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).
Bird Checklists of the World is part of Avibase and Bird links to the World, which are designed and maintained by Denis Lepage, and hosted by Birds Canada, which is a co-partner of Birdlife International.
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Yellow-billed Pintail | Anas georgica | |
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Snowy Sheathbill | Chionis albus | |
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Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | Rare/Accidental |
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Chilean Skua | Stercorarius chilensis | |
South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | |
Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | |
Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Rare/Accidental |
Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Rare/Accidental |
Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | Rare/Accidental |
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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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King Penguin | Aptenodytes patagonicus | |
Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri | Endemic |
Adelie Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae | |
Gentoo Penguin | Pygoscelis papua | |
Chinstrap Penguin | Pygoscelis antarcticus | |
Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus | Rare/Accidental |
Macaroni Penguin | Eudyptes chrysolophus | |
Royal Penguin | Eudyptes schlegeli | Rare/Accidental |
Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome | |
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Gray-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | |
White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | Rare/Accidental |
Salvin's Albatross | Thalassarche salvini | Rare/Accidental |
Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | |
Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | |
Light-mantled Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | |
Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | |
Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel | Garrodia nereis | |
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta tropica | |
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Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
Northern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes halli | |
Southern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | |
Antarctic Petrel | Thalassoica antarctica | Breeding endemic |
Cape 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 | |
Atlantic Petrel | Pterodroma incerta | |
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 | |
White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | |
Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | Rare/Accidental |
Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | |
Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris | |
South Georgia Diving-Petrel | Pelecanoides georgicus | |
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South Georgia Shag | Leucocarbo georgianus | |
Antarctic Shag | Leucocarbo bransfieldensis | |
Crozet Shag | Leucocarbo melanogenis | |
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Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
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Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Rare/Accidental |
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White-crested Elaenia | Elaenia albiceps | Introduced species |
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