Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World
Antarctica
This checklist includes all bird species found in Antarctica , 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: Antarctica [map]
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 5
Last modified: 2024-12-25
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| Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica | |
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| King Penguin | Aptenodytes patagonicus | |
| Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri | Endemic Near-threatened |
| Gentoo Penguin | Pygoscelis papua | |
| Adelie Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae | |
| Chinstrap Penguin | Pygoscelis antarcticus | |
| Macaroni Penguin | Eudyptes chrysolophus | |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome | Vulnerable |
| Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Wilson's Storm-petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
| Grey-backed Storm-petrel | Garrodia nereis | |
| Black-bellied Storm-petrel | Fregetta tropica | |
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| Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | |
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | |
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | Endangered |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | Near-threatened |
| Grey-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Endangered |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | |
| White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
| Southern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | |
| Antarctic Petrel | Thalassoica antarctica | Breeding endemic |
| Cape Petrel | Daption capense | |
| Snow Petrel | Pagodroma nivea | |
| Blue Petrel | Halobaena caerulea | |
| Broad-billed Prion | Pachyptila vittata | |
| Salvin's Prion | Pachyptila salvini | |
| Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata | |
| Slender-billed Prion | Pachyptila belcheri | |
| Fairy Prion | Pachyptila turtur | |
| Kerguelen Petrel | Aphrodroma brevirostris | |
| Mottled Petrel | Pterodroma inexpectata | Near-threatened |
| Soft-plumaged Petrel | Pterodroma mollis | |
| Atlantic Petrel | Pterodroma incerta | Endangered |
| White-headed Petrel | Pterodroma lessonii | |
| Great-winged Petrel | Pterodroma macroptera | |
| Grey Petrel | Procellaria cinerea | Near-threatened |
| White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | Vulnerable |
| Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Near-threatened |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | Rare/Accidental |
| South Georgia Diving Petrel | Pelecanoides georgicus | |
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| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
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| Imperial Cormorant | Phalacrocorax atriceps | |
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| Snowy Sheathbill | Chionis albus | |
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| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | Rare/Accidental |
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| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | Rare/Accidental |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | Rare/Accidental |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | Rare/Accidental |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | |
| Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | |
| Chilean Skua | Stercorarius chilensis | |
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| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | Rare/Accidental |
| Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | Rare/Accidental |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
| Antarctic Tern | Sterna vittata | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Rare/Accidental |
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| White-crested Elaenia | Elaenia albiceps | Uncertain origin |
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