Falkland Islands · Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Carcass Island
84 species and 12,059 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 53 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Striated CaracaraDaptrius australis
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticus
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus
Falkland Steamer DuckTachyeres brachypterus
Long-tailed MeadowlarkLeistes loyca
Cobb's WrenTroglodytes cobbi
White-bridled FinchMelanodera melanodera
Kelp GooseChloephaga hybrida
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps
Crested DuckLophonetta specularioides
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus53 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 84 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- West Point Island13 km76 species
- Saunders Island – The Neck21 km72 species
- Steeple Jason Island55 km72 species
- Pebble Island66 km77 species
- New Island71 km77 species
All 84 species recorded here
- Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Striated Caracara Daptrius australis
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
- Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
- Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- Great Grebe Podiceps major
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
- Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
- Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Carcass Island?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 53 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Carcass Island?
84 species, from 12,059 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Carcass Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Upland Goose, Striated Caracara, Magellanic Oystercatcher, Blackish Cinclodes and Magellanic Penguin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.