Chiloé National Park

Localization

Western coast of Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region

Access

Easy - by air or by boat

Characteristic

431 km²; Park is divided into two main sectors. The greater portion of the Park is in the foothills of Chilean Coastal Range, known as the Cordillera del Piuchén up to 850 m height, a small portion lies in an islet of Metalqui. Typical ecosystems: sand dunes, Valdivian temperate rain forests, swamps, and peat bogs.

Fauna + Flora

Mammals:

Marsupials - Shrew Opposums (Caenolestidae): Chilean Shrew Opposum

Carnivores - Mustelidae: Sea Otter

Seals, Sea-Lions and Walruses - Eared Seals (Otariidae): South American Sea Lion

Even-toed ungulates - Deers (Cervidae): Southern Pudu

Birds:

110 bird species

Sphenisciformes - Penguins (Spheniscidae):  Magellanic Penguin; Peruvian Penguin

Podicipediformes - Grebes (Podicipedidae): Pied-billed Grebe; Silvery Grebe

Tubenoses - Fulmars, Prions, Shearwaters and Gadfly Petrels (Procellariidae): Antarctic Giant-Petrel; Little Shearwater; Pink-footed Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater

- Diving Petrels (Pelecanoididae): Common Diving-Petrel; Magellanic Diving-Petrel; Peruvian Diving-Petrel

- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae):  Black-browed Albatross

Pelecaniformes - Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae): Peruvian Booby

- Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoarcidae): Neotropic Cormorant; Red-legged Cormorant; Imperial Shag; Rock Shag

- Pelicans (Pelecanidae): Brown Pelican

Ciconiiformes - Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae): Snowy Egret; Great White Egrett

- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae): Black-faced Ibis

Phoenicopteriformes - Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae):Chilean Flamingo

Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Kelp Goose; Yellow-billed Pintail; Flightless Steamerduck; Flying Steamerduck; Black-necked Swan; Coscoroba Swan; Cinnamon Teal; Speckled Teal; Chiloe Wigeon

Birds of Prey - American Vultures (Cathartidae): American Black Vulture; Turkey Vulture

- Hawks, Eagles, Buzzards, Kites and Old World Vultures (Accipitridae): Red-backed Hawk

- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae): Chimango Caracara; Southern Caracara

Gruiformes - Rails, Crakes, Coots and Gallinules (Rallidae): Red-fronted Coot; Red-gartered Coot; Plumbeous Rail

Charadriiformes - Wading Birds (Scolopacidae): Hudsonian Godwit; Red Knot; Sanderling; Baird´s Sandpiper; Ruddy Turnstone; Whimbrel; Greater Yellowlegs; Lesser Yellowlegs

- Plovers (Charadriidae): Southern Lapwing

- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae): American Oystercatcher; Blackish Oystercatcher; Magellanic Oystercatcher

- Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae): Chilean Skua

- Gulls (Laridae): Brown-hooded Gull; Dolphin Gull; Franklin´s Gull; Kelp Gull

- Terns (Sternidae): Snowy-crowned Tern; South American Tern

- Skimmers (Rhynchopidae):  Black Skimmer

Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves  (Columbidae): Chilean Pigeon

Psittaciformes - Parrots (Psittacidae): Austral Parakeet; Slender-billed Parakeet

Strigiformes - Owls (Strigidae): Rufous-legged Owl; Short-eared Owl

Apodiformes - Hummingbirds (Trochilidae): Green-backed Firecrown

Piciformes - Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets (Picidae): Chilean Flicker

Perching Birds - Ovenbirds or Horneros (Furnariidae): Dark-bellied Cinclodes; Thorn-tailed Rayadito; Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail; Des Murs´ Wiretail

- Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae): Chestnut-throated Huet-huet; Chucao Tapaculo; Ochre-flanked Tapaculo

- Tyrants (Tyrannidae): Fire-eyed Diucon; Austral Negrito; Chat Tyrant

- Plantcutters (Phytotomidae): Rufous-tailed Plantcutter

- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae): Blue-and-white Swallow; Chilean Swallow

- Thrushes and Chats (Turdidae):  Austral Thrush

- Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae): Correndera Pipit

- Blackbirds, Orioles and Cowbirds (Icteridae): Austral Blackbird; Shiny Cowbird; Long-tailed Meadowlark

- Buntings, American Sparrows, Juncos, etc. (Emberizidae): Common Diuca Finch; Patagonian Sierra-Finch; Grassland Yellow-Finch

- Finches (Fringillidae):  Black-chinned Siskin

Plants:

Conifers:

Cupressales - Cupressaceae: Patagonian Cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides) - typical forest tree

Dicotyledons:

Fagales - Nothofagaceae: Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp.) - typical forest tree

Myrtales - Myrtaceae: Shortleaf Stopper (Eugenia apiculata); Tepualia stipularis - typical forest trees

Possible activities

Very good conditions for walking tourism and camping - several trails varying in their lenght

Fishing, horse riding, sea kayak

Note

Picture - source wikipedia