Torres del Paine Wildlife & birds

Return to South America gallery       Homepage Above, flamingoes take flight; unknown duck species. See more flamingos below.

Above, a Nandu (Rhea), relative to the emu and one of the largest flightless birds. Below, flamingos:

Geese (lowland?):

Below, a caterpillar:

This grey fox was unafraid with us just feet away, even with its cubs on their own (more below):

Unknown bird (more below):

Another unknown:

Another unknown type of geese: