Antarctic Taxa

Fauna Species within 1.0 degrees of the position

(Latitude 66° 58' 00.0" S Longitude 143° 01' 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
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 Emperor Penguin Observations
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale * Observations
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale * Observations
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders,1893) South Polar Skua Observations
Fulmarus glacialoides (Smith,1840) Southern Fulmar Observations
Halecium antarcticum Vanhoffen, 1910 Observations
Halecium interpolatum Ritchie, 1907 Observations
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal * Observations
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal * Observations
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel * Observations
Pachyptila spp. Prion sp. Observations
Pagodroma nivea (Forster,1777) Snow Petrel Observations
Perineus nigrolimbatus (Giebel, 1874) Bird louse Observations
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale * Observations
Pseudonirmus lugubris (Taschenberg, 1882) Bird louse Observations
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot,1841) Adelie Penguin Observations
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin,1789) Antarctic Petrel Observations

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