Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 48° 52' 59.9" S Longitude 69° 22' 59.9" 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
Anatalanta aptera Observations
Antarcticola sp.cf. georgiae Mite Observations
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller,1778 King Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Canonopsis sericeus Observations
Catharacta lonnbergi lonnbergi Subantarctic Skua (southern) Observations
Centropages brevicaudatus Brady, 1875 Observations
Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacepede, 1804 Commerson's dolphin * Observations
Champsocephalus gunnari Lonnberg Mackerel icefish * Observations
Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844 Unicorn icefish * Observations
Cheyletiella parasitivorax Mite Observations
Daption capense (Linnaeus,1758) Cape Petrel Observations
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross * Observations
Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster,1781) Rockhopper Penguin * Observations
Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt,1837) Macaroni Penguin * Observations
Eudyptes sclateri Buller,1888 Erect-crested Penguin Observations
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 krill Observations
Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin,1789) Blue Petrel * Observations
Harpacticus fulvus Fischer, 1860 Observations
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 Kelp Gull Observations
Liochthonius sp.cf. mollis Mite Observations
Listrophorus gibbus Mite Observations
Lugensa brevirostris (Lesson,1831) Kerguelen Petrel Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel * Observations
Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl,1820) Wilson's Storm Petrel Observations
Oppia crozetensis Observations
Orcinus orca Linnaeus,1758 Killer Whale * Observations
Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews,1912) Slender-billed Prion Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pachyptila vittata (Forster,1777) Broad-billed Prion Observations
Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy and Harper,1916 South Georgian Diving Petrel Observations
Pelecanoides spp. Diving Petrel sp. Observations
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin,1789) Common Diving-Petrel Observations
Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828 Imperial Shag Observations
Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross * Observations
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus,1758 White-chinned Petrel * Observations
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin,1789 Grey Petrel * Observations
Pterodroma lessonii (Garnot,1826) White-headed Petrel Observations
Pygoscelis papua (Forster,1781) Gentoo Penguin * Observations
Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 Black-browed Albatross * Observations

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