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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

The American Kestrel, with its 60 cm long outstretched wings and 25 to 30cm tall, the kestrel is the smallest falcon in America. It is a...

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Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)

The upland Goose is a very common bird in the extreme south of South America. It is found on both sides of the Andes mountain range, in...

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Black carpenter (Campephilus magellanicus)

The black carpenter, characteristic of the temperate and subantarctic forests of Chile and Argentina, is the largest of the American...

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Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

The armadillo; this is one of the two armadillos possible to find in Patagonia. Also known as hairy, with a weight ranging from 1.5 to...

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Lesser Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)

The Lesser Horned Owl or Tucúquere is a large owl, whose wingspan can reach 120cm and measures between 45 and 55 cm tall. It is...

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Geoffroy cat (Leopards geoffroyi)

The Geoffroy cat; this small feline, between 80 and 100cm long, between 2.5 and 8 kg in weight and similar in appearance to a domestic...

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Chingue (Conepatus humboldt)

The chingue or skunk is a medium-sized carnivore, with black fur and a long tail with long fan-shaped hairs. It is characterized by...

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Long-tailed meadowlark (Sturnella loyca)

The long-tailed meadowlark is a very common bird in Patagonia and throughout Chile, which is distributed from central Chile and Argentina...

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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

The Crested Caracara or Carancho, also known under the name of traro for the vocalization it performs, which is similar to the sound of a...

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Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

It is the largest hunting bird of prey in Chile. It is characterized by having a dark gray plumage that covers the head, chest and back,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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The Puma

The puma is the largest feline found in Chile, and after the jaguar, the second largest in America.

Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus)

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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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)

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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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)

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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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)

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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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)

Conservacion Cerro Guido

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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....

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