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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

This checklist includes all bird species found in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) , 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: Falkland Islands (Malvinas) [map]

Other names: Falkland Islands

Number of species: 250
Number of endemics: 2
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2021-09-05
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Duck	Heteronetta atricapilla	Rare/Accidental
Lake Duck	Oxyura vittata	Rare/Accidental
Coscoroba Swan	Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan	Cygnus melancoryphus
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Introduced species
Upland Goose	Chloephaga picta
Kelp Goose	Chloephaga hybrida
Ashy-headed Goose	Chloephaga poliocephala	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy-headed Goose	Chloephaga rubidiceps
Rosy-billed Pochard	Netta peposaca	Rare/Accidental
Flying Steamer Duck	Tachyeres patachonicus
Falkland Steamer Duck	Tachyeres brachypterus	Endemic
Crested Duck	Lophonetta specularioides
Spectacled Duck	Speculanas specularis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Silver Teal	Spatula versicolor
Red Shoveler	Spatula platalea	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Chiloe Wigeon	Mareca sibilatrix
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Introduced species
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Pintail	Anas georgica
Speckled Teal	Anas flavirostris
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
White-tufted Grebe	Rollandia rolland
Great Grebe	Podiceps major	Rare/Accidental
Silvery Grebe	Podiceps occipitalis
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Picazuro Pigeon	Patagioenas picazuro	Rare/Accidental
Chilean Pigeon	Patagioenas araucana	Rare/Accidental
West Peruvian Dove	Zenaida meloda	Rare/Accidental
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Ground Dove	Columbina talpacoti	Rare/Accidental
Blue Ground Dove	Claravis pretiosa	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Ground Dove	Metriopelia melanoptera	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Band-winged Nightjar	Systellura longirostris	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	Rare/Accidental
Vaux's Swift	Chaetura vauxi	Rare/Accidental
Sick's Swift	Chaetura meridionalis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Green-backed Firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Dark-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Austral Rail	Rallus antarcticus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Plumbeous Rail	Pardirallus sanguinolentus	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Coot	Fulica leucoptera
Red-gartered Coot	Fulica armillata	Rare/Accidental
Red-fronted Coot	Fulica rufifrons	Rare/Accidental
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
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	Rare/Accidental
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus
Northern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes moseleyi	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable
Erect-crested Penguin	Eudyptes sclateri	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Fiordland Penguin	Eudyptes pachyrhynchus	Rare/Accidental
Little Penguin	Eudyptula minor	Rare/Accidental
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Grey-backed Storm-petrel	Garrodia nereis
White-faced Storm-petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta grallaria	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta tropica
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near-threatened
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
Buller's Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
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	Rare/Accidental
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	Rare/Accidental
Kermadec Petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Herald Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Rare/Accidental
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	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
Westland Petrel	Procellaria westlandica	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Spectacled Petrel	Procellaria conspicillata	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Ardenna carneipes	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare/Accidental
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	Rare/Accidental
Magellanic Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides magellani
South Georgia Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides georgicus	Rare/Accidental
Common Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Maguari Stork	Ciconia maguari	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Cocoi Heron	Ardea cocoi	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Rare/Accidental
Black-faced Ibis	Theristicus melanopis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Peruvian Booby	Sula variegata	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Red-legged Cormorant	Phalacrocorax gaimardi	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Magellanic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Imperial Cormorant	Phalacrocorax atriceps
Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis albus
Magellanic Plover	Pluvianellus socialis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Magellanic Oystercatcher	Haematopus leucopodus
Blackish Oystercatcher	Haematopus ater
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Tawny-throated Dotterel	Oreopholus ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Two-banded Plover	Charadrius falklandicus
Rufous-chested Dotterel	Charadrius modestus
Southern Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Thinocoridae
White-bellied Seedsnipe	Attagis malouinus	Rare/Accidental
Least Seedsnipe	Thinocorus rumicivorus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
South American Painted-snipe	Nycticryphes semicollaris	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Vulnerable
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Surfbird	Calidris virgata	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Fuegian Snipe	Gallinago stricklandii	Extirpated Near-threatened
South American Snipe	Gallinago paraguaiae
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
Chilean Skua	Stercorarius chilensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black Noddy	Anous minutus	Rare/Accidental
Brown-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Dolphin Gull	Leucophaeus scoresbii
Gray Gull	Leucophaeus modestus	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Belcher's Gull	Larus belcheri	Rare/Accidental
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
South American Tern	Sterna hirundinacea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata
Snowy-crowned Tern	Sterna trudeaui	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Long-winged Harrier	Circus buffoni	Rare/Accidental
Cinereous Harrier	Circus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Rare/Accidental
Variable Hawk	Geranoaetus polyosoma
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Rare/Accidental
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Southern Caracara	Caracara plancus
Chimango Caracara	Phalcoboenus chimango	Rare/Accidental
Striated Caracara	Phalcoboenus australis	Near-threatened
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Austral Parakeet	Enicognathus ferrugineus	Rare/Accidental
Burrowing Parakeet	Cyanoliseus patagonus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cotingidae
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter	Phytotoma rara	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
White-crested Elaenia	Elaenia albiceps	Rare/Accidental
Tufted Tit Tyrant	Anairetes parulus	Rare/Accidental
Great Kiskadee	Pitangus sulphuratus	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Tyrant	Machetornis rixosa	Rare/Accidental
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher	Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
Vermilion Flycatcher	Pyrocephalus rubinus	Rare/Accidental
Austral Negrito	Lessonia rufa	Rare/Accidental
Dark-faced Ground Tyrant	Muscisaxicola maclovianus
White-browed Ground Tyrant	Muscisaxicola albilora	Rare/Accidental
Fire-eyed Diucon	Xolmis pyrope	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Monjita	Xolmis coronatus	Rare/Accidental
Black-billed Shrike Tyrant	Agriornis montanus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Rhinocryptidae
Magellanic Tapaculo	Scytalopus magellanicus	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae
Bar-winged Cinclodes	Cinclodes fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Blackish Cinclodes	Cinclodes antarcticus
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Correndera Pipit	Anthus correndera
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Black-chinned Siskin	Spinus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Rufous-collared Sparrow	Zonotrichia capensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Rare/Accidental
Tropical Parula	Setophaga pitiayumi	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Long-tailed Meadowlark	Leistes loyca
Epaulet Oriole	Icterus cayanensis
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Rare/Accidental
Austral Blackbird	Curaeus curaeus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-winged Blackbird	Agelasticus thilius	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Patagonian Yellow Finch	Sicalis lebruni	Rare/Accidental
Grassland Yellow Finch	Sicalis luteola	Rare/Accidental
Patagonian Sierra Finch	Phrygilus patagonicus	Rare/Accidental
White-bridled Finch	Melanodera melanodera
Yellow-bridled Finch	Melanodera xanthogramma	Extirpated
Double-collared Seedeater	Sporophila caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Sierra Finch	Rhopospina fruticeti	Rare/Accidental
Common Diuca Finch	Diuca diuca	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Swallow	Tachycineta leucorrhoa	Rare/Accidental
Chilean Swallow	Tachycineta leucopyga
Brown-chested Martin	Progne tapera	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Gray-breasted Martin	Progne chalybea	Rare/Accidental
Southern Martin	Progne elegans	Rare/Accidental
Southern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Blue-and-white Swallow	Pygochelidon cyanoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Tawny-headed Swallow	Alopochelidon fucata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Rare/Accidental
Cobb's Wren	Troglodytes cobbi	Endemic
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Patagonian Mockingbird	Mimus patagonicus	Rare/Accidental
White-banded Mockingbird	Mimus triurus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Austral Thrush	Turdus falcklandii
Creamy-bellied Thrush	Turdus amaurochalinus	Rare/Accidental

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