🇭🇲Animals recorded in the Heard & McDonald Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Heard & McDonald Islands? 1,960 occurrence records cover 215 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 136 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include South Georgia Diving-Petrel, Common Diving-Petrel, Sterechinus diadema.

• 1,960 records
• 215 species
• 34 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include South Georgia Diving-Petrel, Common Diving-Petrel, Sterechinus diadema. 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 Heard & McDonald Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	South Georgia Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus	Aves Pelecanoididae	101
	Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix	Aves Pelecanoididae	99
	Sterechinus diadema	Echinoidea Echinidae	52
	Ctenocidaris nutrix	Echinoidea Ctenocidaridae	46
	Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus	Aves Hydrobatidae	45
	southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina	Mammalia Phocidae	34
	Fulmar Prion Pachyptila crassirostris	Aves Procellariidae	34
	Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua	Aves Spheniscidae	29
	Pentactella laevigata	Holothuroidea Cucumariidae	29
	Black-faced Sheathbill Chionis minor	Aves Chionidae	26
	Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus	Aves Spheniscidae	24
	Rhynchocidaris triplopora	Echinoidea Ctenocidaridae	24
	Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata	Aves Procellariidae	24
	Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus	Aves Procellariidae	23
	Eastern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes filholi	Aves Spheniscidae	23
	Abatus cordatus	Echinoidea Schizasteridae	20
	Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus	Aves Stercorariidae	19
	Cape Petrel Daption capense	Aves Procellariidae	17
	Brisaster antarcticus	Echinoidea Schizasteridae	17
	Ophiosabine vivipara	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	14
	red spiny cushion star Glabraster antarctica	Asteroidea Poraniidae	12
	leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx	Mammalia Phocidae	12
	Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri	Echinoidea Echinidae	12
	King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus	Aves Spheniscidae	12
	Cactus Urchin Dermechinus horridus	Echinoidea Echinidae	11
	Antarctic Feather Star Promachocrinus kerguelensis	Crinoidea Antedonidae	11
	Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	Aves Laridae	11
	Imperial shag Leucocarbo atriceps	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	10
	Pseudoamallothrix ovata	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	9
	Malakosaria sinclairii	Gymnolaemata Calwelliidae	9
	Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata	Aves Diomedeidae	9
	Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome	Aves Spheniscidae	9
	Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata	Aves Laridae	9
	Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	— Channichthyidae	7
	Scolecithricella minor	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	6
	Haloptilus oxycephalus	Copepoda Augaptilidae	6
	Scaphocalanus farrani	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	6
	Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella	Mammalia Otariidae	6
	Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica	Aves Procellariidae	6
	Amallothrix robusta	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	6
	Scaphocalanus vervoorti	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	6
	boreal horny sponge Stylocordyla borealis	Demospongiae Stylocordylidae	5
	Antarctic Sun Star Solaster regularis	Asteroidea Solasteridae	5
	Anasterias mawsoni	Asteroidea Asteriidae	5
	Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris	Aves Diomedeidae	5
	Rothaeina petersoni	Arachnida Cybaeidae	4
	Mycale acerata	Demospongiae Mycalidae	4
	Antarctic horsefish Zanclorhynchus spinifer	— Congiopodidae	4
	Ophioicodes asymmetrica	Copepoda Chordeumiidae	4
	Nacella kerguelenensis	Gastropoda Nacellidae	4
	Trachythyone lechleri	Holothuroidea Cucumariidae	4
	Schizocosmus abatoides	Echinoidea	4
	Muusoctopus levis	Cephalopoda Enteroctopodidae	4
	Liriomyza eupatoriella	Insecta Agromyzidae	3
	Arctic cushion star Hippasteria phrygiana	Asteroidea Goniasteridae	3
	Molgula pedunculata	Ascidiacea Molgulidae	3
	Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus	— Channichthyidae	3
	Scaphocalanus antarcticus	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	3
	crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga	Mammalia Phocidae	3
	Mixtocalanus vervoorti	Copepoda Scolecitrichidae	3