ANTARCTIC TRIP - 

Birds and Wildlife observed in Chile, Argentina, and Antarctica

Last updated: 24 October, 2000

Linked Photos were taken by and are copyright  by Pat or Roy Beckemeyer.  Please do not use without permission.

Birds: (Species seen on the trip but that we missed are in brackets: [...])

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus, Very common at South Georgia. Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo#3, Photo#4, Photo#5.
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica, South Georgia, Antarctica (colony of half million or so at Bailey Head). Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4, Photo#5.
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae, Paulet Island, Brown Bluff, most common penguin seen in Antarctica. Photo #1, Photo #2.
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua, Common in South Georgia and Antarctica. Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo#3, Photo#4, Photo#5.
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus, Only a few at South Georgia and the South Shetlands. Four adults (2 with chicks) at Hannah Point on Livingstone Island. Photo.
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus, Fairly common in the waters around Cape Horn and the Beagle Channel, Chile and Argentina
Great Grebe Podiceps major, Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego (PNTDF), Argentina
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exsulans, Drake Passage, South Georgia, Scotia Sea.  Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3, Photo#4.
Royal Albatross Diomedea epomorpha, Drake Passage, usually present in small numbers our 1st two days at sea and Feb. 4
Gray-headed Albatross Diomedea chrysostoma, A few in the Drake Passage, and at South Georgia. Pat saw a bird that had landed on the ship at night. Photo.
Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophrys, VEry common, seen almost every day at sea. Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4.
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata, A few seen in the seas near South Georgia
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus, Very common at sea and nesting at South Georgia.  Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3.
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli, Seen in fair numbers with the Southern Giant Petrel at sea. Distinguished by reddish tip to bill versus greenish for the Southern
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis, Fairly common at sea
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus, Very common in waters of the Drake Passage near Tierra del Fuego
[Kerguelen Petrel Pterodroma brevirostris, Observed by others while at sea]
Cape Petrel Daption capense, South Georgia, Antarctica, nesting in large numbers at Deception Island.  Photo#1.
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis, A few in the Drake Passage on way to South Georgia
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides, Drake Passage, Scotia Sea, Gerlache Strait, fair numbers
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica, Paulet Island and Sntarctic Strait
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea, South Georgia and Antarctica, often in large numbers seen against the ice
[Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea, Seen by others at sea near South Georgia]
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata, LArge numbers near the Salisbury Plain
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri, A few seen at sea
[Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur, A few seen by others at sea]
[Gray-backed STorm Petrel Garrodia nereis, Rare, seen by a few others one day]
Wilson's Strom Petrel Oceanites oceanicus, Common, seen nearly every day.  Photo#1.
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica, Less common than Wilson's, but quite a few seen nearly every day at sea
[South Georgian Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus, Seen by others one day at South Georgia]
Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus, Ushuaia
Imperial (Blue-eyed) Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps atriceps, Cape Horn
Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldianus, (Antarctic form of Blue-eyed Shag) Antarctica, nesting at Port Lockroy.  Photo#1.
South Georgia Shag Phalacrocorax georgianus, (South Georgia form of Blue-eyed Shag), South Georgia.  Photo#1.
Black-faced Ibis Theristicus (caudatus) melanopis, PNTDF, Argentina
Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida, Ushuaia
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta, PNTDF, Argentina
Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala, PNTDF, Argentina
Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides, Ushuaia, Argentina
Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres pteneres, PNTDF, Argentina
South Georgia Pintail Anas georgica georgica, South Georgia.  Photo#1.
Andean Condor , Chile
Turkey Vulture Coragyps aura, Chile
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus, Chile
Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma, Chile
Mountain Caracara Polyborus megalopterus, Chile
White-throated Caracara Polyborus albogularis, Ushuaia dump
Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango, Chile and Ushuaia
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus, Ushuaia
American Kestrel Falco sparverius, Chile
California Quail Lophortyx californica, Chile
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis, Ushuaia
[Baird's Sandpiper Calidris baidii, Others saw a flock of 9 birds fly around the boat off Cape Horn. By June these birds will be up in Barrow, AK to breed!]
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba, Antarctica in penguin colonies, seen with chicks. Photo.
Chilean Skua Catharacta chilensis, Ushuaia dump, 1st and last days at sea.
Brown Skua Catharacta lonnbergi, South Goergia, Antarctica.  Photo#1.
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki, Antarctica. Photo.
Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus soresbii, Ushuaia dump
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus, Ushuaia dump, South Georgia, Antarctica.
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea, Chile
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata, South Georgia, Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego
Rock Dove Columba livia, Santiago, Chile
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata, Chile
Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera, Chile
White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus, Chile
Crag Chilia Chilia melanura, Chile
Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus, Chile
Bar-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus, Chile
Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda, Ushuaia, PNTDF, Argentina
Moustached turca Pteroptochos megapodius, Heard in Chile
White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albiflora, Chile
[Rufous-backed Negrito Lessonia rufa, Seen by others at PNTDF, Argentina]
White-crested Elania Elania albiceps, Chile
Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga, Chile, Argentina
Blue-and -white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca, Chile, Argentina
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii, Chile
South GEorgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus, South Georgia
Common Diuca Finch Diuca diuca, Chile
Band-tailed Sierra Finch Phyrgilus alaudinus, Chile
Gray-hooded Sierra Finch Phrygilus gayi, Chile
Patagonian Sierra Finch Phrygilus patagonicus, PNTDF, Argentina
Mourning Sierra Finch Phrygilus fruticeti, Chile
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis, Chile, Argentina
Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata, Ushuaia, PNTDF, Argentina
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis, Chile,
Long-tailed Meadowlark Surnella loyca, Chile

Cetaceans:

Minke Whale Balaeneoptera acutorostrata, Antarctica
Humpback Whale Megaptera novae-angliae, At sea, Antarctica
Peale's Dolphin Lagenorynchus australis, South of CApe Horn

Pinnipeds:

South Georgia Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis, South Georgia & Antarctica. Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3.
Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina, South Georgia, Antarctica. Photo#1, Photo#2.
Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophagus, Antarctica.  Photo.
Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx, Antarctica
Weddell's Seal Leptonychotes weddelli, Antarctica