Cobb’s Wren, Troglodytes cobbi © Alan Henry Ruddy-headed , ChloephagaChloephaga rubidicepsrubidiceps © Wetjens Dimmlich

Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys © Wetjens Dimmlich Falkland Steamer , Tachyeres brachypterus © Alan Henry

Striated Caracara, Phalcoboenus australis © Liz Dimmlich Black-throated Finch, Melanodera melanodera melanodera © Alan Henry of the www.falklandislands.com Birding Checklist The Falklands are home to more than 220 species of identified , including 5 species of penguin and over 60% of the world’s Black-browed Albatross population. Species featured here have been chosen because they are most likely to be spotted by visitors during their time in the Islands. m King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus m Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura jota m Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua papua m Variable Hawk, Buteo polyosoma m Rockhopper Penguin, m Striated Caracara, Phalcoboenus australis Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome m Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus m Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus m Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus cassini m Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus m White-winged Coot, Fulica leucoptera m White-tufted Grebe, Rollandia rolland rolland m Magellanic Oystercatcher, Haematopus leucopodus m Silvery Grebe, Podiceps occipitalis m Blackish Oystercatcher, Haematopus ater m Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys m Two-banded Plover, Charadrius falklandicus m Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus m Rufous-chested Dotterel, Charadrius modestus m Northern Giant Petrel, Macronectes halli m Magellanic Snipe, paraguaiae magellanica m Southern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides m Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus m Cape/Pintado Petrel, Daption capense m Sanderling, alba m Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur m White-rumped , Calidris fuscicollis m Thin-billed Prion, Pachyptila belcheri m Baird’s Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii m White-chinned Petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis m Pale-faced Sheathbill, Chionis albus m Great Shearwater, Puffinus gravis m Falkland Skua, Catharacta antarctica m Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus m Dolphin Gull, Leucophaeus scoresbii m Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus m Gull, Larus dominicanus m Grey-backed Storm-Petrel, Garrodia nereis m Brown-hooded Gull, Larus maculipennis m Common Diving Petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix m South American Tern, Sterna hirundinacea m Rock Shag, Phalacrocorax magellanicus m Barn Owl, Tyto alba tuidara m Imperial/King Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer m Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus sanfordi m Black-crowned Night-heron, m Tussacbird, Cinclodes antarcticus antarcticus Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus m Dark-faced Ground-tyrant, m Black-necked , Cygnus melancoryphus Muscisaxicola maclovianus maclovianus m Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba m Chilean Swallow, Tachycineta meyeni m Upland Goose, Chloephaga picta leucoptera m Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica m Kelp Goose, Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum m Falkland Pipit, Anthus correndera grayi m Ashy-headed Goose, Chloephaga poliocephala m Falkland Grass Wren, m Ruddy-headed Goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps Cistothorus platensis falklandicus m Flying Steamer Duck, Tachyeres patachonicus m Cobb’s Wren, Troglodytes cobbi m Falkland Steamer Duck, Tachyeres brachypterus m Falkland Thrush, Turdus falcklandii falcklandii m Chiloë Wigeon, Anas sibilatrix m Black-throated Finch, Melanodera melanodera melanodera m Speckled Teal, Anas flavirostris m Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnella loyca falklandica m Crested Duck, Lophonetta specularioides m Black-chinned Siskin, Carduelis barbata m Yellow-billed Pintail, Anas georgica spinicauda m House Sparrow, Passer domesticus m Silver Teal, Anas versicolor fretensis m Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera

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