Birds of Heard & McDonald Islands
36 species recorded at 1 public birding hotspot.
Most recorded in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Black-faced SheathbillChionis minor
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoidesMost recorded
Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Antarctic TernSterna vittata
Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fusca
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
Grey PetrelProcellaria cinerea
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
Grey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma
Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropica
Common Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Amsterdam AlbatrossDiomedea amsterdamensis
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraHotspots with the most records
- Wharf Point36 species
All species recorded · 36
- Black-faced Sheathbill Chionis minor
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis
- Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix