On this birding and nature tour we will visit the productive lowland wetlands and the Pacific coast south of Valparaiso. You will have the chance to discover the wealth of waterfowl and aquatic birds of Chile plus a good sample of the specialties and endemics of its Mediterranean region.
This easy to moderate tour is suitable for cruise passengers with restricted time at the ports of call.
Full day tour (8-12 hours) from Santiago de Chile o Valparaiso. Available from August through May.
Early in the morning (6.30am) we leave Santiago driving towards the scenic Pacific coast and the productive coastal habitats near the port of San Antonio. Maipo river mouth will be our first destination and we will concentrate in finding the local and recently split Ticking Doradito, together with Spectacled Tyrant and several other interesting marsh birds. The coast is very productive and literally filled with thousands of seabirds and shorebirds.
Here we shall search for the endemic Chilean Seaside Cinclodes and endemic seabirds of the Humboldt Current such as Red-legged and Guanay Cormorants, Peruvian Booby, Grey Gull and the stunning Inca Tern.
During the afternoon we will visit the exceptional El Peral Nature Reserve, where we will concentrate in finding the cryptic-coloured Stripe-backed Bittern, the brood-parasitic Black-headed Duck and the striking Many-colored Rush-Tyrant.
Trip Code: SCL003
Rates for Custom Private Departures (you choose the date)
Available from August until May.
Daily departures from Santiago or Valparaíso, Chile.
Duration: Approximately 8-12 hours | Pick-up time at the hotel 6.30am.
Rates per person
• 2 guests: US $342 p. p.
• 3 guests: US $236 p. p.
• 4 guests: US $235 p. p.
• 5 guests: US $194 p. p.
• 6+ guests: US $183 p. p.
Trips are guaranteed to depart with a minimum of 2 participants.
What the trip includes/excludes
The above prices are per person in US Dollars. All payments are in US Dollars.
The trip price includes: Private transportation and birding guide services during the tour, picnic lunch and snacks, and one bottle of mineral water. VAT of the tour is also included.
The trip price excludes: Tipping, travel insurance, a la carte dishes, alcoholic drinks, and anything else of a purely personal nature.
Family Tinamidae [Tinamous]
Chilean Tinamou Nothoprocta perdicaria
Family Anatidae [Swans, Geese and Ducks]
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Red Shoveler Anas platalea
Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla
Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
Family Odontophoridae [New World Quails]
California Quail Callipepla californica
Family Podicipedidae [Grebes]
White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Great Grebe Podiceps major
Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
Family Spheniscidae [Penguins]
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
Family Sulidae [Boobies]
Peruvian Booby Sula variegata
Family Phalacrocoracidae [Cormorants]
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
Family Pelecanidae [Pelicans]
Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus
Family Ardeidae [Herons]
Stripe-backed Bittern Ixobrychus involucris
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
Great Egret Ardea alba
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Family Cathartidae [New World Vultures]
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Family Accipitridae [Hawks and Eagles]
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
Harris’s Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Family Rallidae [Rails and Coots]
Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops
Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
Family Charadriidae [Lapwings and Plovers]
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Collared Plover Charadrius collaris
Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus
Family Haematopodidae [Oystercatchers]
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
Family Recurvirostridae [Avocets and Stilts]
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Family Scolopacidae [Sandpipers]
South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Sanderling Calidris alba
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Family Thinocoridae [Seedsnipes]
Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
Family Rostratulidae [Painted-Snipe]
South American Painted Snipe Nycticryphes semicollaris
Family Laridae [Gulls and Terns]
Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus
Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Inca Tern Larosterna inca
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna trudeaui
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Family Rynchopidae [Skimmers]
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Family Columbidae [Pigeons]
Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Family Tytonidae [Barn Owls]
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Family Strigidae [Owls]
Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Family Caprimulgidae [Nightjars]
Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris
Family Trochilidae [Hummingbirds]
Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Family Picidae [Woodpeckers]
Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius
Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius
Family Falconidae [Falcons]
Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Family Rhinocryptidae [Tapaculos]
Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus
Family Furnariidae [Ovenbirds]
Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
Wren-like Rushbird Phleocryptes melanops
Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior
Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus
Gray-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti
Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus
Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Dusky-tailed Canastero Pseudasthenes humicola
Family Tyrannidae [Tyrant Flycatchers]
White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus
Ticking Doradito Pseudocolapteryx citreola
Many-coloured Rush Tyrant Tachuris rubrigastra
Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa
Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus
Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope
Patagonian Tyrant Colorhamphus parvirostris
Family Cotingidae [Cotingas]
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter Phytotoma rara
Family Hirundinidae [Swallows]
Blue-and-white Swallow Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Family Troglodytidae [Wrens]
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
Family Turdidae [Thrushes]
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
Family Mimidae [Mockingbirds]
Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
Family Motacillidae [Pipits and Wagtails]
Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
Family Thraupidae [Tanagers]
Gray-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi
Common Diuca Finch Diuca diuca
Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
Family Emberizidae [Sparrows]
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
Family Icteridae [New World Blackbirds]
Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
Family Fringillidae [Finches]
Black-chinned Siskin Sporagra barbata
Family Passeridae [Old World Sparrows]
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Degu Octodon degu
Nutria Myocastor coypus
Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Southern Grey Fox Pseudalopex griseus
Marine Otter Lontra felina
Southern Sea Lion Otaria flavescens
To register for this tour, complete the online registration form and return it by email with a deposit of US$ 150 per person. Full payment of the tour fee is due four (4) weeks prior to tour departure.
Notice of cancellation can only be accepted IN WRITING from the person who signed the booking form and takes effect on the day such noticed is received by us.
Refunds are made according to the following schedule: If cancellation is made between 120 and 90 days before departure, the deposit is not refundable, but any payments covering the balance of the fee will be refunded. If cancellation is made fewer than three weeks before departure date, no refund is available.
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