Atacama Fauna
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Willet or Playero Grande (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus at the coast of Arica, Chile (Z7F1576.jpg)
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Tachymenis peruviana, a small snake living in the high Andes of northern Chile and Peru. (Z7F3748.jpg)
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Perfectly camouflaged grass hopper (Enodisomacris curtipennis), Atacama desert Chile (IMG_3297.jpg)
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Can you see him? Camouflaged grasshopper (Elasmoderus sp.), Atacama desert Chile (Z7D4707.jpg)
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Vaquita del desierto (Gyriosomus sp.), a beetle that appears when the Atacama desert is in bloom (Z7D5970.jpg)
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Variable hawks (Geranoaetus polyosoma) at their nesting site, Atacama Desert Chile (Z7D5750.jpg)
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South American Leaf-toed gecko or Salamanqueja (Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus) at the coast of Paposo (IMG_4008.jpg)
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Gray-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi) balancing on the spines of a cactus at the Chilean desert coast (Z7B8052.jpg)
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South American Leaf-toed gecko or Salamanqueja (Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus) at the coast of Paposo (IMG_3998.jpg)
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Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) portrait, Pan de Azucar national park, Atacama Chile (D5B8145.jpg)
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Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) portrait, Pan de Azucar national park, Atacama Chile (D5B8085.jpg)
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Loro Tricahue (Cyanoliseus patagonus) is the largest and most colorful parrot of Chile (D5B8322.jpg)
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Lava lizards (Microlophus atacamensis) are found along the coast of the Atacama (D5A4302.jpg)
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Common Diuca-Finch (Diuca diuca) perched on a cactus of the coastal Atacama desert (D5B8028.jpg)
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Small, well camouflaged grasshopper perfeclty resembling a stone. Atacama desert (D7C4302.jpg)
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Close encounter with a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) at the coast of the Atacama desert (D5B7150.jpg)
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Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) above Salar de Atacama, perfect evening light (D5B5511.jpg)
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Puna Tinamou (Tinamotis pentlandii) with chicks, Altiplano near Parinacota, Chile (D5A1924.jpg)
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Red-Legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) on its nest, Atacama desert coast, Chile (D7B7196c.jpg)
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Oasis Hummingbird breeding, Picaflor del Norte, Rhodopis vesper, near Arica Chile (DSE9810.jpg)
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Portrait of a Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) at the Atacama desert coast, Chile (D2X8799.jpg)
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Portrait of a relaxed mountain viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) at Lauca National Park, Chile (D5A2365.jpg)
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The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is a common scavenger at the coast of Atacama, Chile (Geier3.jpg)
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Darwin's rhea or Suri (Pterocnemia pennata) at the altiplano of Chile, Lauca national park (D5A2022.jpg)
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Vicuna portrait at Lauca National Park, wildlife of the altiplano of the Andes in Chile (D5A2075.jpg)
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Three curious vicunas looking at the camera, wildlife of the altiplano in Chile (D5A2116.jpg)
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A male Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) at the Andean mountains near Putre in Chile (D5A2274.jpg)
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Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) mother nursing its cub, Altiplano of Chile (DSE9094.jpg)
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Lava Lizard (Microlophus atacamensis) are common at the coast of the Atacama desert (Eidechse.jpg)
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Corredor de Tarapaca lizard (Microlophus tarapacensis), Quebrada El Medano, Atacama desert, Chile (D2X4406.jpg)
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Inca Terns (Larosterna inca) at the coastal cliffs of the Atacama desert near Antofagasta (E2X7420.jpg)
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The Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) can only be found with luck in the Atacama Desert (MED9789.jpg)
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This Gray Gull chick is just a few days old and was born in the middle of the arid Atacama desert (G2X2569.jpg)
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Inca Terns (Larosterna inca) at the coastal cliffs of the Atacama desert near Antofagasta (E2X7426.jpg)
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) with Copiapoa cactus, Pan de Azucar national park, Chile (Pequen.jpg)
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) with Copiapoa cactus, Pan de Azucar national park, Chile (D2X8688.jpg)
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Grey-Hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi) on a cactus, Pan de Azucar national park, Chile (SierraFinch.jpg)
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A couple of rare Andean Huemul (Hippocamelus antisensis) or Taruca near Putre, Chile (DSE9780.jpg)
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Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) resting on rock, wildlife of altiplano and Andes, Chile (DSE9434.jpg)
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Juvenile Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) at a high lagoon at 4200 m altitude in Chile (DSC8513.jpg)
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Chilean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus chilensis) at Lagunas Chaxas, salar de Atacama (D8A8928.jpg)
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Humboldt penguins at Reserva Nacional Pinguino Humboldt, Isla Choros at the coast of Atacama desert Chile (D7B7104.jpg)
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The Elephant Seal is a rare visitor at the coast of Atacama, Antofagasta Chile (D2X5384.jpg)
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Beetle (Cylydrorhinus sp.) living and feeding on Llareta plants, an insect of the altiplano of Chile (P1010270A.jpg)
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Corredor de Tarapaca lizard (Microlophus tarapacensis), Quebrada El Medano, Atacama desert, Chile (D2X4391.jpg)
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Two Blackish Oystercatchers (Haematopus ater), Pan de Azucar National Park, Chile (D2X8772.jpg)
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James flamingo or Puna flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) at Laguna Colorada, Bolivia (E2X0346.jpg)
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Andean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus andinus) taking off from Salar de Atacama, Chile (D2X4020.jpg)
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Grasshopper (Elasmoderus sp.), perfectly adapted to the rocks colour and texture. Atacama Chile (DSCN3641.jpg)
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Atacama desert insects: A wasp (Ammophila sp.) attacking and killing a caterpillar (D7C3775.jpg)
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Elephant Seal is a rare visitor at the Atacama desert coast, Antofagasta, Chile (D2X5367.jpg)
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South American fur seals at the coast of the Atacama desert near Mejillones, Chile (Lobera2.jpg)
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Atacama desert camel spider or sun spider belongs to the Arachnidae, Ammotrechelis goetschi (P1010834.jpg)
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Unidentified worms creeping just under the surface of the sand dunes of Atacama desert, Copiapo (D7D5752c.jpg)
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Worms creeping just under the surface of the sand dunes of Copiapo, Atacama desert Chile (D7D5752.jpg)
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Closeup of Atacama lizard (Liolaemus atacamensis) in the desert near Copiapo, Chile (R1032711.jpg)
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Gray gull (Larus modestus) in flight at the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert in Chile (desert-animals29.jpg)
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Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus), birds of the Pacific coast of the Atacama desert (desert-animals15.jpg)
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Chilean (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) (desert-animals13.jpg)
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Mountain viscacha portrait, wildlife of the altiplano and Andes in Chile (desert-animals1.jpg)