Antarctic Taxa

all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 57° 30' 00.0" S Longitude 70° 00' 00.0" E )

Use the link on the Scientific Name to see full details of that taxa. The Observations link allows the user to search for observations near this place.

Any species that are protected are indicated by a *

Scientific NameAuthorityCommon Name   Observations
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale * Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes spp. Giant-petrel sp. Observations
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl,1820) Fairy Prion Observations
Pachyptila vittata (Forster,1777) Broad-billed Prion Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale * Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) White-headed Petrel Observations
Pterodroma mollis (Gould,1844) Soft-plumaged Petrel * Observations
Puffinus spp. indet Short-tailed/Sooty Shearwater Observations
Sterna vittata vittata Gmelin, 1789 Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) * Observations
Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster,1785 Grey-headed Albatross * Observations

For additional taxa, see the Search Taxonomy page of Antarctic Biodiversity.