This list of birds of Atacama Region includes species documented in the Chilean region of Atacama. The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations. , there are 291 recorded bird species in the region.
The following tags note species in each of those categories:
(A) Accidental - species not regularly occurring in Atacama Region (E) Endemic to Chile - species that is only found in Chile (I) Introduced - species that is not native to Atacama Region
Rheas Order: RheiformesFamily: Rheidae Lesser rhea (Rhea pennata)
Tinamous Order: TinamiformesFamily: Tinamidae Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) (E) Puna tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii)
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) (A) Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) Andean goose (Oressochen melanopterus) Upland goose (Chloephaga picta) (A) Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) Spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis) Torrent duck (Merganetta armata) Silver teal (Spatula versicolor) 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) (A) Black-headed duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
New World quail Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae California quail (Callipepla californica) (I)
Doves and pigeons Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae Rock dove (Columba livia) (I) Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) Ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) (A) Picui ground dove (Columbina picui) Croaking ground dove (Columbina cruziana) 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) Scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) (A)
Hummingbirds Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) Giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) Oasis hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper)
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) Giant coot (Fulica gigantea) 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) Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) Wilson's plover (Anarhynchus wilsonia) (A) 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)
Sandpipers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) (A) Puna snipe (Gallinago andina) Magellanic snipe (Gallinago magellanica) Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) (A) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) (A) Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red knot (Calidris canutus) Surfbird (Calidris virgata) Stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 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) Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) Brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) Grey gull (Leucophaeus modestus) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri) Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) Inca tern (Larosterna inca) Black tern (Chlidonias niger) (A) Snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui) South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea) Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans)
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)
Tropicbirds Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Penguins Order: SphenisciformesFamily: Spheniscidae Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) (A) Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Albatrosses Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) (A) Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) (A) 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) Wedge-rumped storm-petrel (Hydrobates tethys) Black storm-petrel (Hydrobates melania) Markham's storm-petrel (Hydrobates markhami)
Petrels and shearwaters Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae Southern giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Northern giant-petrel (Macronectes halli) Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) Pintado petrel (Daption capense) Juan Fernandez petrel (Pterodroma externa) (E) Masatierra petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) 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) Nazca booby (Sula granti) (A) Peruvian booby (Sula variegata)
Cormorants Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianum) Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii)
Ibises and spoonbills Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis) Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) (A)
Pelicans Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Herons and egrets Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae Stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (A) 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)
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) Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) (A) Cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) 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) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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) (E) White-throated tapaculo (Scelorchilus albicollis) (E) Dusky tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) (E)
Ovenbirds Order: PasseriformesFamily: Furnariidae Common miner (Geositta cunicularia) Puna miner (Geositta punensis) Rufous-banded miner (Geositta rufipennis) Greyish miner (Geositta maritima) Creamy-rumped miner (Geositta isabellina) Straight-billed earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus) Crag chilia (Ochetorhynchus melanurus) (E) Wren-like rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops) Scale-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) Buff-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus) Grey-flanked cinclodes (Cinclodes oustaleti) White-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes atacamensis) Dark-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus) Seaside cinclodes (Cinclodes nigrofumosus) (E) Plain-mantled tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) Cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta) Sharp-billed canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca)