Antarctic and Subantarctic
South Georgia
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in South Georgia
Materials recorded in South Georgia
List of all the materials recorded in South Georgia, sorted by rating.460 Videos
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Adults feeding their chick around 7 months old
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 41 sec 5
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
An adult lying and eating snow
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 45 sec 5
Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
A group doing a rush to feed on the placenta of a Elephant Seal
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp lonnbergi) Laurent Demongin 06 October 2008 63 sec 5
Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba)
A bird eating dead chicks of king penguins
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species) Laurent Demongin 14 September 2008 36 sec 5
Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
Birds gathering and fighting to eat the intestines of a recently dead Elephant Seal pup
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp lonnbergi) Laurent Demongin 05 October 2008 53 sec 5
Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
When the wind is strong, they fish in calm place, close to the shore
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp georgiae) Laurent Demongin 08 October 2008 50 sec 5
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
An adult feeding a big chick, 9 months old
LocalityBird Island, South Georgia (ssp exulans) Laurent Demongin 10 September 2008 25 sec 5
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
At the end of winter, the streams running under ice create big holes where many chicks and some adults fall and die
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 15 September 2008 48 sec 5
393 Photographs
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Adults and chicks in a typical landscape in South Georgia
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 24 September 2008 4.8
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A close-up of an adult bird.
LocalityFortuna Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Jordi Sargatal 08 April 2012 4.7
South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
A bird walking on the coast.
LocalityPrion Island, South Georgia (Monotypic species) Jordi Sargatal 09 April 2012 4.6
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A big group of adults ands juveniles on a colony.
LocalitySalisbury Plain, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Jordi Sargatal 09 April 2012 4.6
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Close-up of adult laying on a beach
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 01 January 1970 4.6
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A big chick begging for food toward an adult
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (ssp patagonicus) Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 4.6
South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus)
Details of the head of an adult
LocalitySt Andrews Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species) Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 4.5
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
Close-up of a breeder resting in the rookery.
LocalityCooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species) Christophe Gouraud 28 October 2010 4.5
30 Sounds
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Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
A bird calling while displaying.
Locality:Grytviken, South Georgia Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2012 5
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Contact calls by an adult, the first one defensive.
Locality:Grytviken, South Georgia Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2012 5
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Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
call
Locality:South Georgia Santiago Imberti 04 November 2004 4.7
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Calls by adults and chicks on a colony.
Locality:Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Josep del Hoyo 08 April 2012 4.5
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Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
A bird calling while sitting on rocks
Locality:St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Laurent Demongin 25 September 2008 4.5
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Several calls of chicks begging for food
Locality:St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 4.5
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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
a bird calling from nest
Locality:South Georgia Santiago Imberti 16 January 2006 4.5
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A chick begging for food and adult calling
Locality:St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Laurent Demongin 23 September 2008 4.5
Checklist of the birds of South Georgia
Checklist of the birds of South Georgia
Main sources consulted:
- Prince, P.A. & Croxall, J.P. 1996. The Birds of South Georgia. Bull. B.O.C. 116(2):81-104.
- Shirihai, H. 2008. A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Second Edition. A & C Black, London.
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Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- 229 789 1 4 111 114 8 King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- 8 790 2 5 3 6 Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Vagrant
- 190 791 3 5 85 100 6 Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
- 63 792 4 1 20 42 6 Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- 60 793 5 2 24 34 8 Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
- 153 797 6 3 72 78 4 Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- 7 798 7 5 2 4 Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) Vagrant
- 33 799 8 1 20 12 4 Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- 105 804 9 2 59 44 6 Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Vagrant Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 195 829 10 4 81 110 4 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
- 62 830 11 1 35 26 4 Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) Vagrant
- 184 837 12 1 80 103 4 Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- 115 839 13 5 59 51 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) Vagrant
- 44 836 14 2 14 28 4 Grey-headed Albatross (Diomedea chrysostoma)
- 41 842 15 1 21 19 6 Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 129 843 16 1 50 78 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 106 844 17 3 43 60 8 Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
- 26 846 18 1 9 16 8 Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- 7 847 19 2 5 8 Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- 87 848 20 5 29 53 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 26 849 21 1 8 17 8 Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
- 17 850 22 5 12 8 Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) Vagrant
- 3 853 23 2 1 8 White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) Vagrant
- 16 856 24 7 9 3 Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) Vagrant
- 8 893 25 2 6 8 Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- 13 864 26 7 6 8 Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- 11 880 27 4 7 8 Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- 1 881 28 1 8 Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) Vagrant
- 21 883 29 9 12 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- 22 886 30 11 11 8 Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
- 11 884 31 1 5 5 8 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
- 2 889 32 1 1 6 Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- 83 890 33 4 32 47 4 White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- 23 898 34 17 6 8 Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- 21 901 35 1 6 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 3 910 36 1 2 8 Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) Vagrant Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 37 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 2 913 38 1 1 8 Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis)
- 15 917 39 6 9 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 2 918 40 2 8 White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria) Vagrant Diving-petrels (Pelecanoididae)
- 4 936 41 2 2 8 South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
- 8 937 42 3 5 8 Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- 75 981 43 2 25 48 8 South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 407 1015 44 6 247 154 8 Great White Egret (Egretta alba) Vagrant
- 191 1024 45 1 132 58 8 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Vagrant
- 345 1034 46 4 234 107 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 47 1195 47 2 26 19 8 Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) Vagrant
- 67 1200 48 2 31 34 8 Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris)
- 78 1216 49 1 35 42 8 Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
- 45 1222 50 1 29 15 8 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Vagrant New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
- 204 1272 51 125 79 8 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 164 1575 52 7 83 74 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Vagrant Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 5 2004 53 3 2 8 Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Vagrant
- 71 2005 54 34 37 8 American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Vagrant Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 21 2170 55 1 13 7 8 Rufous-chested Plover (Charadrius modestus) Vagrant Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 60 2228 56 1 28 31 8 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Vagrant
- 88 2232 57 2 47 39 8 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Vagrant
- 110 2246 58 1 50 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta) Vagrant
- 50 2250 59 2 26 22 8 White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Vagrant
- 48 2251 60 1 24 23 8 Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Vagrant
- 71 2252 61 3 20 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Vagrant
- 49 2263 62 19 30 8 Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) Vagrant Sheathbills (Chionidae)
- 93 2271 63 1 39 53 8 Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba) Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 20 2274 64 1 7 12 8 South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki)
- 146 2275 65 5 57 84 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
- 29 2279 66 3 17 9 8 Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) Vagrant Gulls (Laridae)
- 76 2280 67 3 30 43 8 Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii) Vagrant
- 210 2292 68 8 103 99 8 Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- 40 2313 69 1 19 20 8 Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis) Vagrant
- 52 2323 70 2 31 19 8 Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 95 2345 71 4 51 40 8 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
- 70 2346 72 8 25 37 8 Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 94 2526 73 1 64 29 8 Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) Vagrant Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- 119 3244 74 5 73 41 8 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba) Vagrant Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- 31 5685 75 1 15 15 8 Dark-faced Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus) Vagrant
- 40 5785 76 1 24 15 8 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 23 5959 77 1 7 15 8 Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni) Vagrant
- 252 5988 78 5 148 99 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Vagrant Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 18 6082 79 1 9 8 6 South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus) Endemic Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 460 9052 80 13 302 145 8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Vagrant New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- 59 10325 81 1 24 34 8 Long-tailed Meadowlark (Sturnella loyca) Vagrant
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IBC Want list for South Georgia
IBC Want list for South Georgia
List of the species occurring in South Georgia that lack materials on the IBC- All species from South Georgia have at least one type of material.
25 species without sounds
- Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Vagrant
- Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) Vagrant
- Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica)
- Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) Vagrant
- White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) Vagrant
- Atlantic Petrel (Pterodroma incerta) Vagrant
- Kerguelen Petrel (Pterodroma brevirostris)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
- Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) Vagrant
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
- Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
- Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
- Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis) Vagrant
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis)
- Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- White-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria) Vagrant
- South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)
- Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vagrant
- Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) Vagrant
- American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Vagrant
- Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) Vagrant
South Georgia statistics
81 species, 81 with material (100%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
39 vagrants, 39 with material (100%)
1 endemic, 1 with material (100%)
39 vagrants, 39 with material (100%)
79 species with videos (97.53%)
81 species with photographs (100%)
56 species with sounds (69.14%)
2916 videos, 3244 photographs and 151 sounds of species present in South Georgia
81 species with photographs (100%)
56 species with sounds (69.14%)
2916 videos, 3244 photographs and 151 sounds of species present in South Georgia
Contributors
- Josep del Hoyo ·
- Laurent Demongin ·
- Christophe Gouraud ·
- Jordi Sargatal ·
- Greg Baker ·
- Gus Yaki ·
- Martin Hale ·
- Ramón Mascort ·
- Helmut Schenkel Brunner ·
- Santiago Imberti ·
- Dag Peterson ·
- Kees Camphuysen ·
- Greg R Homel ·
- Rainer Mönke ·
- srchester ·
- Paul Willoughby ·
- Robson Silva e Silva ·
- Eric van Poppel ·