SNEM2893 101S281224-1 Antarctica in Depth wildlife checklist

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ANTARCTICA IN DEPTH

December 29, 2025 – January 08, 2025

Captain: Ned Tutton

Discovery Leader: Helena Schofield

Nautical Miles : 2007nm

Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist

PENGUINS

Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua

Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonius

Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus

Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri

Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome

ALBATROSS

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans

Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora

Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi

Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys

PETRELS

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus( White Morph)

Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli

Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides

Cape Petrel Daption capense

Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica

Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea

Antarctica in Depth: December 29th - January 9th, 2025

White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis x

Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica

Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

GULLS AND TERNS

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus

Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis

Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii

Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini

South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea

SHEARWATERS AND PRIONS

Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea

Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata

Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri

Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea

Common diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix

SHAGS AND CORMORANTS

Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensi

Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps

Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica in Depth:

December 29th - January 9th, 2025

SKUAS AND SHEATHBILL

Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus

South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis x

Snowy (Pale-faced) Sheathbill Chionis alba

PINNIPEDS

Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii

Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga

Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx

Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella

Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella(Luscitic)

Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina

South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens

South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis x

CETACEANS

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae

Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus x Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis x Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Killer Whale Orcinus orca

Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas

Dusky Dolphin Lagernorhynchus obscurus x Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii Peale's Dolphin Lagernorhynchus australis x

OTHER NOTABLE SIGHTINGS:

Leucistic Gentoo Penguin

Krill x

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