Where to See Andes Icons: 1 Park Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Andes Icons?

Lauca National Park. In Lauca National Park, Chile, the chance of seeing all 4 (andean condor, vicuña, viscacha and andean flamingo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 30%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Andes Icons is hardest to see?

Andean condor. In Lauca National Park, the best park for Andes Icons, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the andean condor on a given day, against about 90% for the viscacha. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Andes Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Andes Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 4 animals

VU

Vultur gryphus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Vicugna vicugna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Lagidium viscacia

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

NT

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Lauca National Park

~50%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

—Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~10%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	4 of 4	~30%
	Andean Condor			~30%
	Vicuña			>90%
	Northern Mountain Viscacha			>90%
	Chilean Flamingo			~90%
2	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 4	Missing: Vicuña, Viscacha
	Andean Condor			~90%
	Chilean Flamingo			~50%
3	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	Missing: Vicuña, Viscacha, Andean flamingo
	Andean Condor			~70%
4	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	Missing: Vicuña, Viscacha, Andean flamingo
	Andean Condor			~70%
5	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	Missing: Vicuña, Viscacha, Andean flamingo
	Andean Condor			~50%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	Missing: Andean condor, Vicuña, Viscacha
	Chilean Flamingo			~30%
7	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	Missing: Vicuña, Viscacha, Andean flamingo
	Andean Condor			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	Missing: Andean condor, Vicuña, Andean flamingo
	Northern Mountain Viscacha			~90%
2	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	Missing: Andean condor, Vicuña, Viscacha
	Chilean Flamingo			~50%
3	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	Missing: Andean condor, Vicuña, Viscacha
	Chilean Flamingo			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4 of 4 in captivity
2	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 4 in captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
4	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 4 in captivity
5	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 4 in captivity
6	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 4 in captivity
7	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 4 in captivity
8	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
9	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
10	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 4 in captivity
11	Ecopark	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4 in captivity
12	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
13	hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
14	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
15	Les terres de Nataé	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4 in captivity
16	Touroparc Zoo	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4 in captivity
17	Twycross Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4 in captivity
18	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
19	Zoo Gdańsk	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4 in captivity
20	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Andes Icons?

Lauca National Park

In Lauca National Park, Chile, the chance of seeing all 4 (andean condor, vicuña, viscacha and andean flamingo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 30%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Andes Icons is hardest to see?

Andean condor

In Lauca National Park, the best park for Andes Icons, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the andean condor on a given day, against about 90% for the viscacha. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Andes Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Andes Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Andes Icons

The checklist: 4 animals

Andean Condor

Vicuña

Northern Mountain Viscacha

Chilean Flamingo

Where to go

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Month by month at Lauca National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Andes Icons?

Which of Andes Icons is hardest to see?

How do you complete Andes Icons on Wallace's Line?