In just one morning, whilst heading out with Luigi to place a puma camera we recorded all these wonderful species in Valle Chacabuco, Chile. Until 2004, the 78,000 ha estancia was being grazed to destruction by thousands of cattle and sheep. Conservacion Patagonica, our charity, is now restoring the area and native wildlife and plants are slowly returning. It’s wonderful to be here and hear from the gauchos how the landscape is gradually re-wilding.
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The grand total: 30 birds and 1 mammal (unfortunately the mountain vizcachas were still sleeping!!)… next time!!
| white-tufted grebe | pimpollo |
| black-faced ibis | bandurria |
| black-necked swan | cisne de cuello negro |
| ashy-headed goose | canquen |
| upland goose | caiquen |
| yellow-billed pintail | pato jergon grande |
| speckled teal | pato jergon chico |
| chiloe wigeon | pato real |
| black-chested buzzard eagle | aquila |
| cinereous harrier | vari |
| southern caracara | carancha |
| chimango caracara | tiuque |
| American kestrel | cernicalo |
| white-winged coot | tagua chica |
| Southern lapwing | queltehue |
| South American snipe | becacina |
| eared dove | to’rtola |
| Austral pygmy owl | chuncho |
| dark-bellied cinclodes | churrete |
| Austral negrito | colegial |
| fire-eyed diucon | diuco’n |
| chilean swallow | golondrina chilena |
| grass wren | chercan de las vegas |
| rufous-tailed plantcutter | rara |
| Austral thrush | zorzal |
| correndera pipit | cachirl comu |
| Austral blackbird | tordo |
| long-tailed meadowlark | loica |
| common diuca-finch | diuca |
| rufous-collared sparrow | chincol |
| guanaco | guanaco |
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