Antarctica Mainland

Antarctica Mainland

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Number of species: 46 100%
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 5

SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	*Aptenodytes patagonicus*
Emperor Penguin	*Aptenodytes forsteri*	Endemic
Gentoo Penguin	*Pygoscelis papua*	Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin	*Pygoscelis adeliae*
Chinstrap Penguin	*Pygoscelis antarcticus*
Rockhopper Penguin	*Eudyptes chrysocome*	Vulnerable
Macaroni Penguin	*Eudyptes chrysolophus*	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	*Diomedea exulans*
Grey-headed Albatross	*Thalassarche chrysostoma*	Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*
Sooty Albatross	*Phoebetria fusca*	Endangered
Light-mantled Albatross	*Phoebetria palpebrata*	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes giganteus*	Vulnerable
Hall's Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes halli*	Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialoides*
Antarctic Petrel	*Thalassoica antarctica*	Breeding endemic
Cape Petrel	*Daption capense*
Snow Petrel	*Pagodroma nivea*
Great-winged Petrel	*Pterodroma macroptera*
White-headed Petrel	*Pterodroma lessonii*
Blue Petrel	*Halobaena caerulea*
Broad-billed Prion	*Pachyptila vittata*
Salvin's Prion	*Pachyptila salvini*
Antarctic Prion	*Pachyptila desolata*
Slender-billed Prion	*Pachyptila belcheri*
Fairy Prion	*Pachyptila turtur*
Grey Petrel	*Procellaria cinerea*	Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel	*Procellaria aequinoctialis*
Kerguelen Petrel	*Aphrodroma brevirostris*
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel	*Garrodia nereis*
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta tropica*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Pelecanoididae
South Georgia Diving-Petrel	*Pelecanoides georgicus*
Common Diving-Petrel	*Pelecanoides urinatrix*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Antarctic Shag	*Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis*
Imperial Shag	*Phalacrocorax atriceps*
Crozet Shag	*Phalacrocorax melanogenis*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Yellow-billed Pintail	*Anas georgica*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionididae
Snowy Sheathbill	*Chionis albus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Kelp Gull	*Larus dominicanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Antarctic Tern	*Sterna vittata*
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua	*Stercorarius maccormicki*
Brown Skua	*Stercorarius antarcticus*

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