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South Georgia Island
This checklist includes all bird species found in South Georgia Island , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: South Georgia Island [map]
Number of endemics: 1
Last modified: 2024-12-25
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| Upland Goose | Chloephaga picta | Extirpated |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Rare/Accidental |
| Chiloe Wigeon | Mareca sibilatrix | Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica | |
| Speckled Teal | Anas flavirostris | |
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| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | Rare/Accidental |
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| Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | Rare/Accidental |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinicus | Rare/Accidental |
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| King Penguin | Aptenodytes patagonicus | |
| Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Gentoo Penguin | Pygoscelis papua | |
| Adelie Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae | Rare/Accidental |
| Chinstrap Penguin | Pygoscelis antarcticus | |
| Macaroni Penguin | Eudyptes chrysolophus | |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
| Grey-backed Storm-petrel | Garrodia nereis | |
| White-faced Storm-petrel | Pelagodroma marina | |
| White-bellied Storm-petrel | Fregetta grallaria | |
| Black-bellied Storm-petrel | Fregetta tropica | |
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| Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | Rare/Accidental |
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | |
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | Near-threatened |
| Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | |
| Grey-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Endangered |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | |
| White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | Rare/Accidental |
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| Leach's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
| Southern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | |
| Antarctic Petrel | Thalassoica antarctica | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Petrel | Daption capense | |
| Snow Petrel | Pagodroma nivea | |
| Blue Petrel | Halobaena caerulea | |
| Broad-billed Prion | Pachyptila vittata | Rare/Accidental |
| Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata | |
| Slender-billed Prion | Pachyptila belcheri | |
| Fairy Prion | Pachyptila turtur | |
| Kerguelen Petrel | Aphrodroma brevirostris | |
| Soft-plumaged Petrel | Pterodroma mollis | |
| Atlantic Petrel | Pterodroma incerta | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| White-headed Petrel | Pterodroma lessonii | Rare/Accidental |
| Great-winged Petrel | Pterodroma macroptera | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey Petrel | Procellaria cinerea | Near-threatened |
| White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | Vulnerable |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Near-threatened |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | |
| Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Shearwater | Puffinus assimilis | Rare/Accidental |
| South Georgia Diving Petrel | Pelecanoides georgicus | |
| Common Diving Petrel | Pelecanoides urinatrix | |
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| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Rare/Accidental |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Rare/Accidental |
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| Imperial Cormorant | Phalacrocorax atriceps | |
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| Snowy Sheathbill | Chionis albus | |
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| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | Rare/Accidental |
| Rufous-chested Dotterel | Charadrius modestus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Rare/Accidental |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Rare/Accidental |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Rare/Accidental |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | Rare/Accidental |
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| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | Rare/Accidental |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | Rare/Accidental |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | |
| Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | |
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| Brown-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus maculipennis | Rare/Accidental |
| Dolphin Gull | Leucophaeus scoresbii | Rare/Accidental |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
| Antarctic Tern | Sterna vittata | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Rare/Accidental |
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| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | Rare/Accidental |
| Dark-faced Ground Tyrant | Muscisaxicola maclovianus | Rare/Accidental |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Rare/Accidental |
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| South Georgia Pipit | Anthus antarcticus | Endemic |
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| Long-tailed Meadowlark | Leistes loyca | Rare/Accidental |
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| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Rare/Accidental |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Rare/Accidental |
| Chilean Swallow | Tachycineta leucopyga | Rare/Accidental |
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