El Yali National Reserve

El Yali National Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) at El Yali National Reserve
Coordinates	33.7333°S 71.6500°W / -33.7333; -71.6500
Area	5.2 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Designation	National reserve
Designated	1996
Governing body	Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Humedal el Yali
Designated	2 December 1996
Reference 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

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.