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The aquatic bird life is highly diverse with a total of 34 species.

Most famous are the three types of flamingos which mainly live in the shallow lagoons in the northern and eastern parts of the lake.

An inventory of the bird population, made in the year 2000 in cooperation with BirdLife International, identified 6 endangered species.

Among these are the Chilean flamingo and the Andean Condor.