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Cerro Castillo National Reserve
Cerro Castillo National Park is a nature reserve of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, south of Coyhaique. The park is named after Cerro Castillo, its highest mountain and main attraction. The Carretera Austral passes through the park. History Named a national reserve in 1970, Cerro Castillo was recategorized a National Park as part of an agreement between the Chilean government, under President Michelle Bachelet and Tompkins Conservation in 2018. Ecology Mammals in the park include the endangered South Andean deer, guanacos, pumas, chingue ( Molina’s hog-nosed skunk), and canines of the genus ''Lycalopex''. Notable birds that inhabit in the area are the Andean condor and black-chested buzzard eagles in the mountains, and austral parakeets, thorn-tailed rayaditos, Magellanic woodpeckers, churrín del sur (Magellanic tapaculo), and the chucao tapaculo. Lenga and ñirre are the most common tree species in the reserve, though ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
The black-chested buzzard-eagle (''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'') is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, the gray buzzard-eagle or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean blue eagle. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Buteo''. Description This is a huge eagle-like "buzzard" ("hawk" in American terminology). It has a total length of and a wingspan of .Blake, E. R. 1977. ''Manual of neotropical birds. Volume 1''. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. In the nominate race, males averaged and females averaged , with a range between both of . In the linearly slightly smaller ''G. m. australis'' subspecies, a male weighed and a female weighed , indicating the bulk of the two races is roughly the same.''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Forest Corporation
The National Forest Corporation or CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal) is a Chilean private, non-profit organization, through which the Chilean state contributes to the development and sustainable management of the country's forest resources. CONAF is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile. It administers the forest policies of Chile and promotes the development of the sector with sustainable forest management. CONAF is also the governing body of all the national parks of Chile, including those without forests or major vegetation, such as Llullaillaco National Park and others in the Atacama Desert. History CONAF was created on May 13, 1970 as the "Reforestation Corporation" or COREF (Corporación de Reforestación'). In 1972 it acquired its current powers, structure and name. In 1976 it adopted Forestín, a coypu, as its mascot. In 1984, under Chilean law Nº 18,348, a move was made to modify the private corporation status of CONAF and make it a gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibáñez River
The Ibáñez River is a river of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. It has its origin in the skirts of Hudson volcano and flows south-east through the Andes into the General Carrera Lake. The river borders the south side of Cerro Castillo National Reserve, home to Cerro Castillo. Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez is located close to the mouth of the river. See also *List of rivers of Chile This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain. Rivers by name Following ... References Rivers of Chile Rivers of Aysén Region {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the '' drainage divide'', made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, "watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, the water converges to a single point inside the basin, known as a sink, which may be a permanent lake, a dry lake, or a point where surface water is lost underground. Drainage basins are similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisén River , the capital city of Aysén Province
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Aisén or Aysén may refer to: *Aisén (name), an African name for a boy or a girl Places *Aysén, Chile, a commune in Aysén Province *Aysén Region, one of Chile's administrative divisions *Aysén Province, a province in the Chilean region *Puerto Aysén Puerto Aysén is a city of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aysén Province and the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothofagus Antarctica
''Nothofagus antarctica'' (''Antarctic beech''; in Spanish ''Ñire'' or ''Ñirre'') is a deciduous tree or shrub native to southern Chile and Argentina from about 36°S to Tierra del Fuego (56° S), where it grows mainly in the diminishing temperate rainforest. Its occurrence on Hoste Island has previously earned it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on earth; however, in 2019 it was established that '' N. betuloides'' was found further south, on Hornos Island. ''N. antarctica'' is present on Hornos as well, but the southernmost individual is slightly further north (17 m) of the southernmost ''N. betuloides''. Description ''Nothofagus antarctica'' typically grows 5–25 m (12–80 ft) tall and has a slender trunk with scaly bark. The leaves are simple and alternate, growing 2–4.5 cm long, and often viscid, with a sweetly scented wax. The leaf color is medium green, turning yellow to orange in the fall. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular, crinkly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothofagus Pumilio
''Nothofagus pumilio'', the lenga beech (from the Mapuche language), is a deciduous tree or shrub in the Nothofagaceae family that is native to the southern Andes range, in the temperate forests of Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego, from 35° to 56° South latitude. This tree is in the same genus as the coihue. It regenerates easily after fires. The wood is of good quality, moderate durability, and is easy to work with. It is used in furniture, shingles and construction and sometimes as a substitute for American black cherry in the manufacturing of cabinets. Description In southern Patagonia it grows to a height of up to 30 m (100 ft), and attains a trunk diameter of 1.5 m (5 ft). In more northern regions it grows only at heights above 1000 meters (3300 ft) in the form of a shrub. The leaves are dark green, elliptic toothed and 2–4 cm long, with irregularly lobed margins, and turn to yellow and reddish tones in autumn. The fruit is a small nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chucao Tapaculo
The chucao tapaculo (''Scelorchilus rubecula'') is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in central Chile and adjacent Argentina; it has also been recorded in Chile's Magallanes Province.Cárcamo, J. ''et al.'' (2008) First record of ''Scelorchilus rubecula'' (Kittlitz, 1830) (Rhinocryptidae) in Magallanes. ''Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia'' 36(2):79-81. Taxonomy and systematics The chucao tapaculo has two subspecies. The nominate ''Scelorchilus rubecula rubecula'' is primarily found in central Chile from the Biobío Region south to the Aysén Region and the adjoining parts of Argentina. It has occasionally been recorded further north and once in the far southern Magallanes Province. The other subspecies, ''S. r. mochae'', is found only on Mocha Island off the Chilean coast.Krabbe, N. and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Chucao Tapaculo (''Scelorchilus rubecula''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magellanic Tapaculo
The Magellanic tapaculo (''Scytalopus magellanicus'') is a small passerine bird of southern South America. It belongs to the genus ''Scytalopus'', a genus of tapaculos. Taxonomy The species was often known as the Andean tapaculo in the past and included a number of subspecies distributed along the Andes. These are now treated as species in their own right, leaving the Magellanic tapaculo with no subspecies although birds in the north of its range are larger and darker and may deserve subspecies status. Description It is a wren-like bird, 10 to 12 cm in length. The bill is slender and black while the legs are pinkish and fairly long. The tail is short and held erect. The plumage is dark-grey with a chestnut tinge to the flanks, undertail and wings. Some birds have a silvery-white patch on the crown. Juvenile birds are brown with dark barring and usually lack white on the crown. The song is loud, staccato and repetitive. Distribution and habitat Its range extends northwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magellanic Woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker (''Campephilus magellanicus'') is a very large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the genus '' Campephilus'', which includes the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (''C. principalis''). Description The Magellanic woodpecker is in length.''Woodpeckers: An Identification Guide to the Woodpeckers of the World'' by Hans Winkler, David A. Christie & David Nurney. Houghton Mifflin (1995), Males of this species weigh , and females weigh . Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the tail is , the bill is , and the tarsus is . It is the largest South American woodpecker and one of the largest woodpeckers in the world. Among the species known to exist, only the non-neotropical members of the genus '' Dryocopus'' and the great slaty woodpecker (''Mulleripicus pulverulentus'') are larger-bodied. With the likely extinction of the ivory-billed and imperi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
The thorn-tailed rayadito (''Aphrastura spinicauda'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in temperate forests and subtropical dry shrubland south of 30°S. Some sources suggest it may formerly have occurred in the Falkland Islands. It remains the commonest and best-known native bird in temperate forests of Zona Austral and Zona Sur in Chile,Ridgely, Robert S. and Tudor, Guy; ''Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines''; pp. 285-286. often occurring at densities of well over one individual per hectare. Description The thorn-tailed rayadito is approximately in length including the tail, and an average adult weighs around , with males being around 10 percent heavier than females.Moreno, Juan, Merino, Santiago, Lobato, Elisa, Rodríguez-Gironés, Miguel A. and Vásquez Rodrigo A.; "Sexual dimorphism and parental roles in the thorn-tailed rayadito (Furnariidae)" in '' The Condor'' 109(2):312-320 (2007) The most distinctive feature of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
