This list of birds of Coquimbo Region includes species documented in the Chilean region of Coquimbo. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. , there are 307 recorded bird species in the region.
The following tags note species in each of those categories:
(A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in Coquimbo Region (En) Endemic to Chile - species that is only found in Chile (I) Introduced - species that is not native to Coquimbo Region (Ex) Extirpated - species that are no longer found in Coquimbo Region but are still found elsewhere
Tinamous Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) (En) Andean tinamou (Nothoprocta pentlandii) (Ex)
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) (A) Black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) (A) Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) Andean goose (Oressochen melanopterus) Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) Spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) Torrent duck (Merganetta armata) Silver teal (Spatula versicolor) Puna teal (Spatula puna) (A) Cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) Red shoveler (Spatula platalea) Chiloe wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) Yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica) Yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca) Black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) (A) Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
New World quail Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae California quail (Callipepla californica) (I)
Flamingos Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
Grebes Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae White-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland) Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Great grebe (Podiceps major) Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)
Doves and pigeons Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Rock dove (Columba livia) (I) Spot-winged pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) (A) Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) Picui ground dove (Columbina picui) Croaking ground dove (Columbina cruziana) (A) Black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) Golden-spotted ground dove (Metriopelia aymara) West Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda) Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)
Nightjars Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Band-winged nightjar (Systellura longirostris)
Swifts Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) (A) Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) (A)
Hummingbirds Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) Giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) Oasis hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper)
Limpkins Order: GruiformesFamily: Aramidae Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) (A)
Rails Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae Plumbeous rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) Spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) Common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) Red-fronted coot (Fulica rufifrons) Horned coot (Fulica cornuta) Red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) Slate-coloured coot (Fulica ardesiaca) White-winged coot (Fulica leucoptera) Black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
Stilts and avocets Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Andean avocet (Recurvirostra andina)
Oystercatchers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Plovers and Lapwings Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Tawny-throated dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) Diademed sandpiper-plover (Phegornis mitchellii) Rufous-chested dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) (A) Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) Collared plover (Anarhynchus collaris) Puna plover (Anarhynchus alticola) Two-banded plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus) Snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)
Seedsnipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Thinocoridae Rufous-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) Grey-breasted seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus) Least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus)
Painted-snipes Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae South American painted-snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris)
Sandpipers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) (A) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) (A) Puna snipe (Gallinago andina) Magellanic snipe (Gallinago magellanica) Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red knot (Calidris canutus) Surfbird (Calidris virgata) Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (A) Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) (A) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Skuas and jaegers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae Long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis)
Gulls, terns, and skimmers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) (A) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini) (A) Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) (A) Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) Brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) Grey gull (Leucophaeus modestus) Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (A) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri) Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) (A) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) (A) Least tern (Sternula antillarum) (A) Inca tern (Larosterna inca) Snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui) Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea) Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans)
Tropicbirds Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) (A)
Penguins Order: SphenisciformesFamily: Spheniscidae Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) (A)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans) Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) (A) Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) White-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta) (A) Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita) Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
Southern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Elliot's storm-petrel (Oceanites gracilis) White-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria) Black-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
Northern storm petrels Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae Ringed storm-petrel (Hydrobates hornbyi)
Petrels and shearwaters Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae Southern giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Northern giant-petrel (Macronectes halli) Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) Cape petrel (Daption capense) Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) (A) Juan Fernandez petrel (Pterodroma externa) (En) Masatierra petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) (En) Broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata) (A) Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata) Slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri) Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea) White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica) Pink-footed shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) Buller's shearwater (Ardenna bulleri) Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) (A) Peruvian diving-petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii)
Storks Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ciconiidae Wood stork (Mycteria americana) (A)
Frigatebirds Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Fregatidae Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) (A)
Boobies and gannets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Sulidae Cocos booby (Sula brewsteri) (A) Masked booby (Sula dactylatra) Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) (A) Peruvian booby (Sula variegata)
Cormorants Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianum) Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii)
Pelicans Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) (A) Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Herons and egrets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) Tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor) (A) Snowy egret (Egretta thula) Striated heron (Butorides striata) (A) Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Great egret (Ardea alba) Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)
Ibises and spoonbills Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
New World vultures Order: CathartiformesFamily: Cathartidae Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Ospreys Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Hawks, kites, and eagles Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) Long-winged harrier (Circus buffoni) (A) Cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) Chilean hawk (Astur chilensis) Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) White-throated hawk (Buteo albigula)
Barn owls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae American barn owl (Tyto furcata)
Owls Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae Lesser horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) Austral pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nana) Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) Rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Woodpeckers Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae Striped woodpecker (Dryobates lignarius) Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius)
Falcons Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) Chimango caracara (Daptrius chimango) Mountain caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) American kestrel (Falco sparverius) Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis) Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Parrots Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae Mountain parakeet (Psilopsiagon aurifrons) Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) (I) Burrowing parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
Tapaculos Order: PasseriformesFamily: Rhinocryptidae Moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) (En) White-throated tapaculo (Scelorchilus albicollis) (En) Dusky tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) (En) Magellanic tapaculo (Scytalopus magellanicus)
Ovenbirds Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae Common miner (Geositta cunicularia)