Species List

species list Checklist of birds, seals and cetaceans possible on the Flock to Marion 2021 cruise 2021 Species with an asterisk* are only possible if we are granted our permit to enter the Marine Protected Area.

Conservation status is gleaned from the IUCN Red List (www.iucnredlist.org) and is correct as of January 2020. LC = Least Concern, NT = Near-threatened, VU = Vulnerable, EN = Endangered, CR = Critically Endangered, DD = Data Deficient.

Likelihood of sightings: Good Moderate Small Poor

Conservation Conservation Common name Scientific name Likelihood Common name Scientific name Likelihood status status BIRDS Penguins Albatross African Penguin Spheniscus demersus EN Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos EN Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua LC Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris LC King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus LC Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma EN Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus VU Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri EN Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome VU Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata NT Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi EN Skuas Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta NT Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus LC Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca EN Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus LC Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomorhpa VU Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus LC Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena CR Subantarctic (Brown) Skua Catharacta antartica LC Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans VU Terns Petrels Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata LC Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta EN Arctic Tern Sterna paradisea LC Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui EN Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea LC Swift (Greater Crested) Tern Thalasseus bergii LC Cape (Pintado) Petrel Daption capense LC Kerguelen Tern* Sterna virgata NT Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera LC Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis LC Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea NT Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris LC Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli LC Gulls Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis LC Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus LC Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides LC Hartlaub’s Gull Larus hartlaubii LC Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus LC Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus LC Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata VU Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini LC White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis VU White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii LC Cormorants Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus EN Diving Petrels Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis EN Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix LC Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo africanus NT South Georgian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus LC Crozet Shag* Phalacrocorax melanogenis LC White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC Shearwaters Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis LC Other Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes NT Cape Gannet Morus capensis EN Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis LC Lesser Sheathbill* Chionis minor LC Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis LC Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus LC Seals Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea LC Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella LC Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans LC Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina LC Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis LC Prions Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata LC Cetaceans Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata LC Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni LC Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur LC Common Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini LC Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis LC Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri LC Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus LC Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus VU Storm Petrels Heaviside’s Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii NT Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica LC Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger LC European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus LC Humpbacked Whale Megaptera novaengliae LC Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis LC Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas LC Leach’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous VU Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria LC Killer Whale Orcinus orca DD White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina LC Pygmy Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda EN Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus LC Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis EN Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis LC Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii LC Sperm Whale Physetus macrocephalus VU

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