Antarctica, South Georgia & the & Mammal List -- January 5 - 26, 2014 Produced by Peter Harrison, Jonathan Rossouw, Conrad Field, and Andrew Whittaker

BIRDS Date of sighting in January 2014 - Key for Locations on Page 7 Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus X X X X X Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri X Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua X X X X X X X X X X X Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae X X Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica X X X X X X X X Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome X X Eudyptes chrysocome mose- Northern Rockhopper Penguin leyi Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus X X X X X X Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus X X X Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland X X Great Grebe Podiceps major X Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis X Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans X X X X X X X X X X Diomedea exulans dabben- Tristan Albatross ena Gibson's Albatross Diomedea exulans gibsoni Diomedea exulans an- Antipodean Albatross tipodensis Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Diomedea epomophora epo- Southern Royal Albatross X X X X X X mophora Diomedea epomophora Northern Royal Albatross X X X sanfordi Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma X X X X X X X X X X X Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris X X X X X X X X X X X X X Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche cauta salvini Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhyncus Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata X X X X X X X X Antarctic Giant-petrel (Southern) Macronectes giganteus X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Hall's Giant-petrel (Northern) Macronectes halli X X X X X X X X X X X Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides X X X X X X X X X Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica Cape (Pintado) Petrel Daption capense X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea X X X X X X X X X Greater Snow-petrel Pagodroma nivea confusa Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta X Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis X X Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea X X X X X X X X Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata X X X X X X X X X X X Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri X X X X Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur X X Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis X X X X X X X X X X X X Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris X Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis X X X X Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus X X X X X X Gray-backed Storm-petrel Garrodia nereis X X X X Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregatta grallaria Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica X X X X X X X X South Georgia Diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus X X Common Diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix X X X X X X X Magellanic Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides magellani X X Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus X X X X X Phalacrocorax bransfielden- Antarctic Shag X X X X X X sis South Georgia Shag Phalacrocorax georgianus X X X X Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps X X X X Phalacrocorax atriceps albi- Falkland Is. Imperial Shag X venter Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis X X Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocorypha X Upland Goose Chloephaga picta X X X Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida X X X X Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps X Flightless Steamerduck Tachyeres pteneres X X X Falkland Steamerduck Tachyeres brachypterus X Flying Steamerduck Tachyeres patachonicus X Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris X Crested Duck Anas specularioides X X South Georgia Pintail Anas georgica georgica X X X Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura X X X Andean Condor Vultur gryphus X Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus X Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis X Southern Caracara Caracara plancus Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango X Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata X Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus X X Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater X X Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis X Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus X Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus X Gallinago paraguaiae magel- Magellanic Snipe X lanica White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis X X Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii X X Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos X X White-bellied Attagis malouinus Gray-breasted Seedsnipe orbignyianus Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba X X X X X X X X X X Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis X X X South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki X X X X Stercorarius antarcticus Brown Skua X X X X X X X X X X X antarcticus Stercorarius antarcticus Falkland Skua X antarcticus Stercorarius antarcticus lon- Subantarctic Skua nbergi Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii X X X Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus X X X X X X X X X X X X X Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea X X X X Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata X X X X X X X X X Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus X Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus X Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus X Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus X Gray-flanked Cinclodes Cinclodes oustaleti X Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus X Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda X White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis X White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps X Tufted Tit-tyrant Anairetes parulus X Fire-eyed Diucon Xolmis pyrope X Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa X Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni X Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera X X *South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus X X X Southern House-wren Troglodytes aedon musculus X Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi X Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cistothorus platensis falklan- "Falkland" Sedge Wren X dicus Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii X X Patagonian Sierra-finch Phrygilus patagonicus X Canary-winged Finch Melanodera melanodera X Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis X X Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca X Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata X X House Sparrow Passer domesticus X

MAMMALS - ORDER CARNIVORA Family Otariidae - Eared Seals (Sea Lions & Fur Seals) Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella X X X X X X X X X X X Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis X X X South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens X

Family Phocidae - True or Earless Seals Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina X X X X X X Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii X X X X X X Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga X X X X X X Ross Seal Ommatophoca rossii Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx X X X X X

MAMMALS - ORDER CETACEAN Family Balaenopteridae Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae X X X X X X X X X X Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata X X X Balaenoptera acutorostrata Dwarf Minke Whale subsp. Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis X Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus X X Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Family Balaenidae Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata

Family Physeteridae - Sperm Whales Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Family Hyperoodontidae - Beaked Whales Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii Shepherd's Beaked Whale Tasmacetus shepherdi Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons X X Hector's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hectori Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi Andrew's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bowdoini Strap-toothed Whale Mesoplodon layardii Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris

Family Phocoenidae - Porpoises Burmeister's Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica

Family Delphinidae - Marine Dolphins Cephalorhynchus commer- Commerson's Dolphin sonii Chilean Dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus X X Peale's Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis X X Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger X X Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphus peronii X Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus Killer Whale Orcinus orca X Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas X Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MAMMALS - ORDER ARTIODACTYLA *Caribou (Reindeer) Rangifer tarandus 0 0 0

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*This is the first time on any visit to South Georgia in recent years that we have had South Georgia Pipits on all 3 days of our visit and no reindeer on any of those days. It would seem that the South Georgia Restoration Project is working wonderfully and we thank you for your interest and your support!

1 - January 7 ~ Ushuaia, / Beagle Channel 2 - January 8 ~ At Sea 3 - January 9 ~ Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands 4 - January 10 ~ At Sea 5 - January 11 ~ At Sea 6 - January 12 ~ South Georgia - Grytviken, Hercules Bay, Fortuna 7 - January 13 ~ South Georgia - Prion Island, Salisbury Plain 8 - January 14 ~ South Georgia - Gold Harbour, Cooper Bay 9 - January 15 ~ At Sea 10 - January 16 ~ At Sea 11 - January 17 ~ Elephant Island 12 - January 18 ~ Antarctic Peninsula - Brown Bluff, Weddell Sea 13 - January 19 ~ Antarcic Peninsula - Deception Island, Hannah Point 14 - January 20 ~ Antarctic Peninsula - Neko Harbor, Paradise Bay, Pleneau 15 - January 21 ~ Antarctic Peninsula - Cuverville, Enterprise Islands 16 - January 22 ~ Antarctic Peninsula - Half Moon, Yankee Harbor, Fort Point, Hardy Cove 17 - January 23 ~ At Sea 18 - January 24 ~ At Sea