Antarctic Peninsula Species List
Day Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 MAMMALS* 2 RABBITS & HARES Lagomorpha - Leporidae 3 European Hare Lepus Eulagos europaeus 4 FUR SEALS & SEA LIONS Carnivora - Otariidae 5 Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella 6 South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens 7 SEALS Carnivora - Phocidae 8 Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx 9 Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii 10 Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga 11 Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina 12 BOWHEAD & RIGHT WHALES Cetacea - Balaenidae 13 Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis 14 RORQUALS Cetacea - Balaenopteridae 15 Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis 16 Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 17 Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae 18 DOLPHINS, KILLER WHALES, PILOT WHALES Cetacea - Delphinidae 19 Peale's Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis 20 Orca (Killer Whale) Orcinus orca 21 BEAKED WHALES Cetacea - Ziphiidae 22 Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii 23 24 25 26 BIRDS** 27 DUCKS, GEESE, & WATERFOWL Anseriformes - Anatidae 28 Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus 29 Upland Goose Chloephaga picta 30 Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida 31 Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala 32 Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps 33 Flying Steamer-Duck Tachyeres patachonicus 34 Flightless Steamer-Duck Tachyeres pteneres 35 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 36 Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix 37 Red Shoveler Anas platalea 38 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica 39 Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris 40 GREBES Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae 41 Great Grebe Podiceps major
Antarctica - Species List Page 1 of 4 Day Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 42 PENGUINS Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae 43 Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri 44 Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae 45 Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua 46 Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus 47 ALBATROSSES Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae 48 Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma 49 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 50 Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata 51 Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora epomophora 52 Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi 53 Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 54 SHEARWATERS & PETRELS Procellariiformes - Procellariidae 55 Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus 56 Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli 57 Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides 58 Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica 59 Cape (Pintado) Petrel Daption capense 60 Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea 61 Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea 62 Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata 63 Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri 64 White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 65 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 66 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 67 STORM-PETRELS Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae 68 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 69 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica 70 CORMORANTS & SHAGS Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae 71 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 72 Magellanic Cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus 73 Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis 74 Imperial Cormorant (Blue-eyed Shag) Phalacrocorax atriceps 75 HERONS, EGRETS, & BITTERNS Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae 76 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 77 IBISES & SPOONBILLS Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae 78 Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis 79 NEW WORLD VULTURES Accipitriformes - Cathartidae 80 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 81 Andean Condor Vultur gryphus 82 HAWKS, EAGLES, & KITES Accipitriformes - Accipitridae 83 Chilean Hawk Accipiter b. chilensis 84 Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma 85 Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus 86 RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS Gruiformes - Rallidae 87 Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus 88 SHEATHBILLS Charadriiformes - Chionidae 89 Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus 90 OYSTERCATCHERS Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae 91 Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater 92 Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
Antarctica - Species List Page 2 of 4 Day Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 93 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS Charadriiformes - Charadriidae 94 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 95 SANDPIPERS & ALLIES Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae 96 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 97 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae 98 SKUAS & JAEGERS Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae 99 Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis 100 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 101 Brown (Antarctic) Skua Stercorarius antarcticus 102 GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS Charadriiformes - Laridae 103 Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis 104 Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii 105 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 106 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 107 South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea 108 Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata 109 PIGEONS & DOVES Columbiformes - Columbidae 110 Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata 111 OWLS Strigiformes - Strigidae 112 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 113 Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nana 114 KINGFISHERS Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae 115 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 116 WOODPECKERS Piciformes - Picidae 117 Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus 118 FALCONS & CARACARAS Falconiformes - Falconidae 119 White-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis 120 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 121 Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango 122 PARROTS Psittaciformes - Psittacidae 123 Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus 124 OVENBIRDS & WOODCREEPERS Passeriformes - Furnariidae 125 Gray-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti 126 Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus 127 Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda 128 TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Passeriformes - Tyrannidae 129 Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus 130 White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps 131 Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa 132 Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope 133 SWALLOWS Passeriformes - Hirundinidae 134 Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni 135 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 136 THRUSHES & ALLIES Passeriformes - Turdidae 137 Austral Thrush Turdus falklandii 138 WAGTAILS & PIPITS Passeriformes - Motacillidae 139 Correndera Pipit Anthus correrdera 140 TANAGERS & ALLIES Passeriformes - Thraupidae 141 Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus gayi 142 Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus 143 BUNTINGS & NEW WORLD SPARROWS Passeriformes - Emberizidae
Antarctica - Species List Page 3 of 4 Day Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 144 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis 145 TROUPIALS & ALLIES Passeriformes - Icteridae 146 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca 147 Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus 148 SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, & ALLIES Passeriformes - Fringillidae 149 Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus 150 151 152 153 PLANTS*** 154 Andean (Antarctic) Pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis 155 Antarctic Hair-grass (Deschampsia Grass) Deschampsia antarctica
*Mammal taxonomy is by Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World **Bird taxonomy is by eBird 2015 ***Plants as listed on Falklands Conservation website and A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia
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