Plants, birds, fish and other life that might be found in Falkland Islands rivers, streams, ditches, ponds and lakes.

FRESHWATER LIFE

Plants, birds, fish and other life that might be found in Falkland Islands rivers, streams, ditches, ponds and lakes.

Plants found in freshwater habitats

pondweed Pondweed, Water-milfoil Myriophyllum quitense arrow leaved marigold Arrow-leaved Marigold Caltha sagittata
short rush Short rush Rostkovia magellanica    

Fish found in freshwater habitats

'Mullet' Eleginops maclovinus Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Falkland 'Zebra' Trout Aplochiton zebra Falklands Minnow Galaxias maculatus

Birds that might be seen in freshwater habitats

white tufted rollands grebe White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland silvery grebe Silver Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
black necked swan Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus versicolor teal Silver/ Versicolor Teal Anas versivolor fretensis
speckled teal duck Speckled/ Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris chiloe wigeon Chiloë Wigeon  Anas sibilatrix
Brown pintail Brown Pintail/ Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica spinicauda    

Freshwater invertebrates

Water Beetle Lancetes falklandicus    

Photographic credits: Robert Maddocks
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