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Wildlife on Voyage (WOV)

Wildlife on Voyage - Species

Seabird observations and related environmental data from ships either performing marine science work or taking personnel and cargo to various Antarctic stations. Incidental observations of whales and seals are also noted.

List of species and related Husky data logger codes. Use link on species name to view its taxonomic profile.

Code Name Linked to Taxonomic Name BIOMASS Id and typeSO Globec Code
B 111
B 104
GTAL "great" albatross B 71
MMAL "mollymawk" albatross sp. B 83
ADPE Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) (Adelie Penguin) (profile) B 35 PENA
AMAL Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux et al. 1983 (Amsterdam Albatross) (profile) B 64
ANPE Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) (Antarctic Petrel) (profile) B 18 PEAN
ANPR Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin,1789) (Antarctic Prion) (profile) B 42 PRAN
ANTE Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata vittata Gmelin, 1789 (Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean)) (profile) B 73 TEAN
ASPR Antarctic/Salvins Prion Pachyptila salvini (Mathews,1912) (Salvin's Prion) (profile) B 86 PRIO
PAJA Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus,1758) (Arctic Jaeger, Arctic Skua) (profile) B 203
ARTE Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan,1763 (Arctic Tern) (profile) B 50 TEAR
PAJA Arctic or Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus,1758) (Arctic Jaeger, Arctic Skua) (profile) B 93
AATE Arctic/Antarctic Tern B 38
Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta (Schlegel,1863) (Atlantic Petrel) (profile) B 201
AUGA Australasian Gannet Morus serrator (Gray,1843) (Australasian Gannet) (profile) B 54
BAPE Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui (Jouanin,1964) (Barau's Petrel) (profile) B 97
BKPE Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni Gray,1862 (Black Petrel) (profile) B 53 PETP
BBSP Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica (Gould,1844) (Black-bellied Storm Petrel) (profile) B 21 STBB
BBAL Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 (Black-browed Albatross) (profile) B 9 ALBB
BBAI Black-browed Albatross (impavida) Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 (Black-browed Albatross) (profile) B 85 ALBB
BBAM Black-browed Albatross (melanophris) Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 (Black-browed Albatross) (profile) B 84 ALBB
BFCO Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot,1817) (Black-faced Cormorant) (profile) B 125
BLPE Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) (Blue Petrel) (profile) B 16 PEBL
BPPR Blue Petrel/prion spp. B 82
BECO Blue-eyed Cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828 (Imperial Shag) (profile) B 70 COBE
BRTE Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Scopoli,1786 (Bridled Tern) (profile) B 51
BBPR Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata (Forster,1777) (Broad-billed Prion) (profile) B 88 PRBB
BRBO Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Boddaert,1783) (Brown Booby) (profile) B 208
BRNO Brown Noddy B 204
BUAL Bullers Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Rothschild, 1893 (Buller's Albatross) (profile) B 10 ALBU
BUPE Bulwers Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (Jardine and Selby,1828) (Bulwer's Petrel) (profile) B 211
CAGA Cape Gannet Morus capensis (Lichtenstein,1823) (Cape Gannet) (profile) B 78
CAPA Cape Petrel (australe) Daption capense capense (Linnaeus,1758) (Cape Petrel (southern)) (profile) B 112 PETC
CAPE Cape Petrel (capense) Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) (Cape Petrel) (profile) B 15 PETC
CAEG Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Linnaeus,1758 (Cattle Egret) (profile) B 107
WCAC Chatham Island Albatross Thalassarche eremita (Murphy, 1930) (Chatham Albatross) (profile) B 126
CHPE Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,1781) (Chinstrap Penguin) (profile) B 47 PENC
CODP Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin,1789) (Common Diving-Petrel) (profile) B 68 DIPE
COPE Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii (Gray,1843) (Cook's Petrel) (profile) B 120 PTCO
COOP Cookilaria Petrel Pterodroma cookilaria sp. (Cookilaria Petrel) (profile) B 108
COSH Corys Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Scopoli (1769) (Cory's Shearwater) (profile) B 202
CRTE Crested Tern Sterna bergii Lichtenstein,1823 (Crested Tern) (profile) B 123
DPSP Diving Petrel sp. Pelecanoides spp. (Diving Petrel sp.) (profile) B 45 DIPE
EMPE Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 (Emperor Penguin) (profile) B 36 PENE
FAPR Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl,1820) (Fairy Prion) (profile) B 3 PRFA
FFPR Fairy/Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni (Fulmar Prion (southern)) (profile) B 87 PRIO
FIPE Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray,1845 (Fiordland Penguin) (profile) B 116
FFSH Fleshy-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Gould,1844 (Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Shearwater) (profile) B 225
FLSH Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia (Forster,1844) (Fluttering Shearwater) (profile) B 57
FESP Fregetta Storm Petrel B 98
FUPR Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni (Fulmar Prion (southern)) (profile) B 65 PRFU
GEPE Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua (Forster,1781) (Gentoo Penguin) (profile) B 59 PENG
GPSP Giant-petrel sp. Macronectes spp. (Giant-petrel sp.) (profile) B 6 FUGI
GOPE Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould,1844) (Gould's Petrel) (profile) B 26
GRSK Great Skua Catharacta skua Br¿nnich,1764 (Great Skua) (profile) B 34
GRSH Great(er) Shearwater Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly,1818) (Great Shearwater) (profile) B 30 SHGR
GWPE Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera (Smith,1840) (Great-winged Petrel) (profile) B 27 PTGW
GWPG Great-winged Petrel (gouldi) Pterodroma macroptera gouldi (Smith,1840) (Grey-headed Petrel) (profile) B 89 PTGW
GWPM Great-winged Petrel (macroptera) Pterodroma macroptera macroptera (Smith,1840) (Great-winged Petrel) (profile) B 90 PTGW
GRPE Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea Gmelin,1789 (Grey Petrel) (profile) B 28 PETG
GBSP Grey-backed Storm-petrel Garrodia nereis (Gould,1841) (Grey-backed Storm-Petrel) (profile) B 48 STGB
GHAL Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster,1785 (Grey-headed Albatross) (profile) B 8 ALGH
IDNL Identified but not listed B 75
KEGU Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 (Kelp Gull) (profile) B 72 GUDO
KEPE Kerguelen Petrel Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) (Kerguelen Petrel) (profile) B 40 PTKG
KMPE Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (Schlegel,1863) (Kermadec Petrel) (profile) B 109
KIPE King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller,1778 (King Penguin) (profile) B 56 PENK
LMSA Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 (Light-mantled Sooty Albatross) (profile) B 13 ALLS
LIEG Little Egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus,1766) (Little Egret) (profile) B 113
LIPE Little Penguin Eudyptula minor (Forster,1781) (Little Penguin) (profile) B 122
LISH Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Gould,1838 (Little Shearwater) (profile) B 67 SHLI
LSHA Little Shearwater (assimilis/tunneyi) Puffinus assimilis assimilis (Gould, 1838) (Little Shearwater (Tasman Sea)) (profile) B 105 SHLI
LSHE Little Shearwater (elegans) B 115 SHLI
LTJA Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot,1819 (Long-tailed Jaeger, Long-tailed Skua) (profile) B 94
MRPE Macaroni/Royal Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt,1837) (Macaroni Penguin) (profile) B 61
Madeiran Storm Petrel B 207
MABO Masked Booby Sula dactylatra bedouti (Masked Booby (eastern Indian Ocean)) (profile) B 205
MOPE Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster,1844) (Mottled Petrel) (profile) B 25 PTMO
NBPR Narrow-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) (Slender-billed Prion) (profile) B 2 PRNB
NOSP Noddy sp. B 209
NOGA Northern Gannet B 213
NGPE Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 (Northern Giant Petrel) (profile) B 5 FUNG
NRAL Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi (Northern Royal Albatross) (profile) B 62 ALRO
PAGU Pacific Gull Larus pacificus Latham,1801 (Pacific Gull) (profile) B 103 GUPA
POJA Pomerine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck,1815) (Pomarine Jaeger, Pomarine Skua) (profile) B 58
PRSP Prion Sp. Pachyptila spp. (Prion sp.) (profile) B 1 PRIO
PRVP Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri (Gould,1844) (Providence Petrel) (profile) B 106
PGWP Providence/Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma sp indet (Providence / Great Winged Petrel) (profile) B 110
ROPE Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome filholi (Rockhopper Penguin (eastern)) (profile) B 60 PENR
ROAL Royal Albatross sp. Diomedea royal albatross sp. (Royal Albatross sp.) (profile) B 63 ALRO
RUTU Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus,1758) (Ruddy Turnstone) (profile) B 220
SAGU Sabine's Gull Larus sabini Sabine,1819 (Sabine's Gull) (profile) B 226
STSH Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck,1835) (Short-tailed Shearwater) (profile) B 43 SHST
DKSH Short-tailed/Sooty Shearwater Puffinus spp. indet (Short-tailed/Sooty Shearwater) (profile) B 101
SIGU Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae Stephens,1826 (Silver Gull) (profile) B 124 GUSI
SNRP Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus Oliver,1953 (Snares Penguin) (profile) B 102
SNPE Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) (Snow Petrel) (profile) B 19 PETS
SPPE Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis (Gould,1844) (Soft-plumaged Petrel) (profile) B 52 PTSP
SOAL Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Hilsenberg,1822 (Sooty Albatross) (profile) B 41 ALSO
SOOA Sooty Albatross sp. Phoebetria spp. (Sooty Albatross sp.) (profile) B 80
SOSH Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus (Gmelin,1789) (Sooty Shearwater) (profile) B 44 SHSO
SOTE Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Linnaeus,1766 (Sooty Tern) (profile) B 55
SGDP South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy and Harper,1916 (South Georgian Diving Petrel) (profile) B 69 DIPE
SPSK South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) (South Polar Skua) (profile) B 33 SKMA
SOFU Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) (Southern Fulmar) (profile) B 32 FUAN
SGPE Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 (Southern Giant Petrel) (profile) B 4 FUSG
SRAL Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Lesson,1825 (Southern Royal Albatross) (profile) B 46 ALRO
SUSK Subantarctic Skua Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi (Subantarctic Skua (southern)) (profile) B 76 SKBR
TBSP Tropic Bird Species B 210
UNID Unidentified Bird B 39
WAAL Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 (Wandering Albatross) (profile) B 7 ALWA
WTSH Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin,1789) (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) (profile) B 66
WEPE Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica Falla,1946 (Westland Petrel) (profile) B 99
White Tern Gygis alba candida (White Tern (Indo-Pacific)) (profile) B 206
WBSP White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria grallaria (Vieilott, 1817) (White-bellied Storm Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian)) (profile) B 22 STWB
WCAL White-capped Albatross (cauta/steadi) Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) (Shy Albatross) (profile) B 12 ALSH
WCAS White-capped Albatross (salvini) Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild, 1893) (Salvin's Albatross) (profile) B 49 ALSH
WCAT White-capped Albatross (steadi) Thalassarche steadi (Falla, 1933) (White-capped Albatross) (profile) B 114 ALSH
WCPE White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 (White-chinned Petrel) (profile) B 17 PETH
WFSP White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina (Latham,1790) (White-faced Storm-Petrel) (profile) B 81 STWF
WHPE White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) (White-headed Petrel) (profile) B 20 PTWH
WHSP White-headed/Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma white-headed sp (White-headed / Soft-plumaged Petrel) (profile) B 92
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus lepturus Daudin, 1802 (White-tailed Tropicbird (Indian Ocean)) (profile) B 212
WISP Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) (Wilson's Storm Petrel) (profile) B 23 STWI
YNAL Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri (Mathews, 1912) (Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross) (profile) B 11 ALYN
ALSP albatross sp. B 14
CRPE crested penguin sp Eudyptes sclateri Buller,1888 (Erect-crested Penguin) (profile) B 91 PENS
GRSP grebe sp. B 121
GUSP gull spp. B 214
JASP jaeger sp. B 79
PESP penguin sp. B 37
PTSP petrel sp. B 29
SHSP shearwater sp. Puffinus spp. (shearwater sp.) (profile) B 31
SKSP skua sp. B 77
SPSP storm petrel sp. B 24
TESP tern sp. B 74
WHSP whalebird spp. B 100
BUOY Buoys D 223
KELP Kelp/marine algae D 221
DEBR Marine Debris D 224
PLAS Plastics D 222
AFSE Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus (Schreber,1775) (Australian Fur Seal) (profile) S 8
CRSE Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) (Crabeater Seal) (profile) S 3
FUSE Fur Seal sp. Arctocephalus gazella (Peters,1875) (Antarctic Fur Seal) (profile) S 6
LESE Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) (Leopard Seal) (profile) S 4
ROSE Ross Seal Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 (Ross Seal) (profile) S 2
SESP Seal Sp. S 7
SESE Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) (Southern Elephant Seal) (profile) S 5
WESE Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) (Weddell Seal) (profile) S 1
BLWH Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) (Blue Whale) (profile) W 1
BODO Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Montagu,1821 (Bottlenose Dolphin) (profile) W 22
CESP Cetacean W 30
CODO Commersons Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacepede, 1804 (Commerson's dolphin) (profile) W 26
DOSP Dolphin Sp. Delphinidae sp. (Dolphin sp.) (profile) W 24
DUDO Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus Gray,1828 (Dusky Dolphin) (profile) W 23
FIWH Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 (Fin Whale) (profile) W 2
HODO Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy and Gaimard,1824) (Hourglass Dolphin) (profile) W 20
HUWH Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) (Humpback Whale) (profile) W 6
ORCA Killer Whale Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 (Killer Whale) (profile) W 8
LFPW Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas Traill,1809 (Long-finned Pilot Whale) (profile) W 31
MIWH Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 (Minke Whale) (profile) W 5
PWSD Pacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Gill, 1865) (Pacific White-sided Dolphin) (profile) W 25
PIWH Pilot Whale sp. Globicephala sp. (Unknown Pilot Whale) (profile) W 12
SEWH Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Lesson,1828 (Sei Whale) (profile) W 4
SBWH Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons Flower,1882 (Southern Bottlenose Whale) (profile) W 9
SFWH Southern Four Tooth Whale (Ziphidae) Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy,1851 (Arnoux's Beaked Whale) (profile) W 10
SRDO Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii (Laciphde,1804) (Southern Right Whale Dolphin) (profile) W 21
SRWH Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins,1822) (Southern Right Whale) (profile) W 3
SPWH Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 (Sperm Whale) (profile) W 7
UNWH Whale Sp. W 11