Tierra del Fuego National Park
🇦🇷 Argentina
Southern Patagonia, Argentina 242 spp. recorded
Tierra del Fuego National Park lies at the southern tip of Argentina, protecting a rugged temperate forest that clings to fjords, peat bogs and low hills. The landscape mixes dense lenga trees with open scrub and clear streams, offering a mix of shoreline and forest trails.
-54.583° S 68.479° W
🦜 Nature
111 Species sighted
28,663 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
+ 157 more species with insufficient data
Recent sightings in Tierra del Fuego National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
23Jan
23Feb
23Mar
20Apr
14May
2.8Jun
18Jul
15Aug
18Sep
21Oct
23Nov
23Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Área para acampar
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Bahía Ensenada
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Ushuaia Rugby Club
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Muskrat~80%+70%
Pampas Fox~70%+50%
American Beaver~50%+30%
Southern Sea Lion~50%+30%
Thorn-tailed Rayadito~40%-40%
Austral Thrush~40%-40%
Patagonian Sierra-Finch~40%-50%
Rufous-collared Sparrow~40%-50%
Black-chinned Siskin~30%-40%
White-crested Elaenia~30%-40%
Southern House Wren~30%-40%
Dominican Gull~30%-40%
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🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Moderate
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
2.1
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 179
🐒 Mammals 62
🦎 Reptiles 1
🐸 Amphibians 0
242 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
18 Threatened 12 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
74% 📊
Coverage (69 species at ≥5% of 242 in the inventory)
29% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
51 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
5 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
21 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.9
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We saw birds, including a Rufous-collared sparrow, Black-faced ibises, and Upland geese.
It was only a half hour walk from our hotel, and along the beach, so we took that route there and along the way saw a few interesting birds, like Austral Negrito and a life tick with Buff-winged Cinclodes.
The Tierra del Fuego National Park is a hiker’s paradise, and although there were a few more trails to check out, I felt we hit the main ones – but I would love to get back a third time to hike the ones we didn’t do!
I spent years in New Jersey writing about Tierra del Fuego because the southern tip of South America is the winter range of an endangered shorebird.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
242 species
Tierra del Fuego National Park has 242 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Patagonian Sierra-Finch (about 90%), Austral Thrush (about 90%), Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 80%), Thorn-tailed Rayadito (about 80%) and Upland Goose (about 80%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Culpeo (about 50%).
When is the best time to visit Tierra del Fuego National Park for wildlife?
November to January
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 50% in March, May and August.
Can you see a Patagonian Sierra-Finch in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Patagonian Sierra-Finch sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,504 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January (over 90%).
Can you see an Austral Thrush in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,455 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July and October–January (about 90%).
Can you see a Thorn-tailed Rayadito in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-tailed Rayadito sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,387 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January–February, April and September (about 90%).
Can you see a Rufous-collared Sparrow in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,449 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September and November–February (about 90%).
Where in Tierra del Fuego National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Área para acampar
The richest sighting zone is around Área para acampar, followed by Bahía Ensenada and Costa Susana, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Tierra del Fuego National Park good for wildlife watching?
2.6 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Tierra del Fuego National Park rates 2.6/5: 309th of 316 parks worldwide and 37th in South America. 24 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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