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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 21 species · Kerguelen Islands

Showing 21 species · Kerguelen Islands

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Not Evaluated

Blackfin Icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Not Evaluated

Yellowbelly Rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
Vulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Southern Pintail

Anas eatoni

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 dive sites
King PenguinLeast Concern

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
12 countries6 parks1 dive site
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries20 parks3 dive sites
Gentoo PenguinLeast Concern

Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries17 parks3 dive sites
Macaroni PenguinVulnerable

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries10 parks
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
7 countries7 parks3 dive sites
6 countries7 parks3 dive sites
9 countries8 parks2 dive sites
17 countries9 parks
11 countries25 parks
11 countries15 parks
13 countries34 parks
12 countries11 parks
11 countries11 parks
16 countries22 parks
1 country1 park