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Species atlas

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29 species with documented records. The atlas keeps growing.

Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Chilean dolphin · Delfín chileno
marine mammalabove the surface

A small dolphin that stays within a few hundred metres of the shore and near river mouths. The Puyuhuapi Channel holds a small resident population, estimated at fewer tha…

Cephalorhynchus australis
Peale's dolphin · Delfín austral
marine mammalabove the surface

Found along the whole Puyuhuapi Channel, most often in its upper part, in Queulat Inlet and north of Puerto Cisnes. Nobody has counted the population yet. Formerly listed…

Lontra provocax
Southern river otter · Huillín
mammalabove the surfaceEndangered in Chile (MMA 2011)

A South American otter. A large part of the population lives in marine fjords and channels south of 44° S, preferring river mouths and calm water. It avoids open coast wi…

Lontra felina
Marine otter · Chungungo
mammalabove the surface

An otter of rocky, ocean-exposed coasts. It copes with surf and also enters sheltered bays. In Aysén it lives along the coast from the Guaitecas archipelago. Not to be co…

Orcinus orca
Killer whale · Orca
marine mammalabove the surface

Recorded in the Puyuhuapi Channel and Magdalena Island area.

Otaria byronia
South American sea lion · Lobo marino común
marine mammalabove the surface

Recorded in the Puyuhuapi Channel and Magdalena Island area. Also listed in the literature as Otaria flavescens.

Phocoena spinipinnis
Burmeister's porpoise · Marsopa espinosa
marine mammalabove the surface

A porpoise recorded in the Puyuhuapi Channel and Magdalena Island area.

Tursiops truncatus
Common bottlenose dolphin · Delfín nariz de botella
marine mammalabove the surface

Recorded in the Puyuhuapi Channel and Magdalena Island area.

Pilgerodendron uviferum
Guaitecas cypress · Ciprés de las Guaitecas
treeforestThreatened (per Meteored, to be verified with MMA)

A conifer up to 40 m tall, growing on wet and waterlogged soils in Aysén, Magallanes and on Chiloé. It is said to live around 800 years. Protected under Chile's native fo…

Aphrastura spinicauda
Thorn-tailed rayadito · Rayadito
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Campephilus magellanicus
Magellanic woodpecker · Carpintero negro
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Scelorchilus rubecula
Chucao tapaculo · Chucao
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Pteroptochos tarnii
Black-throated huet-huet · Huet-huet
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Elaenia albiceps
White-crested elaenia · Fiofío
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Turdus falklandicus
Austral thrush · Zorzal
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Cinclodes patagonicus
Dark-bellied cinclodes · Churrete
birdrivers and shores

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Sephanoides sephanoides
Green-backed firecrown · Picaflor chico
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Phrygilus patagonicus
Patagonian sierra finch · Cometocino patagónico
birdforest

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Tachycineta meyeni
Chilean swallow · Golondrina chilena
birdrivers and shores

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Thalassarche melanophrys
Black-browed albatross · Albatros de ceja negra
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Puffinus griseus
Sooty shearwater · Fardela negra
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Chloephaga hybrida
Kelp goose · Caranca
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Tachyeres pteneres
Flightless steamer duck · Quetru no volador
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Phalacrocorax atriceps
Imperial shag · Cormorán imperial
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Red-legged cormorant · Cormorán lile
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Spheniscus magellanicus
Magellanic penguin · Pingüino de Magallanes
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Larus dominicanus
Kelp gull · Gaviota dominicana
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Pelecanus thagus
Peruvian pelican · Pelícano
birdabove the surface

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

Ardea alba
Great egret · Garza grande
birdrivers and shores

Listed in the field guide to the birds of the Patagonian archipelagos of the Aysén region. Full profile coming soon.

“Region” means a documented record in the Aysén region, not necessarily at the place itself. Species observed at a specific place will be marked separately.