The Falkland Islands and South Atlantic
BIRDLIFE, FALKLAND ISLANDS AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

BIRDLIFE, FALKLAND ISLANDS AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

The Falkland Islands have a wealth of bird life. There are 21 resident land birds, 18 resident water birds, 22 breeding seabirds, 18 annual non-breeding migrants and 143 species recorded as occoasion visitors. All bird species apart from Upland Geese and feral domestic geese are protected in the Falkland Islands.

link to penguins Penguins

link to albatrossAlbatross

link to birds of prey falkandsBirds of Prey

link to cormorantsCormorants

link to ducksDucks

link to geese and swansGeese and Swans

link to grebesGrebes

gulls and terns linkGulls and Terns

link to black capped night heronHeron Egret

link to owlsOwls

link to oystercatchersOystercatchers

link to passerines, small birdsPasserines- Small Birds

Petrels

plover and dotterel likPlover and Dotterel

link to prionsPrions

link to sandpiperSandpiper

link to shearwatersShearwaters

link to sheathbillSheathbill

link to skuaSkua

link to snipeSnipe

  

 

 

Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B.
Photographic credits: Robert Maddocks
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