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Oct
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.00% in Oct
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Oct- Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.00% in Oct
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