El Yali National Reserve

33°44′00″S 71°39′00″W / 33.7333°S 71.6500°W / -33.7333; -71.6500Area5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)DesignationNational reserveDesignated1996Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameHumedal el YaliDesignated2 December 1996Reference no.878[2]

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.

References

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  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for El Yali from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Humedal el Yali". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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