Falkland Islands Species List
Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 BIRDS* 2 DUCKS, GEESE, & WATERFOWL Anseriformes - Anatidae 3 Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus 4 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba 5 Upland Goose Chloephaga picta 6 Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida 7 Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps 8 Flying Steamer-Duck Tachyeres patachonicus 9 Falkland Steamer-Duck Tachyeres brachypterus 10 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides 11 Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 13 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 14 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica 15 Silver Teal Anas versicolor 16 Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris 17 GREBES Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae 18 White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland 19 Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis 20 PENGUINS Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae 21 King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 22 Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 1 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus 24 Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus 25 Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome 26 ALBATROSSES Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae 27 Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma 28 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 29 Royal Albatross (Southern) Diomedea epomophora epomophora 30 Royal Albatross (Northern) Diomedea epomophora sanfordi 31 Wandering Albatross (Snowy) Diomedea exulans exulans 32 Wandering Albatross (Tristan) Diomedea exulans dabbenena 33 SHEARWATERS & PETRELS Procellariiformes - Procellariidae 34 Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus 35 Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli 36 Northern/Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus/halli 37 Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides 38 Cape Petrel Daption capense 39 Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta 40 Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea 41 Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur 42 Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata 43 Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri 44 White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 45 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 46 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 47 Little Shearwater (Kermadec) Puffinus assimilis kermadecensis 48 Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix 49 STORM-PETRELS Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae 50 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 51 Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis 52 White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria 53 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica 54 CORMORANTS & SHAGS Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae 55 Magellanic Cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus 56 Imperial Cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 2 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 57 HERONS, EGRETS, & BITTERNS Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae 58 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 59 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus 60 NEW WORLD VULTURES Accipitriformes - Cathartidae 61 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 62 HAWKS, EAGLES, & KITES Accipitriformes - Accipitridae 63 Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma 64 COOTS Gruiformes - Rallidae 65 White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera 66 SHEATHBILLS Charadriiformes - Chionidae 67 Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus 68 OYSTERCATCHERS Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae 69 Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater 70 Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus 71 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS Charadriiformes - Charadriidae 72 Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus 73 Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus 74 SANDPIPERS & ALLIES Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae 75 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 77 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 78 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 79 South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae magellanica 80 SKUAS & JAEGERS Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae 81 Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus 82 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 83 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 84 GULLS, TERNS, & SKIMMERS Charadriiformes - Laridae 85 Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis 86 Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii 87 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 88 South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea 89 Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata 90 BARN OWLS Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 3 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 91 Barn Owl Tyto alba 92 OWLS Strigiformes - Strigidae 93 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 94 FALCONS & CARACARAS Falconiformes - Falconidae 95 Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis 96 Southern Caracara Caracara plancus 97 Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 98 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 99 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 100 OVENBIRDS & WOODCREEPERS Passeriformes - Furnariidae 101 Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus 102 TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Passeriformes - Tyrannidae 103 Andean Negrito Lessonia rufa 104 Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus 105 OLD WORLD SWALLOWS Passeriformes - Hirundinidae 106 Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni 107 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 108 WRENS Passeriformes - Troglodytidae 109 Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi 110 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis 111 THRUSHES & ALLIES Passeriformes - Turdidae 112 Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii 113 WAGTAILS & PIPITS Passeriformes - Motacillidae 114 Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera 115 TANAGERS & ALLIES Passeriformes - Thraupidae 116 White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera 117 Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma 118 TROUPIALS & ALLIES Passeriformes - Icteridae 119 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca 120 SISKINS, CROSSBILLS, & ALLIES Passeriformes - Fringillidae 121 Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus 122 OLD WORLD SPARROWS Passeriformes - Passeridae 123 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 124
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 4 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 125 MAMMALS** 126 RABBITS & HARES Lagomorpha - Leporidae 127 European Hare Lepus Eulagos europaeus 128 FUR SEALS & SEA LIONS Carnivora - Otariidae 129 Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella 130 South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis 131 Southern (Australasian) Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri 132 South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens 133 SEALS Carnivora - Phocidae 134 Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx 135 Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii 136 Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina 137 DEER Artiodactyla - Cervidae 138 Reindeer (Caribou) Rangifer tarandus 139 BOWHEAD & RIGHT WHALES Cetacea - Balaenidae 140 Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis 141 RORQUALS Cetacea - Balaenopteridae 142 (Common) Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 143 Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 144 Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae 145 DOLPHINS, KILLER WHALES, PILOT WHALES, ETC. Cetacea - Delphinidae 146 Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii 147 Peale's Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis 148 Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger 149 Orca (Killer Whale) Orcinus orca 150 SPERM WHALES Cetacea - Physeteridae 151 Sperm Whale Physeter catadon 152 BEAKED WHALES Cetacea - Ziphiidae 153 Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon (Frasercetus) panifrons 154 155 156 157 158
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 5 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 159 PLANTS*** 160 CARROT or PARSLEY FAMILY Apiales - Apiaceae 161 Wild Celery Apium australe 162 Wiry Azorella Azorella filamentosa 163 Clubmoss Azorella Azorella lycopodioides 164 Balsam-bog Bolax gummifera 165 Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle chamaemorus 166 Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis macloviana 167 Hooker's Sweet Cicely Oreomyrrhis hookeri 168 Buttercup-parsley Schizeilema ranunculus 169 No family name Asparagales - Asteliaceae 170 Soft-camp-bog Astelia pumila 171 IRIS FAMILY Asparagales - Iridaceae 172 Pale Maiden Olsynium filifolium 173 ORCHID FAMILY Asparagales - Orchidaceae 174 Dog Orchid Codonorchis lessonii 175 SUNFLOWER FAMILY Asterales - Asteraceae 176 Notched Moss-bog Abrotanella emarginata 177 Fuegian Hawks-beard Agoseris coronopifolium 178 Christmas-bush Baccharis magellanica 179 Daisy Bellis perennis 180 Clubmoss Cudweed Chevreulia lycopodioides 181 Fachine Chiliotrichum diffusum 182 American Cudweed Gamochaeta americana 183 Falkland Cudweed Gamochaeta malvinensis 184 Spiked Cudweed Gamochaeta spiciformis 185 Sand Cat's-ear Hypochaeris arenaria 186 Common Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata subsp. radicata 187 Dwarf Daisy Lagenophora nudicaulis 188 Buttonweed Leptinella scariosa 189 Vanilla Daisy Leucheria suaveolens 190 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea 191 Coastal Nassauvia Nassauvia gaudichaudii 192 Falkland Lavender Perezia recurvata
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 6 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 193 Sea Cabbage Senecio candidans 194 Woolly Falkland Daisy Senecio littoralis 195 Heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus 196 Smooth Falkland Daisy Senecio vaginatus 197 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris 198 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper subsp. asper var. asper 199 Marsh Daisy Symphyotrichum vahlii 200 Dandelion Taraxacum officinalis 201 BELLFLOWER FAMILY Asterales - Campanulaceae 202 Berry-lobelia Lobelia pratiana 203 BLECHNALES FAMILY Athyriales - Blechnaceae 204 Tall-fern Blechnum magellanicum 205 Small-fern Blechnum penna-marina 206 No family name Athyriales - Cystopteridaceae 207 Brittle Bladder Fern Cystopteris fragilis 208 MUSTARD FAMILY Brassicales - Brassicaceae 209 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 210 Bitter-cress Cardamine glacialis 211 Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum 212 AMARANTH FAMILY Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae 213 Goosefoot Chenopodium macrospermum 214 CARNATIONS Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae 215 Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense 216 Common Mouse-ear (Chickweed) Cerastium fontanum 217 Andean (Antarctic) Pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis 218 Emerald-bog (Sub-antarctic Pearlwort) Colobanthus subulatus 219 Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens 220 Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina 221 Chickweed Stellaria media 222 SUNDEW FAMILY Caryophyllales - Droseraceae 223 Sundew Drosera uniflora
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 7 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 224 LEADWORT FAMILY Caryophyllales - Plumbaginaceae 225 Thrift Armeria maritima 226 BUCKWHEATS Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae 227 Sea Knotgrass Polygonum maritimum 228 Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella 229 Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaiceus 230 PURSLANE FAMILY Caryophyllales - Portulacaceae 231 (Water) Blinks Montia fontana 232 HEATHERS Ericales - Ericaceae 233 Diddle-dee Empetrum rubrum 234 Antarctic Mountainberry Gaultheria antarctica 235 Mountainberry Gaultheria pumila 236 MYRSINE FAMILY Ericales - Myrsinaceae 237 Pimpernel Anagallis alternifolia var. densifolia 238 PRIMROSES Ericales - Primulaceae 239 Dusty Miller Primula magellanica 240 LEGUMES Fabales - Fabaceae 241 Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium 242 White Clover Trifolium repens 243 Gorse Ulex europaeus 244 GENTIAN FAMILY Gentianales - Gentianaceae 245 Felwort Gentianella magellanica 246 GUNNERA FAMILY Gunnerales - Gunneraceae 247 Pigvine Gunnera magellanica 248 COFFEE FAMILY Gentianales - Rubiaceae 249 Antarctic Bedstraw Galium antarcticum 250 Beadplant Nertera granadensis 251 FILMY FERN or BRISTLE FERN FAMILY Hymenophyllales - Hymenophyllaceae 252 Falklands Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum falklandicum 253 No family name Lamiales - Calceolariaceae 254 Lady's Slipper Calceolaria fothergillii 255 PLANTAINS Lamiales - Plantaginaceae 256 Water-starwort (Antarctic Starwort) Callitriche antarctica 257 Thrift Plantain Plantago barbata
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 8 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 258 Native Boxwood Veronica elliptica 259 Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia 260 LILY-OF-THE-INCAS FAMILY Liliales - Alstroemeriaceae 261 Almond-flower Luzuriaga marginata 262 CLUBMOSS FAMILY Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae 263 Common (Magellanic) Clubmoss Lycopodium magellanicum 264 VIOLETS Malpighiales - Violaceae 265 Common Violet Viola maculata 266 No family name Malvales - Thymelaeaceae 267 Drapetes Drapetes muscosus 268 MYRTLE FAMILY Myrtales - Myrtaceae 269 Teaberry Myrteola nummularia 270 ADDER'S TONGUE FAMILY Ophioglossales - Ophioglossaceae 271 Adder's Tongue Ophioglossum crotalophoroides 272 WOOD SORRELS Oxalidales - Oxalidaceae 273 Scurvygrass Oxalis enneaphylla 274 SEDGES Poales - Cyperaceae 275 Dusky Sedge Carex fuscula 276 Spike-rush Eleocharis melanostachys 277 Nodding Club-rush Isolepis cernua 278 Oreob/ Prickly-bog Oreobolus obtusangulus 279 Hook-sedge Uncinia macloviana 280 Sedge Uncinia macrolepis 281 RUSHES Poales - Juncaceae 282 Lesser Rush Juncus inconspicuous 283 Native (Greater) Rush Juncus scheuchzerioides 284 Native Wood-rush Luzula alopecurus 285 Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris 286 Tall Rush Marsippospermum grandiflorum 287 Short Rush/ Brown Rush Rostkovia magellanica 288 Brown Rush Rostkovia magellanica 289 TRUE GRASSES Poales - Poaceae 290 Fuegian Bent Agrostis magellanica 291 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 9 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 292 Common Bent Agrsotis tenuis 293 Early Hair-grass Aira praecox 294 Magellanic Fox-tail Alopecurus magellanicus 295 Marram Ammophila arenaria 296 Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum 297 Whitegrass Cortaderia pilosa 298 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata 299 Antarctic Hair-grass Deschampsia antarctica 300 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia caespitosa 301 Wavy Hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa 302 Fuegian Couch Elymus magellanicus 303 Land-tussac (Festuca) Festuca contracta 304 Fuegian Fescue Festuca magellanica 305 Creeping Fescue Festuca rubra 306 Cinnamon-grass Hierochloe redolens 307 Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus 308 Alpine Cat's Tail Phleum alpinum 309 Bluegrass Poa alopecurus 310 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua 311 Tussac / Tussac-grass Poa flabellata 312 Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass Poa pratensis 313 Shore Meadow-grass Poa robusta 314 Spiked Oat-grass Trisetum phleoides 315 Spiked trisetum Trisetum spicatum 316 Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides 317 WOOD FERN FAMILY Polypodiales - Dryopteridaceae 318 Shield Fern Polystichum mohrioides 319 BUTTERCUP FAMILY Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae 320 Dwarf Marigold Psychrophila appendiculata 321 Arrow-leaved Marigold Psychrophila sagittata 322 Skottsberg's Buttercup Ranunculus acaulis 323 Antarctic Buttercup Ranunculus biternatus 324 Marsh Buttercup Ranunculus hydrophilus 325 Falkland Buttercup Ranunculus maclovianus
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris Species List Updated: April 2017 Page 10 of 11 Day Common Name Scientific Name x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 326 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 327 Silky Buttercup Ranunculus sericocephalus 328 Ladle-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus trullifolius 329 ROSE FAMILY Rosales - Rosaceae 330 Native Yarrow Acaena lucida 331 Prickly-burr (Greater Burnet) Acaena magellanica 332 Lesser Burnet Acaena tenera 333 Falkland Strawberry Rubus geoides 334 SANDALWOOD FAMILY Santalales - Santalaceae 335 Foxberry Nanodea muscosa 336 STONECROP FAMILY Saxifragales - Crassulaceae 337 Native Stonecrop Crassula moschata 338 WATERMILFOIL FAMILY Saxifragales - Haloragaceae 339 Water-milfoil Myriophyllum quitense
*Bird taxonomy is by eBird 2016 **Mammal taxonomy is by Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World ***Plants as listed on Falklands Conservation website
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