List of birds and mammals of coastal part of Antarctic

      Compiler - Maria Gavrilo (AARI)

Classis: AVES

• Ordo: SPHENISCIFORMES

• Familia: SPHENISCIDAE Bonaparte, 1831

• Genus: Aptenodytes J.F. Miller, 1778

• Aptenodytes forsteri G.R. Gray, 1844  -  Emperor Penguin
• Aptenodytes patagonicus J.F. Miller, 1778  -  King Penguin

 


• Genus: Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832

• Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)  -  Adelie Penguin
• Pygoscelis papua (J.R. Forster, 1781)  -  Gento Penguin
• Pygoscelis antarctica (J.R. Forster, 1781)  -  Antarctic Penguin

 


• Genus: Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816

• Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt, 1837)  -  Macaroni Penguin

 


• Ordo: PROCELLARIIFORMES

• Familia: DIOMEDEIDAE G.R. Gray, 1840

• Genus: Thalassarche Reichenbach, 1853

• Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828)  -  Black-browed Albatross

 


• Genus: Phoebetria Reichenbach, 1853

• Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785)  -  Light-matled Sooty Albatross

 


• Familia: PROCELLARIIDAE Leach, 1820

• Genus: Macronectes Richmond, 1905

• Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)  -  Southern Giant Petrel

 


• Genus: Fulmarus Stephens, 1826

• Fulmarus glacialoides (A. Smith, 1840)  -  Southern Fulmar

 


• Genus: Thalassoica Reichenbach, 1853

• Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789)  -  Antarctic Petrel

 


• Genus: Daption Stephens, 1826

• Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758)  -  Cape Petrel

 


• Genus: Pagodroma Bonaparte, 1856

• Pagodroma nivea (G. Forster, 1777)  -  Snow Petrel

 


• Genus: Halobaena Bonaparte, 1856

• Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789)  -  Blue Petrel

 


• Genus: Pachyptila Illiger, 1811

• Pachyptila vittata (G. Forster, 1777)  -  Broad-billed Prion
• Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789)  -  Antarctic Prion
• Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912)  -  Slender-billed Prion

 


• Genus: Oceanites Keyserling & Blasius, 1840

• Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820)  -  Wilson's Storm-Petrel

 


• Genus: Fregetta Bonaparte, 1855

• Fregetta tropica (Gould, 1844)  -  Sark-bellied Storm-Petrel

 


• Ordo: PELICANIFORMES

• Familia: PHALACROCORACIDAE Reichenbach, 1853

• Genus: Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760

• Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis Murphy, 1936  -  Antarctic Shag

 


• Ordo: CICONIIFORMES

• Familia: CICINIIDAE Sundevall, 1836

• Genus: Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855

• Bubulcus ibis Linnaeus, 1758  -  Cattle Egret

 


• Ordo: CHARADRIIFORMES

• Familia: CHIONIDIDAE Lesson, 1828

• Genus: Chionis J.R. Forster, 1788

• Chionis alba (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)  -  Pale-faced Sheathbill, Snowy Sheathbill

 


• Familia: CHARADRIIDAE Leach, 1820

• Genus: Calidris Merrem, 1804

• Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861)  -  Baird's Sandpiper

 


• Genus: Charadrius Linnaeus, 1758

• Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786  -  Little Ringed Plover

 


• Familia: STERCORCARIIDAE G.R. Gray, 1870

• Genus: Catharacta Bruennich, 1764

• Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)  -  South-polar Skua
• Catharacta lonnbergi (Mathews, 1912)  -  Brown Skua

 


• Genus: Stercorarius Brisson, 1760

• Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)  -  Pomarine Skua

 


• Familia: LARIDAE Rafinesque, 1815

• Genus: Larus Linnaeus, 1758

• Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823  -  Kelp Gull

 


• Familia: STERNIDAE Sternidae Bonaparte, 1838

• Genus: Sterna Linnaeus, 1758

• Sterna vittata Gmelin, 1789  -  Antarctic Tern
• Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763  -  Arctic Tern

Classis: MAMMALIA

• Ordo: PINNIPEDIA

• Familia: OTARIIDAE Gray, 1825

• Genus: Arctocephalus Geoffroy E. et Cuvier F., 1826

• Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875)  -  Antarctic Fur Seal

 


• Familia: PHOCIDAE Gray, 1821

• Genus: Mirounga Gray, 1827

• Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758)  -  Southern Elephant Seal

 


• Genus: Lobodon Gray, 1844

• Lobodon carcinophagus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842)  -  Crabeater Seal

 


• Genus: Ommatophoca Gray, 1844

• Ommatophoca rossii (Gray, 1844)  -  Ross Seal

 


• Genus: Hydrurga Gistel, 1848

• Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820)  -  Leopard Seal

 


• Genus: Leptonychotes Gill, 1872

• Leptonychotes weddelli (Lesson, 1826)  -  Weddell Seal

 


• Ordo: CETACEA

• Familia: BALAENOPTERIDAE

• Genus: Balaenoptera Lacepede, 1804

• Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804  -  Antarctic Minke Whale

 


• Genus: Megaptera Gray, 1846

• Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)  -  Hump-backed Whale

 


• Familia: DELPHINIDAE

• Genus: Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

• Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)  -  Orca, Killer Whale