🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

21 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on GBIF: 9 mammals, 8 birds, 4 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientBlue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredColossal squidColossal squidMesonychoteuthis hamiltoniLeast concernLeopard sealLeopard sealHydrurga leptonyxLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernSouthern elephant sealSouthern elephant sealMirounga leoninaVulnerableFin whaleFin whaleBalaenoptera physalusVulnerableGentoo penguinGentoo penguinPygoscelis papuaLeast concernKing penguinKing penguinAptenodytes patagonicusLeast concernCrown-of-thorns starfishCrown-of-thorns starfishAcanthaster planciMacaroni penguinMacaroni penguinEudyptes chrysolophusVulnerableChinstrap penguinChinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarcticusLeast concernSnowy albatrossSnowy albatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerableSouthern right whaleSouthern right whaleEubalaena australisLeast concernAntarctic krillAntarctic krillEuphausia superbaLeast concernAntarctic fur sealAntarctic fur sealArctocephalus gazellaEndangeredSouthern royal albatrossSouthern royal albatrossDiomedea epomophoraVulnerableSouthern giant petrelSouthern giant petrelMacronectes giganteusLeast concernBlack-browed albatrossBlack-browed albatrossThalassarche melanophrisLeast concernHourglass dolphinHourglass dolphinLagenorhynchus crucigerLeast concernLabidiaster annulatusLabidiaster annulatusLabidiaster annulatus

All 21 animals by group

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

Whales & dolphins 6

Penguins 4

Seabirds, divers & grebes 4

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 2

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.