Chiloé Wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca sibilatrix (Chiloé Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Crested Duck
Lophonetta specularioides
Flying Steamer-Duck
Tachyeres patachonicus
Upland Goose
Chloephaga picta
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala
Red Shoveler
Spatula platalea
White-headed Steamer-Duck
Tachyeres leucocephalus
Speckled Teal
Anas flavirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chiloé Wigeon in Península Valdés?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Chiloé Wigeon sighting in Península Valdés, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chiloé Wigeon in Península Valdés?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chiloé Wigeon in Península Valdés in our monthly data.