All 4 in 3 days here: ~30%
Torres del Paine National Park
🇨🇱 Chile
Patagonia, Chile 327 spp. recorded
Torres del Paine is open steppe under granite, and open country is why the animals here are so visible. Guanaco herds graze the flats on nearly nine visits in ten, and the pumas that follow them are recorded on around seven — a share almost no other park reaches for a large cat.
-51.023° S 73.155° W
🦜 Nature
148 Species sighted
36,344 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
+ 200 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
Recent sightings in Torres del Paine National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
26Jan
26Feb
22Mar
18Apr
21May
17Jun
21Jul
20Aug
22Sep
23Oct
27Nov
26Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Laguna Azul
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Camping y Hotel Las Torres
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Camping Lago Pehoé (sureste)
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Laguna Los Juncos
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Bosque Sendero a Playa Grey
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Typical stay
2–3
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?
2.6
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 231
🐒 Mammals 85
🦎 Reptiles 5
🐸 Amphibians 6
327 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
19 Threatened 17 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.1
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
65% 📊
Coverage (79 species at ≥5% of 327 in the inventory)
24% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 2 mammal)
37% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
67 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
8 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
17 🏕️
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
Long-tailed meadowlark A pair of crested caracaras The next morning we were up early again and headed to the same place where pumas were spotted the day before.
During this, we repeatedly see various animals (see photos above): There are many guanacos and also condors.
Guanaco eating flowers, Torres del Paine, Chile As we were driving a couple km past Mirador Lago Nordenskjold we saw several cars stopped on the side of the road and watching something with the scopes.
After a boat trip to see sea lions and Magellanic penguins, we saw pumas every day (10 unique animals with eight ‘repeats’), and the only problem we had was the weather.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Torres del Paine National Park?
327 species
Torres del Paine National Park has 327 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%), Guanaco (about 80%), Upland Goose (about 80%), Austral Thrush (about 70%) and Andean Condor (about 60%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Austral Smooth-throated lizard (about 20%); among amphibians, Large Four-eyed Frog (about 10%).
When is the best time to visit Torres del Paine National Park for wildlife?
October to January
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 40% in June.
Can you see a Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Guanaco sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 275 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June and October (about 90%).
Can you see a Mountain Lion in Torres del Paine National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lion sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 196 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and August (about 80%).
Can you see an Andean Condor in Torres del Paine National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Condor sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 1,227 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April, June–August and October (about 70%).
Can you see a Chilean Guemal in Torres del Paine National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chilean Guemal sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October (about 50%).
Where in Torres del Paine National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Laguna Azul
The richest sighting zone is around Laguna Azul, followed by Camping y Hotel Las Torres and Camping Lago Pehoé (sureste), ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Torres del Paine National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Torres del Paine National Park rates 3.0/5: 282nd of 316 parks worldwide and 31st 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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