Animals of Falkland Islands

23 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Falkland Islands on GBIF: 16 birds, 7 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 23 animals by group

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

• South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

Whales & dolphins 5

• Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis

Penguins 6

• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
• Northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
• Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli

Birds of prey 2

• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Ducks, geese & swans 1

• Greylag goose Anser anser (introduced)

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1

• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 4

• Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
• Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans
• Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
• Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1

• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Songbirds & perching birds 1

• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.