🇫🇰Animals recorded in the Falkland Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Falkland Islands? 10,265 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 229 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Channel Bull Blenny, Falkland Notothen, Falklands Rockcod.

• 10,265 records
• 1,200+ species
• 44 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Channel Bull Blenny, Falkland Notothen, Falklands Rockcod. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the Falkland Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Channel Bull Blenny Cottoperca gobio	— Bovichtidae	165
	Falkland Notothen Patagonotothen sima	— Nototheniidae	149
	Falklands Rockcod Patagonotothen ramsayi	— Nototheniidae	99
	King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	Aves Spheniscidae	85
	Black Southern Cod Patagonotothen tessellata	— Nototheniidae	81
	Austrocidaris canaliculata	Echinoidea Cidaridae	75
	leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx	Mammalia Phocidae	62
	Euchone undulocincta	Polychaeta Sabellidae	60
	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	— Nototheniidae	55
	orca Orcinus orca	Mammalia Delphinidae	55
	Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	Aves Spheniscidae	54
	Little Pink Urchin Pseudechinus magellanicus	Echinoidea Temnopleuridae	54
	Levinsenia acutibranchiata	Polychaeta Paraonidae	54
	sei whale Balaenoptera borealis	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	52
	yellowfin notothen Patagonotothen guntheri	— Nototheniidae	51
	Aricidea simplex	Polychaeta Paraonidae	47
	Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	Aves Spheniscidae	46
	Levinsenia antarctica	Polychaeta Paraonidae	40
	Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	Aves Diomedeidae	38
	Ctenodiscus australis	Asteroidea Ctenodiscidae	38
	Spiophanes algidus	Polychaeta Spionidae	37
	Acanthoserolis schythei	Malacostraca Serolidae	36
	Patagonian Blenny Eleginops maclovinus	— Eleginopsidae	35
	southern right whale Eubalaena australis	Mammalia Balaenidae	34
	Shaggy Brittle Star Ophiactis asperula	Ophiuroidea Ophiactidae	33
	Blonde Ray Bathyraja brachyurops	Elasmobranchii Arhynchobatidae	33
	Tooth Star Odontaster penicillatus	Asteroidea Odontasteridae	31
	Austrocidaris spinulosa	Echinoidea Cidaridae	30
	Ophiosabine vivipara	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	29
	Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps	Aves Anatidae	29
	Deontostoma aucklandiae	— Leptosomatidae	28
	Pseudoconchoecia serrulata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	27
	Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	Aves Spheniscidae	27
	Diplasterias brandti	Asteroidea Asteriidae	26
	Weltnerium gibberum	Maxillopoda Scalpellidae	26
	Harmothoe spinosa	Polychaeta Polynoidae	26
	Elegant Notothen Patagonotothen elegans	— Nototheniidae	26
	Upland Goose Chloephaga picta	Aves Anatidae	26
	Flabellum curvatum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	25
	Magellanic rockcod Paranotothenia magellanica	— Nototheniidae	24
	Paramolgula gregaria	Ascidiacea Molgulidae	24
	Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus	Aves Procellariidae	24
	Neoserolis exigua	Malacostraca Serolidae	23
	Mycale magellanica	Demospongiae Mycalidae	23
	Beania magellanica	Gymnolaemata Beaniidae	23
	Themisto gaudichaudii	Malacostraca Hyperiidae	23
	Aurospio foodbancsia	Polychaeta Spionidae	23
	Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus	Aves Stercorariidae	22
	White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera	Aves Thraupidae	22
	Iluocoetes fimbriatus	— Zoarcidae	22
	Sterechinus agassizii	Echinoidea Echinidae	22
	Neoleanira magellanica	Polychaeta Sigalionidae	22
	Ophiocten amitinum	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	21
	Platynereis magalhaensis	Polychaeta Nereididae	21
	Phylo felix	Polychaeta Orbiniidae	21
	Austrolycus depressiceps	— Zoarcidae	21
	Nototenia Patagonotothen cornucola	— Nototheniidae	21
	Brisaster moseleyi	Echinoidea Schizasteridae	21
	Exosphaeroma gigas	Malacostraca Sphaeromatidae	20
	Euphionella patagonica	Polychaeta Polynoidae	20