Nahuelbuta National Park

Localization

South Chile, 132 km to the northwest of Temuco

Access

Easy

Characteristic

68 km²; Mountainous area - pre-Andean plain and the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, with elevations not exceeding 1,560 m. Typical ecosystems: temperate zone forests, wetlands (bogs). The mountains provide suitable conditions for the araucaria to grow, some specimens calculated to be around 2 thousand years old.

Fauna + Flora

Mammals:

Carnivores - Dogs (Canidae): Darwin´s Fox

- Cats (Felidae): Kodkod; Puma

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

Birds:

Tinamiformes - Tinamous (Tinamidae): Chilean Tinamou

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

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

Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Lake Duck

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

- Hawks, Eagles, Buzzards, Kites and Old World Vultures (Accipitridae): Red-backed Hawk; White-throated Hawk; White-tailed Kite

- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae): Crested Caracara

Galliformes - Quails (Odontophoridae): California Quail (introduced species)

Gruiformes - Rails, Crakes, Coots and Gallinules (Rallidae): Spot-flanked Gallinule

Charadriiformes - Plovers (Charadriidae): Southern Lapwing

- Gulls (Laridae): Brown-hooded Gull

Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae): Picui Ground-Dove; Chilean Pigeon

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

Strigiformes - Barn and Grass Owls (Tytonidae): Barn Owl

Apodiformes - Hummingbirds (Trochilidae): Green-backed Firecrown; Giant Hummingbird

Piciformes - Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets (Picidae): Chilean Flicker; Magellanic Woodpecker; Striped Woodpecker

Perching Birds - Ovenbirds or Horneros (Furnariidae): Bar-winged Cinclodes; Dark-bellied Cinclodes; Thorn-tailed Rayadito; Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail; White-throated Treerunner; Des Murs’ Wiretail

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

- Tyrants (Tyrannidae): Fire-eyed Diucon; White-crested Elaenia; Chat Tyrant; Spectacled Tyrant

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

- Thrushes and Chats (Turdidae): Austral Thrush

- Tanagers (Thraupidae): Blue-and-yellow Tanager

- Blackbirds, Orioles and Cowbirds (Icteridae): Austral Blackbird; Yellow-winged 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:

Lycophytes:

Isoëtales - Isoëtaceae: Quillwort (Isoetes araucariana) - new species

Conifers:

Araucariales - Araucariaceae: Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) - the most typical tree

Dicotyledons:

Fagales - Nothofagaceae: Southern Beech (Nothofagus antarctica)

Possible activities

Very good conditions for walking - marked trails, camping

Mountaineering, horsback riding

Note

Picture - source wikimapia