Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
🇨🇱 Chile
Lake District, Chile 300 spp. recorded
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park sits in Chile’s Lake District, a mosaic of volcanic lakes, Andean foothills and temperate rainforest. The park’s dense Nothofagus forest and moss‑laden understory give it a character distinct from the neighboring steppe parks, offering a cool, damp woodland experience.
-41.135° S 72.068° W
🦜 Nature
138 Species sighted
9,737 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
+ 210 more species with insufficient data
Recent sightings in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
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Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Petrohué
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Pampas Fox>90%+10%
Painted Tree Iguana~90%+20%
Cyan Tree Iguana~60%+40%
Thorn-tailed Rayadito~40%-20%
Dark-bellied Cinclodes~40%-10%
Chucao Tapaculo~40%-30%
Chilean Swallow~30%-30%
Green-backed Firecrown~30%-50%
Tufted Tit-Tyrant~30%-30%
White-crested Elaenia~20%-40%
Black Vulture~20%-40%
Austral Thrush~10%-60%
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Volcán Osorno · Refugios
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1
dayTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Moderate
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 197
🐒 Mammals 72
🦎 Reptiles 11
🐸 Amphibians 20
300 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
15 Threatened 8 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
67% 📊
Coverage (81 species at ≥5% of 300 in the inventory)
27% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 1 mammal, 1 reptile)
39% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
55 🌟
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 —
Before you go
What animals can you see in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
300 species
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park has 300 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Pampas Fox (about 90%), Green-backed Firecrown (about 80%), Painted Tree Iguana (about 80%), Austral Thrush (about 70%) and Chucao Tapaculo (about 70%). Among amphibians, the most-seen is Emerald Forest Frog (about 30%).
When is the best time to visit Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park for wildlife?
September to February
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in March to August.
Can you see a Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August (about 50%).
Can you see a Magellanic Woodpecker in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Magellanic Woodpecker sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March, May and September–December (about 20%). Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Can you see a Güiña in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Güiña sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–July and October (about 50%).
Can you see a Chucao Tapaculo in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chucao Tapaculo sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 506 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February, October and December (about 80%).
Where in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Mirador Río Frías
The richest sighting zone is around Mirador Río Frías, followed by Laguna Verde (Los Lagos) and Saltos de Petrohué, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park rates 3.0/5: 285th of 316 parks worldwide and 33rd in South America. 21 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
