Rhea (Rhea pennata)
The Rhea, commonly known in Patagonia as ostrich or choique, is the only representative in South America of the tribe of the Ratites,...
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Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
The guanaco is the largest South American camelid, measuring up to 2 meters in length and weighing around 120 kilos. Their fur is...
Fox
The grey fox (Lycalopex griseus) The grey fox, this canid is somewhat smaller in size than the culpeo fox, and can weigh around 4 kg. As...
Cóndor (Vultur gryphus)
The Condor, with a wingspan that can reach more than three meters, the condor is the largest flying bird in Chile. It is distributed...
The Puma
The puma is the largest feline found in Chile, and after the jaguar, the second largest in America.
Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus)
Uncommon to fairly common in the Andes, where its range does not overlap with closely related species to the north and south. Favors open...
Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola capistratus)
Attractive but generally uncommon and rather local terrestrial flycatcher, breeding in Patagonia and migrating north for the winter. Más...
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Stocky heron with neck usually tucked in. Adults overall pale grayish with black cap and back. Red eyes. Juveniles noticeably different,...
Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti)
Attractive bulky “finch” that is actually a tanager; found in scrubby habitats in the Andes and Patagonian steppe, often around villages...
Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)
Common and often noisy and conspicuous little bird of temperate southern forests, also ranging locally into matorral with taller trees....
"Two things catch my attention: the intelligence of the beasts
and the bestiality of men."
- Flora Tristan
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