Birds in Chile

Pictures from Chile

by Dr. Günther Eichhorn
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I visited several lagunas in the Atacama desert. The difference between a lake and a laguna is that a lake has an outflow, whereas a laguna does not. Because of this, lagunas are generally very salty, since the minerals keep accumulating with time, since no water ever flows out of the laguna. These lagunas are ideal habitat for flamingos, who live on the brine krill that lives in the salty lagunas.

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Birds in Chile

Coastal rocks, covered in bird guano. (908k)

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis, french: Phrygile à dos roux). (933k)

Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola, french: Pluvier de la puna). (647k)

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii, german: Bairdstrand­läufer, french: Bécasseau de Baird). (764k)

Andean Avocets (Recurvirostra andina, french: Avocette des Andes) and Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis, german: Chileflamingo, french: Flamant du Chili). (1330k)

Probably Andean Crested Ducks (Lophonetta specularioides alticola, german: Schopfente, french: Canard huppé). (728k)

Raptor in flight. (672k)

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus, german: Bergkarakara, french: Caracara montagnard). (871k)

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus, german: Bergkarakara, french: Caracara montagnard) in flight. (887k)

Horned Coots (Fulica cornuta, french: Foulque cornue). (606k)

Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea, german: Riesenblässhuhn, french: Foulque géante). (1222k)

Giant Coot with young ones. (825k)

Nesting Giant Coots. (1267k)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura, german: Truthahngeier, french: Urubu à tête rouge). (383k)

Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus, german: Dominikanermöwe, french: Goéland dominicain). (420k)

Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus, german: Chilepelikan, french: Pélican thage) and Red-legged Cormorants (Phalacrocorax gaimardi, german: Buntscharbe, french: Cormoran de Gaimard). (939k)

Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi, german: Buntscharbe, french: Cormoran de Gaimard) in flight. (737k)

Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes) in Laguna Chaxa. (685k)

Resting Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes). (731k)

Wading Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes). (584k)

Feeding Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes). (495k)

Andean Flamingo in flight. (754k)

Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes) in Laguna Santa Rosa. (625k)

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus, german: Andenflamingo, french: Flamant des Andes). (576k)

James's Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi, german: Jamesflamingo, french: Flamant de James) in Laguna Miñiques. (923k)

Birds on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor, german: Bindenfregatt­vogel, french: Frégate du Pacifique). (534k)

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango, german: Chimangokarakara, french: Caracara chimango). (822k)

Chimango Caracara in flight. (651k)

This page contains 28 pictures of 17 bird species

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