🇬🇸What animals live in the South Georgia?
383,015 animal records from the South Georgia cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 383,015 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in the South Georgia
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina |
Mammalia Phocidae |
44,157 |
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Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus |
Aves Spheniscidae |
37,963 |
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Antarctic fur seal
Arctocephalus gazella |
Mammalia Otariidae |
37,050 |
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Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans |
Aves Diomedeidae |
10,407 |
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King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus |
Aves Spheniscidae |
9,970 |
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Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris |
Aves Diomedeidae |
8,777 |
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Antarctisch krill
Euphausia superba |
Malacostraca Euphausiidae |
7,976 |
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White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis |
Aves Procellariidae |
7,677 |
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Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli |
Aves Procellariidae |
6,752 |
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Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus |
Aves Procellariidae |
6,457 |
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Imperial shag
Leucocarbo atriceps |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
5,893 |
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Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata |
Aves Laridae |
5,685 |
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Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus |
Aves Stercorariidae |
5,661 |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus |
Aves Hydrobatidae |
5,583 |
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Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata |
Aves Procellariidae |
5,363 |
| Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua |
Aves Spheniscidae |
5,175 | |
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Cape Petrel
Daption capense |
Aves Procellariidae |
5,148 |
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Rhincalanus gigas | Copepoda Rhincalanidae |
4,968 |
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Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus |
Aves Laridae |
4,933 |
| Calanus simillimus | Copepoda Calanidae |
4,665 | |
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Light-mantled Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata |
Aves Diomedeidae |
4,554 |
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Calanoides acutus | Copepoda Calanidae |
4,184 |
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Gray-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma |
Aves Diomedeidae |
3,963 |
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Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica |
Aves Anatidae |
3,810 |
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Calanus propinquus | Copepoda Calanidae |
3,562 |
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Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus |
Aves Chionidae |
3,310 |
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Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea |
Aves Procellariidae |
3,006 |
| Paraeuchaeta antarctica | Copepoda Euchaetidae |
2,976 | |
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Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica |
Aves Hydrobatidae |
2,913 |
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South Georgia Pipit
Anthus antarcticus |
Aves Motacillidae |
2,907 |
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fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus |
Mammalia Balaenopteridae |
2,673 |
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Snow Petrel
Pagodroma nivea |
Aves Procellariidae |
2,643 |
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Calanus finmarchicus | Copepoda Calanidae |
1,951 |
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blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus |
Mammalia Balaenopteridae |
1,909 |
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Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix |
Aves Pelecanoididae |
1,631 |
| Rhombic lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni |
— Myctophidae |
1,541 | |
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Brauer’s lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus braueri |
— Myctophidae |
1,471 |
| Euphausia frigida | Malacostraca Euphausiidae |
1,414 | |
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Antarctic lanternfish
Electrona antarctica |
— Myctophidae |
1,365 |
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Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarcticus |
Aves Spheniscidae |
1,291 |
| Oithona similis | Copepoda Oithonidae |
1,227 | |
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humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae |
Mammalia Balaenopteridae |
1,203 |
| Bolin’s lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini |
— Myctophidae |
1,188 | |
| Paraeuchaeta biloba | Copepoda Euchaetidae |
1,187 | |
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South Georgia Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides georgicus |
Aves Pelecanoididae |
1,145 |
| Euphausia triacantha | Malacostraca Euphausiidae |
1,121 | |
| Carlsberg's lanternfish
Electrona carlsbergi |
— Myctophidae |
1,026 | |
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Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis |
Aves Procellariidae |
920 |
| Drepanopus forcipatus | Copepoda Clausocalanidae |
879 | |
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Themisto gaudichaudii | Malacostraca Hyperiidae |
832 |
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Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides |
Aves Procellariidae |
813 |
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Kerguelen Petrel
Aphrodroma brevirostris |
Aves Procellariidae |
737 |
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Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri |
Aves Procellariidae |
589 |
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Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur |
Aves Procellariidae |
580 |
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painted notothen
Nototheniops larseni |
— Nototheniidae |
560 |
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Nichol's lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi |
— Myctophidae |
510 |
| Fraser’s lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus fraseri |
— Myctophidae |
504 | |
| Oithona frigida | Copepoda Oithonidae |
499 | |
| Lissarca notorcadensis | Bivalvia Philobryidae |
493 | |
| Clausocalanus laticeps | Copepoda Clausocalanidae |
490 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
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