🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇬🇸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.

Most-recorded animals in the South Georgia

AnimalGroupRecords
southern elephant seal southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
Mammalia
Phocidae
44,157
Macaroni Penguin Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Aves
Spheniscidae
37,963
Antarctic fur seal Antarctic fur seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Mammalia
Otariidae
37,050
Wandering Albatross Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans
Aves
Diomedeidae
10,407
King Penguin King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Aves
Spheniscidae
9,970
Black-browed Albatross Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Aves
Diomedeidae
8,777
Antarctisch krill Antarctisch krill
Euphausia superba
Malacostraca
Euphausiidae
7,976
White-chinned Petrel White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Aves
Procellariidae
7,677
Northern Giant-Petrel Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Aves
Procellariidae
6,752
Southern Giant-Petrel Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Aves
Procellariidae
6,457
Imperial shag Imperial shag
Leucocarbo atriceps
Aves
Phalacrocoracidae
5,893
Antarctic Tern Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Aves
Laridae
5,685
Brown Skua Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Aves
Stercorariidae
5,661
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Aves
Hydrobatidae
5,583
Antarctic Prion Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata
Aves
Procellariidae
5,363
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Aves
Spheniscidae
5,175
Cape Petrel Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Aves
Procellariidae
5,148
Rhincalanus gigas Rhincalanus gigas Copepoda
Rhincalanidae
4,968
Kelp Gull Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Aves
Laridae
4,933
Calanus simillimus Copepoda
Calanidae
4,665
Light-mantled Albatross Light-mantled Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata
Aves
Diomedeidae
4,554
Calanoides acutus Calanoides acutus Copepoda
Calanidae
4,184
Gray-headed Albatross Gray-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Aves
Diomedeidae
3,963
Yellow-billed Pintail Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Aves
Anatidae
3,810
Calanus propinquus Calanus propinquus Copepoda
Calanidae
3,562
Snowy Sheathbill Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
Aves
Chionidae
3,310
Blue Petrel Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea
Aves
Procellariidae
3,006
Paraeuchaeta antarctica Copepoda
Euchaetidae
2,976
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica
Aves
Hydrobatidae
2,913
South Georgia Pipit South Georgia Pipit
Anthus antarcticus
Aves
Motacillidae
2,907
fin whale fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Mammalia
Balaenopteridae
2,673
Snow Petrel Snow Petrel
Pagodroma nivea
Aves
Procellariidae
2,643
Calanus finmarchicus Calanus finmarchicus Copepoda
Calanidae
1,951
blue whale blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Mammalia
Balaenopteridae
1,909
Common Diving-Petrel Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Aves
Pelecanoididae
1,631
Rhombic lanternfish
Krefftichthys anderssoni
Myctophidae
1,541
Brauer’s lanternfish Brauer’s lanternfish
Gymnoscopelus braueri
Myctophidae
1,471
Euphausia frigida Malacostraca
Euphausiidae
1,414
Antarctic lanternfish Antarctic lanternfish
Electrona antarctica
Myctophidae
1,365
Chinstrap Penguin Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarcticus
Aves
Spheniscidae
1,291
Oithona similis Copepoda
Oithonidae
1,227
humpback whale humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Mammalia
Balaenopteridae
1,203
Bolin’s lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
Myctophidae
1,188
Paraeuchaeta biloba Copepoda
Euchaetidae
1,187
South Georgia Diving-Petrel South Georgia Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides georgicus
Aves
Pelecanoididae
1,145
Euphausia triacantha Malacostraca
Euphausiidae
1,121
Carlsberg's lanternfish
Electrona carlsbergi
Myctophidae
1,026
Soft-plumaged Petrel Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Aves
Procellariidae
920
Drepanopus forcipatus Copepoda
Clausocalanidae
879
Themisto gaudichaudii Themisto gaudichaudii Malacostraca
Hyperiidae
832
Southern Fulmar Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Aves
Procellariidae
813
Kerguelen Petrel Kerguelen Petrel
Aphrodroma brevirostris
Aves
Procellariidae
737
Slender-billed Prion Slender-billed Prion
Pachyptila belcheri
Aves
Procellariidae
589
Fairy Prion Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
Aves
Procellariidae
580
painted notothen painted notothen
Nototheniops larseni
Nototheniidae
560
Nichol's lanternfish, Nichols's lanternfish 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 whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.