Falkland Islands · Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Steeple Jason Island
72 species and 2,489 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Striated CaracaraDaptrius australis
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Kelp GooseChloephaga hybrida
Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticus
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps
Rock ShagLeucocarbo magellanicus
White-bridled FinchMelanodera melanodera
Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- West Point Island51 km76 species
- Carcass Island55 km84 species
- Saunders Island – The Neck75 km72 species
- New Island77 km77 species
All 72 species recorded here
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Striated Caracara Daptrius australis
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Tawny-throated Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis
- Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Patagonian Sierra Finch Phrygilus patagonicus
- Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Mourning Sierra Finch Rhopospina fruticeti
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Steeple Jason Island?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Steeple Jason Island?
72 species, from 2,489 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Steeple Jason Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-browed Albatross, Gentoo Penguin, Striated Caracara, Austral Thrush and Southern Giant Petrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.