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The Southern Crested Caracara or Carancho (Caracara plancus) is a commonly seen raptor, often spotted by the roadside when driving in southern Chile. It is a striking bird, dusky in colour with cream throat and barred breast, and reddish skin on its face. Less common are the smaller tawny-coloured Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) and the comparatively rare White-Throated Caracara or Carancho cordillerano del sur (Phalcoboenus albogularis). Other birds of prey include the American Kestrel or Cernícalo (Falco sparverius), sometimes called the Sparrow Hawk (but unrelated to the Sparrowhawk found in the UK), and the Black-Chested Buzzard Eagle or Aguila (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) – the largest hawk in Chile, adults being recognisable by their black head and throat.

Male upland Goose or Caiquén (Chleophaga picta)

Owls include the Magellanic Horned Owl or Tucúquere (Babu magellanicus), the largest in the region, with large ear tufts and predominantly grey, mottled plumage, and the smaller and more common Austral Pygmy-Owl or Chuncho (Glaucidium nanum).