🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

15 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Heard Island and McDonald Islands on GBIF: 8 birds, 5 mammals, 1 sharks & fish, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

Leopard sealLeopard sealHydrurga leptonyxLeast concernEmperor penguinEmperor penguinAptenodytes forsteriNear threatenedSouthern elephant sealSouthern elephant sealMirounga leoninaVulnerablePatagonian toothfishPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoidesKing penguinKing penguinAptenodytes patagonicusLeast concernMacaroni penguinMacaroni penguinEudyptes chrysolophusVulnerableSnowy albatrossSnowy albatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerableGreat skuaGreat skuaStercorarius skuaLeast concernAntarctic fur sealAntarctic fur sealArctocephalus gazellaEndangeredRoyal penguinRoyal penguinEudyptes schlegeliLeast concernSouthern giant petrelSouthern giant petrelMacronectes giganteusLeast concernBlack-browed albatrossBlack-browed albatrossThalassarche melanophrisLeast concernHourglass dolphinHourglass dolphinLagenorhynchus crucigerLeast concernSubantarctic fur sealSubantarctic fur sealArctocephalus tropicalisLeast concernLabidiaster annulatusLabidiaster annulatusLabidiaster annulatus

All 15 animals by group

Seals, sea lions & walrus 4

Whales & dolphins 1

Penguins 4

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

Bony fish 1

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

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.