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South Georgia Island. Conservation Matters Birding Antarctic
Number of species: 51
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 5
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
King Penguin	*Aptenodytes patagonicus*
Emperor Penguin	*Aptenodytes forsteri*	Rare/Accidental
Gentoo Penguin	*Pygoscelis papua*	Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin	*Pygoscelis adeliae*
Chinstrap Penguin	*Pygoscelis antarcticus*
Rockhopper Penguin	*Eudyptes chrysocome*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Royal Penguin	*Eudyptes schlegeli*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Macaroni Penguin	*Eudyptes chrysolophus*	Vulnerable
Magellanic Penguin	*Spheniscus magellanicus*	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	*Diomedea exulans*
Grey-headed Albatross	*Thalassarche chrysostoma*	Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*
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*	Rare/Accidental
Cape Petrel	*Daption capense*
Snow Petrel	*Pagodroma nivea*
Great-winged Petrel	*Pterodroma macroptera*	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Petrel	*Pterodroma lessonii*
Soft-plumaged Petrel	*Pterodroma mollis*
Blue Petrel	*Halobaena caerulea*
Broad-billed Prion	*Pachyptila vittata*
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*
Greater Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*
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
South Georgia Shag	*Phalacrocorax georgianus*	Endemic (country/region)
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Upland Goose	*Chloephaga picta*	Extirpated
Spectacled Duck	*Anas flavirostris*
Yellow-billed Pintail	*Anas georgica*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*	Rare/Accidental
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*
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
South Georgia Pipit	*Anthus antarcticus*	Endemic Near-threatened

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