My bad. We did drive west about 1 1/2 hours to the coast 🙂 a

The link I have shown shows the bird’s range in green which covers land masses for Peru, Chile and Argentina. Clearly, I am mistaken for using this map. I would agree that the areas covered in green should make me question that range for what is essentially a marine bird! But in the micro second of my examining the map the green area covered your and the bird’s location. So I was done with it. I am now wondering what that green area is intending to show? clearly I’m missing something obvious here, and the fault is mine!

The bird life map (link below)indicates or rather states the species is restricted to the coastal range of Peru and Chile. Santiago is not coastal but for the purposes of the ID it would not have made much difference. I live inland and we get coastal birds such as gannets, shags and other sea birds appearing from time to time at my local reservoirs. At the moment we have a Great Northern Diver. They are not in correct habitat but they are within range.

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3816

I hope this helps to clarify.

All the best,

Adrian