Antarctic and Subantarctic
Antarctica
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Antarctica
Materials recorded in Antarctica
List of all the materials recorded in Antarctica, sorted by rating.250 Videos
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
A close-up of the head of a juvenile in moulting plumage.
LocalityBase Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 22 sec 5
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
A juvenile bird in moulting plumage walking and feeding on snow.
LocalityBrown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 39 sec 4.8
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Two birds fighting on the ground and the winner calling.
LocalityBase Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 26 sec 4.8
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
A group of birds swimming and landing on the coast.
LocalityBrown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 31 sec 4.8
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
A group of adults, some walking, some tobogganing
LocalityPetermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Gus Yaki 03 February 2000 14 sec 4.8
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
A first year standing on an ice floe
LocalityMarguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Greg Baker 12 February 2005 53 sec 4.7
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
A pair calling together (with strong wind).
LocalityBase Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 17 sec 4.7
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Four adults walking past
LocalityPetermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Gus Yaki 03 February 2000 16 sec 4.6
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
A close-up of an individual preening from head to feet (50% slow motion).
LocalityBase Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 43 sec 4.6
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Two penguins vocalising
LocalityPetermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Leslie Lieurance 04 December 2002 24 sec 4.6
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
2 young chicks on the nest with a parent.
LocalityPort Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (ssp ellsworthi) Christophe Gouraud 31 December 2008 32 sec 4.6
Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba)
An individual feeding on the ice, among several Gentoo Penguins.
LocalityBase Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 21 sec 4.6
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
A close-up of a bird resting close to two Gentoo Penguin, then standing up and looking around.
LocalityBrown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 32 sec 4.6
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
Two chicks, one of them begging and feeding
LocalityAntarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 40 sec 4.6
73 Photographs
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Parent feeding chick.
LocalityElephant Island, Antarctica ian wood 24 January 2009 4.6
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
In the mist. Late in the afternoon in Paradise Harbor Bay in Antarctica, this couple of Gentoo Penguins was winding down for the
LocalityParadise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Jaime Rojo 01 November 2011 4.5
Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis)
A breeding bird preening itself.
LocalityJougla Point, Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species) Christophe Gouraud 31 December 2008 4.5
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
An adult feeding its chick.
LocalityPort Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (ssp ellsworthi) Christophe Gouraud 31 December 2008 4.3
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Jumping
LocalityAntarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Martin Hale 04 December 2011 4.2
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Two birds resting in a snow storm
LocalityAntarctic Peninsula, Antarctica ben lascelles 01 November 2004 4.2
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
A breeding Southern Giant Petrel after heavy snow storm.
LocalityKing George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Rainer Mönke 01 January 1986 4
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Porpoising
LocalityAntarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Martin Hale 04 December 2011 4
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
An adult Chinstrap Penguin hatching a young bird
LocalityKing George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Rainer Mönke 18 January 1987 4
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
Chinstrap Penguin preening, frontal view.
LocalityHalf Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Mark Andrews 13 January 2005 4
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
An adult calling on its nest with its 2 chicks.
LocalityPort Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (ssp ellsworthi) Christophe Gouraud 31 December 2008 4
Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
Hovering bird showing underwing and upper tail
LocalityAntarctic Peninsula, Antarctica ben lascelles 31 October 2004 4
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
A Gentoo penguin at the beach
LocalityKing George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (ssp ellsworthi) Rainer Mönke 01 January 1987 4
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
A very curious bird.
LocalityKing George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Rainer Mönke 01 December 1986 4
6 Sounds
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Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis)
birds on nest
Locality:Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Santiago Imberti 25 April 2008 4.5
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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Song by several individuals.
Locality:Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 4
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South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki)
Bird calling from a rock
Locality:Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Santiago Imberti 02 January 2005 4
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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Several birds calling.
Locality:Base Esperanza, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 4
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Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
Call from nest
Locality:Young Island, Balleny Islands, Antarctica Santiago Imberti 17 January 2008 4
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Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
An individual calling.
Locality:Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Josep del Hoyo 02 April 2012 4
Checklist of the birds of Antarctica
Checklist of the birds of Antarctica
Main sources consulted:
- SCAR Expert Group on Birds. List of Antarctic Birds. Version May 2005. http://data.aad.gov.au Accessed: 8/12/2011.
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Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- 156 789 1 2 77 77 8 King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- 7 790 2 4 3 8 Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- 159 791 3 5 63 91 6 Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
- 54 792 4 1 11 42 8 Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- 50 793 5 16 34 8 Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
- 144 797 6 3 63 78 4 Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) Vagrant
- 27 799 7 1 15 11 4 Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- 93 804 8 2 48 43 6 Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Vagrant Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 127 829 9 4 49 74 4 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
- 37 830 10 1 25 11 4 Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Vagrant
- 141 837 11 1 65 75 4 Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- 32 838 12 16 16 6 Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri) Vagrant
- 88 839 13 1 55 32 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) Vagrant
- 14 840 14 8 6 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) Vagrant
- 33 836 15 2 10 21 4 Grey-headed Albatross (Diomedea chrysostoma)
- 5 841 16 4 1 3 Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca) Vagrant
- 37 842 17 1 19 17 6 Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 75 843 18 1 21 53 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 69 844 19 2 38 29 8 Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
- 23 846 20 1 7 15 8 Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- 6 847 21 1 5 8 Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- 62 848 22 2 24 36 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 24 849 23 1 6 17 8 Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
- 15 850 24 5 10 8 Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) Vagrant
- 2 853 25 1 1 8 White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
- 5 856 26 4 1 3 Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) Vagrant
- 3 858 27 2 1 6 Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 2 893 28 1 1 8 Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- 9 864 29 6 3 8 Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- 10 873 30 5 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) Vagrant
- 7 880 31 3 4 8 Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- 1 881 32 1 8 Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) Vagrant
- 12 883 33 7 5 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- 12 886 34 9 3 8 Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) Vagrant
- 2 885 35 1 1 8 Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) Vagrant
- 10 884 36 1 5 4 8 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
- 2 889 37 1 1 6 Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea) Vagrant
- 49 890 38 4 22 23 4 White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- 12 901 39 1 3 8 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 12 902 40 4 8 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 5 909 41 1 4 8 Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia) Vagrant Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 17 914 42 5 12 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 1 913 43 1 8 Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis) Vagrant
- 8 917 44 3 5 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 0 918 45 8 White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria) Vagrant
- 3 924 46 1 2 8 Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Vagrant Diving-petrels (Pelecanoididae)
- 3 936 47 1 2 8 South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) Vagrant
- 3 937 48 2 1 8 Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) Vagrant Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 17 980 49 1 7 9 8 Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 249 1034 50 3 148 98 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 51 1136 51 2 23 26 8 Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melanocorypha) Vagrant
- 35 1195 52 2 18 15 8 Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) Vagrant
- 90 1215 53 1 49 40 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Vagrant
- 53 1216 54 1 21 31 8 Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) Vagrant Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 18 2219 55 2 10 6 8 Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Vagrant
- 60 2249 56 33 27 8 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Vagrant
- 34 2250 57 2 19 13 8 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Vagrant
- 34 2251 58 1 18 15 8 Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Vagrant
- 43 2252 59 1 15 27 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Vagrant
- 36 2263 60 12 24 8 Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) Vagrant
- 38 2265 61 3 13 22 8 Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) Vagrant Seedsnipes (Thinocoridae)
- 18 2270 62 1 8 9 8 Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) Vagrant Sheathbills (Chionidae)
- 75 2271 63 1 26 48 8 Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba) Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 20 2273 64 8 12 8 Chilean Skua (Catharacta chilensis)
- 19 2274 65 1 6 12 8 South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki)
- 111 2275 66 4 43 64 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
- 22 2277 67 1 9 12 8 Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) Vagrant
- 27 2278 68 1 17 9 8 Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 131 2292 69 1 67 63 8 Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) Terns (Sternidae)
- 66 2345 70 1 37 28 8 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
- 40 2346 71 2 23 15 8 Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 193 5988 72 3 109 81 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Vagrant
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IBC Want list for Antarctica
IBC Want list for Antarctica
List of the species occurring in Antarctica that lack materials on the IBC31 species without sounds
- Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
- Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri) Vagrant
- Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) Vagrant
- Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca) Vagrant
- Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) Vagrant
- White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) Vagrant
- Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera) Vagrant
- Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) Vagrant
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) Vagrant
- Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris) Vagrant
- Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea) Vagrant
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia) Vagrant
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis) Vagrant
- Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria) Vagrant
- Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Vagrant
- South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) Vagrant
- Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) Vagrant
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Vagrant
- Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) Vagrant
- Chilean Skua (Catharacta chilensis)
Antarctica statistics
72 species, 71 with material (98.61%)
36 vagrants, 35 with material (97.22%)
36 vagrants, 35 with material (97.22%)
69 species with videos (95.83%)
71 species with photographs (98.61%)
41 species with sounds (56.94%)
1598 videos, 1478 photographs and 72 sounds of species present in Antarctica
71 species with photographs (98.61%)
41 species with sounds (56.94%)
1598 videos, 1478 photographs and 72 sounds of species present in Antarctica
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- Greg Baker ·
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- Christophe Gouraud ·
- John Gregory ·
- Martin Hale ·
- Marco Valentini ·
- Leslie Lieurance ·
- ben lascelles ·
- Ann Dewart ·
- jimandlynn4 ·
- Mark Andrews ·
- Roberto Pujana ·
- Graham Little ·
- Peter Spierenburg ·
- Robson Silva e Silva ·
- Max Buchheister ·
- ian wood ·