🇫🇰What animals live in the Falkland Islands?

264,395 animal records from the Falkland Islands cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 264,395 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in the Falkland Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus	Aves Procellariidae	10,128
	Upland Goose Chloephaga picta	Aves Anatidae	10,094
	Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	Aves Laridae	9,095
	Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	Aves Diomedeidae	8,773
	Falkland Steamer-Duck Tachyeres brachypterus	Aves Anatidae	7,843
	Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura	Aves Cathartidae	7,504
	Imperial shag Leucocarbo atriceps	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	6,859
	Magellanic Cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	6,852
	Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii	Aves Turdidae	6,730
	Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida	Aves Anatidae	6,640
	Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	Aves Spheniscidae	6,438
	Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus	Aves Stercorariidae	6,437
	Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii	Aves Laridae	6,323
	Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus	Aves Haematopodidae	6,157
	Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus	Aves Tyrannidae	5,980
	Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca	Aves Icteridae	5,470
	Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides	Aves Anatidae	5,127
	White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	Aves Thraupidae	5,075
	Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	Aves Spheniscidae	4,922
	South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea	Aves Laridae	4,649
	Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus	Aves Furnariidae	4,479
	Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	Aves Anatidae	4,204
	sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus	Aves Procellariidae	3,854
	southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina	Mammalia Phocidae	3,797
	Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater	Aves Haematopodidae	3,661
	Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus	Aves Fringillidae	3,655
	King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	Aves Spheniscidae	3,628
	White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	Aves Procellariidae	3,620
	Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	Aves Spheniscidae	3,329
	Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris	Aves Anatidae	3,297
	Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans	Aves Diomedeidae	3,180
	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Aves Ardeidae	2,858
	Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera	Aves Motacillidae	2,842
	Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus	Aves Chionidae	2,576
	Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis	Aves Troglodytidae	2,501
	Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus	Aves Charadriidae	2,437
	Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis	Aves Laridae	2,118
	Magellanic snipe Gallinago magellanica	Aves Scolopacidae	2,029
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	2,019
	Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus	Aves Hydrobatidae	1,987
	great shearwater Puffinus gravis	Aves Procellariidae	1,970
	Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri	Aves Procellariidae	1,928
	variable hawk Buteo polyosoma	Aves Accipitridae	1,887
	Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi	Aves Troglodytidae	1,794
	White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis	Aves Scolopacidae	1,697
	Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	Aves Spheniscidae	1,644
	Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella	Mammalia Otariidae	1,633
	Cape Petrel Daption capense	Aves Procellariidae	1,562
	Southern Caracara Caracara plancus	Aves Falconidae	1,538
	Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides	Aves Procellariidae	1,463
	Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli	Aves Procellariidae	1,442
	Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora	Aves Diomedeidae	1,332
	White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland	Aves Podicipedidae	1,095
	Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis	Aves Procellariidae	1,093
	Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	Aves Falconidae	1,047
	Silver Teal Spatula versicolor	Aves Anatidae	998
	Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix	Aves Anatidae	958
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis	Aves Hydrobatidae	799
	Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix	Aves Pelecanoididae	693
	Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis	Aves Podicipedidae	644