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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 Clements, version 2022. 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 species: 61
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 7
Last modified: 2022-10-13
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Yellow-billed PintailAnas georgica

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae

Snowy SheathbillChionis albus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensis
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusRare/Accidental
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusRare/Accidental
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Sabine's GullXema sabiniRare/Accidental
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Antarctic TernSterna vittata

 
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae

King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteriEndemic
Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticus
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusRare/Accidental
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegeliRare/Accidental
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cautaRare/Accidental
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salviniRare/Accidental
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fusca
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata
Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-PetrelGarrodia nereis
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropica

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarcticaBreeding endemic
Cape PetrelDaption capense
Snow PetrelPagodroma nivea
Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectata
Atlantic PetrelPterodroma incerta
Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheri
Gray PetrelProcellaria cinerea
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisRare/Accidental
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
South Georgia Diving-PetrelPelecanoides georgicus

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

South Georgia ShagLeucocarbo georgianus
Antarctic ShagLeucocarbo bransfieldensis
Crozet ShagLeucocarbo melanogenis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Barn OwlTyto albaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae

White-crested ElaeniaElaenia albicepsIntroduced species

 

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