Antarctica bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World

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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 .

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Country or region: Antarctica [map]

Number of species: 64
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Last modified: 2024-11-27

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Yellow-billed Pintail	Anas georgica
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis albus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Chilean Skua	Stercorarius chilensis
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
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
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Endemic Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Rare/Accidental
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Vulnerable
Royal Penguin	Eudyptes schlegeli	Rare/Accidental
Southern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea sanfordi	Endangered
Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Snowy Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable
Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea antipodensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Amsterdam Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Endangered
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Near-threatened
Gray-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Rare/Accidental
Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel	Garrodia nereis
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Southern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic Petrel	Thalassoica antarctica	Breeding endemic
Pintado Petrel	Daption capense
Snow Petrel	Pagodroma nivea
Kerguelen Petrel	Aphrodroma brevirostris
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Near-threatened
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta	Endangered
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea
Fairy Prion	Pachyptila turtur
Broad-billed Prion	Pachyptila vittata
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion	Pachyptila belcheri
Gray Petrel	Procellaria cinerea	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Vulnerable
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris
South Georgia Diving-Petrel	Pelecanoides georgicus
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
South Georgia Shag	Leucocarbo georgianus
Antarctic Shag	Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Crozet Shag	Leucocarbo melanogenis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
White-crested Elaenia	Elaenia albiceps	Uncertain origin

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