Birds of Falkland Islands
167 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Falkland Steamer DuckTachyeres brachypterus
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Kelp GooseChloephaga hybrida
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Rock ShagLeucocarbo magellanicus
Dark-faced Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps
White-bridled FinchMelanodera melanodera
Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
Striated CaracaraDaptrius australisMost recorded
Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbii
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus
Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticus
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps
Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus
South American TernSterna hirundinacea
Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeHotspots with the most records
- Sea Lion IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)102 species
- Cape PembrokeFalkland Islands (Malvinas)108 species
- Carcass IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)84 species
- West Point IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)76 species
- Gypsy CoveFalkland Islands (Malvinas)74 species
- StanleyFalkland Islands (Malvinas)103 species
- Saunders Island – The NeckFalkland Islands (Malvinas)72 species
- Stanley – WaterfrontFalkland Islands (Malvinas)75 species
- New IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)77 species
- Volunteer Point Penguin ColonyFalkland Islands (Malvinas)78 species
- Bleaker IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)73 species
- Yorke Bay PondFalkland Islands (Malvinas)58 species
All 15 hotspots
- Steeple Jason IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)72 species
- Pebble IslandFalkland Islands (Malvinas)77 species
- Bertha's Beach and associated pondsFalkland Islands (Malvinas)66 species
All species recorded · 167
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
- Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Lake Duck Oxyura vittata
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli
- Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans
- Magellanic Diving Petrel Pelecanoides magellani
- South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Red-legged Cormorant Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Striated Caracara Daptrius australis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope
- Black-crowned Monjita Neoxolmis coronatus
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Southern Martin Progne elegans
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Patagonian Sierra Finch Phrygilus patagonicus
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Diuca Finch Diuca diuca