Birds to See in Chile in September
43 bird species on our list for Chile are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Turkey Vulture, Whimbrel and Monk Parakeet. New this month: Barn Swallow, Grey Phalarope, American Golden-Plover and King Penguin and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 43 birds in September
43 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Sep
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Sep
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoiResidentUncommon95–127 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Sep
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusSummer visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.02% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Sep
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentRare54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
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