El Yali National Reserve

San Antonio Province, Chile · built 1996

El Yali National Reserve is a nature reserve of Chile located in the southern portion of the Valparaíso Region. This coastal wetland is a Ramsar site and covers an area of 5.2 km2. El Yali has been considered an important nesting site for various species of birds in central Chile and a place of protection, rest and feeding for migratory species, which has made it the area with the highest concentration of avifauna in central Chile, with more than 115 species, including: the coscoroba swan, black-necked swan, Chilean flamingo, Franklin's gull and Cahuil gull, various types of ducks, the cuckoo heron and small birds, among others.

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