Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park

🇨🇱 Chile

🐦 Magellanic Woodpecker Echoes Through Valleys

🌍 #241 Global · 3.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #36 in South America #45 in Temperate Forest

Lake District, Chile 300 spp. recorded

Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park sits in Chile’s Lake District, a mosaic of volcanic lakes, Andean foothills and temperate rainforest. The park’s dense Nothofagus forest and moss‑laden understory give it a character distinct from the neighboring steppe parks, offering a cool, damp woodland experience.

-41.135° S 72.068° W

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Southern Pudú

Pudu puda

20–30% · Possible

Magellanic Woodpecker

Campephilus magellanicus

10–20% · With luck

Güiña

Leopardus guigna

10–20% · With luck

Chucao Tapaculo

Scelorchilus rubecula

70–80% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

80–90% · Very likely

Green-backed Firecrown

Sephanoides sephaniodes

80–90% · Very likely

Painted Tree Iguana

Liolaemus pictus

70–80% · Very likely

Austral Thrush

Turdus falcklandii

70–80% · Very likely

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

Aphrastura spinicauda

70–80% · Very likely

Patagonian Sierra-Finch

Phrygilus patagonicus

60–70% · Likely

White-crested Elaenia

Elaenia albiceps

60–70% · Likely

Chilean Swallow

Tachycineta leucopyga

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

Cinclodes patagonicus

50–60% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

50–60% · Likely

Tufted Tit-Tyrant

Anairetes parulus

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Southern Pudú

Pudu puda

20–30% · Possible

Güiña

Leopardus guigna

10–20% · With luck

📊 Most Spotted

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

80–90% · Very likely

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

20–30% · With luck

Southern Monito del Monte

Dromiciops gliroides

10–20% · With luck

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Insufficient data

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

10–20% · With luck

Elk

Cervus elaphus

Insufficient data

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Insufficient data

Cinnamon Red Bat

Lasiurus varius

Insufficient data

Olive Grass Mouse

Abrothrix olivaceus

Insufficient data

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Insufficient data

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Insufficient data

Northern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Magellanic Woodpecker

Campephilus magellanicus

10–20% · With luck

Chucao Tapaculo

Scelorchilus rubecula

70–80% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Green-backed Firecrown

Sephanoides sephaniodes

80–90% · Very likely

Austral Thrush

Turdus falcklandii

70–80% · Very likely

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

Aphrastura spinicauda

70–80% · Very likely

Patagonian Sierra-Finch

Phrygilus patagonicus

60–70% · Likely

White-crested Elaenia

Elaenia albiceps

60–70% · Likely

Chilean Swallow

Tachycineta leucopyga

60–70% · Likely

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

50–60% · Likely

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

Cinclodes patagonicus

50–60% · Likely

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

50–60% · Likely

Tufted Tit-Tyrant

Anairetes parulus

40–50% · Likely

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

40–50% · Likely

Fire-eyed Diucon

Xolmis pyrope

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Painted Tree Iguana

Liolaemus pictus

70–80% · Very likely

Cyan Tree Iguana

Liolaemus cyanogaster

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Marbled Wood Frog

Batrachyla antartandica

30–40% · Possible

Gray Wood Frog

Batrachyla leptopus

30–40% · Possible

Emerald Forest Frog

Hylorina sylvatica

30–40% · Possible

🐸 No photo available

Eupsophus calcaratus

20–30% · Possible

Emilio's Ground Frog

Eupsophus emiliopugini

Insufficient data

Chilean Four-eyed Frog

Pleurodema thaul

20–30% · Possible

Olive Spiny-chest Frog

Alsodes verrucosus

Insufficient data

Darwin's Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

10–20% · With luck

Banded Wood Frog

Batrachyla taeniata

Insufficient data

Red-Spotted Toad

Rhinella rubropunctata

Insufficient data

Warty Toad

Rhinella spinulosa

Insufficient data

🐸 No photo available

Telmatobufo australis

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Magellanic Woodpecker Breeding Season

OctNovDec

Pairs of Magellanic woodpeckers breed and excavate nests in old-growth forest in austral spring, when drumming and sightings peak in the Petrohué sector.

Magellanic Woodpecker

Campephilus magellanicus

10–20% · With luck

🐭

Monito del Monte Active Season

FebMarOctNov

The relict marsupial monito del monte is active and feeding in the warm months before entering winter torpor, when detections in the park peak.

Southern Monito del Monte

Dromiciops gliroides

10–20% · With luck

🐸

Valdivian Forest Frog Chorus

DecJanFeb

Austral-summer breeding activity of the temperate rainforest's endemic frogs, including the famous Darwin's frog, calling from the moss and leaf litter.

Emerald Forest Frog

Hylorina sylvatica

30–40% · Possible

Emilio's Ground Frog

Eupsophus emiliopugini

Insufficient data

Darwin's Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

10–20% · With luck

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

10–20

30–40

20–30

20–30

5–10

5–10

30–40

50–60

<5

<5

20–30

20–30

Magellanic Woodpecker

10–20

10–20

10–20

10–20

10–20

5–10

<5

10–20

10–20

20–30

20–30

20–30

10–20

10–20

10–20

30–40

30–40

30–40

20–30

<5

<5

30–40

10–20

<5

Chucao Tapaculo

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

60–70

50–60

40–50

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

70–80

90–100

90–100

90–100

80–90

80–90

90–100

90–100

90–100

Green-backed Firecrown

70–80

80–90

90–100

90–100

90–100

60–70

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

Painted Tree Iguana

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

60–70

60–70

60–70

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

50–60

40–50

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

Patagonian Sierra-Finch

60–70

50–60

40–50

30–40

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

50–60

60–70

White-crested Elaenia

80–90

90–100

80–90

30–40

10–20

20–30

10–20

20–30

10–20

50–60

90–100

90–100

Chilean Swallow

80–90

70–80

40–50

20–30

10–20

20–30

10–20

40–50

80–90

90–100

60–70

80–90

Southern House Wren

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

20–30

30–40

20–30

30–40

30–40

60–70

60–70

60–70

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

40–50

40–50

40–50

70–80

50–60

40–50

50–60

30–40

50–60

60–70

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

30–40

40–50

70–80

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

Tufted Tit-Tyrant

30–40

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

30–40

30–40

20–30

Animal Events

🐦 Magellanic Woodpecker Breeding Season

🐸 Valdivian Forest Frog Chorus

🐭 Monito del Monte Active Season

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good

🐦 Magellanic Woodpecker Echoes Through Valleys

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Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

3.1 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

197

🐒 Mammals

72

🦎 Reptiles

11

🐸 Amphibians

20

300 Total Species

850 Global average across 296 parks

15 Threatened 30 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

68%

📊

Coverage (83 species at ≥5% of 300 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

28%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 1 mammal, 1 reptile)

46% Global avg

39%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

134 Global avg

56

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

15 Global avg

6

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

27 Global avg

22

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

The most likely sightings are Pampas Fox (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Green-backed Firecrown (seen by 80–90% of wildlife watchers), Painted Tree Iguana (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Chucao Tapaculo (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Austral Thrush (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers) — among 300 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park for wildlife?

December has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

Yes — about 25% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Magellanic Woodpecker in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

Yes — about 16% of wildlife watchers report a Magellanic Woodpecker sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Güiña in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

Yes — about 18% of wildlife watchers report a Güiña sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Chucao Tapaculo in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

Yes — about 77% of wildlife watchers report a Chucao Tapaculo sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 414 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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