This is the list of the wildlife for the first part of the 2011 Atlantic Odyssey expedition cruise from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Ascension Island, South Atlantic, between 27^th March and 25^th April. Sightings include those at all locations visited i.e. the Drake Passage, Antarctic Sound, Scotia Sea, South Georgia, Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, St. Helena and Ascension Island.

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Birds

 

King Penguin ------------- Aptenodytes patagonicus

Gentoo Penguin ------------------- Pygoscelis papua

Adelie Penguin ------------------------------ P. adeliae

Chinstrap Penguin --------------------- P. Antarctica

Rockhopper Penguin -------- Eudyptes chrysocome

North. Rockhopper Penguin ----------- E. moseleyi

Macaroni Penguin ----------------- E. chrysolophus

Wandering Albatross ----------- Diomedea exulans

Tristan Albatross ---------------------- D. dabbenena

Southern Royal Albatross --------- D. epomophora

SalvinÕs Albatross ------------- Thalassarche salvini

Shy Albatross --------------------------------- T. cauta

Black-browed Alb. ------------------ T. melanophris

Grey-headed Albatross ------------- T. chrysostoma

Atl. Yellow-nosed Alb. ---------- T. chlororhynchos

Sooty Albatross ------------------- Phoebetria fusca

Light-mantled S. Albatross ---------- P. palpebrata

Southern Giant Petrel ---- Macronectes giganteus

Northern Giant Petrel ----------------------- M. halli

Southern Fulmar------------ Fulmarus glacialoides

Antarctic Petrel ------------- Thalassoica antarctica

Cape Petrel (Pintado) ------------- Daption capense

Snow Petrel ------------------------ Pagodroma nivea

Great-winged Petrel ------ Pterodroma macroptera

White-headed Petrel ---------------------- P. lessonii

Atlantic Petrel ------------------------------- P. incerta

Kerguelen Petrel ---------------------- P. brevirostris

Soft-plumaged Petrel ----------------------- P. mollis

Blue Petrel ---------------------- Halobaena caerulea

Broad-billed Prion --------------- Pachyptila vittata

Antarctic Prion ---------------------------- P. desolata

Slender-billed Prion ---------------------- P. belcheri

Fairy Prion ------------------------------------ P. turtur

Bulwer's Petrel ------------------- Bulweria bulwerii

Westland Petrel ------------ Procellaria westlandica

White-chinned Petrel ------------- P. aequinoctialis

Spectacled Petrel -------------------- P. conspicillata

 

Grey Petrel ------------------------------------ P. cinerea

CoryÕs Shearwater ------------- Calonectris diomedia

Great Shearwater ---------------------- Puffinus gravis

Sooty Shearwater ----------------------------- P. griseus

Sub-Antarctic Little Shearwater ---------- P. elegans

White-faced Storm-petrel ----- Pelagodroma marina

WilsonÕs Storm-petrel ----------- Oceanites oceanicus

Grey-backed Storm-petrel ----------- Garrodia nereis

Black-bellied Storm-petrel ---------- Fregetta tropica

White-bellied Storm-petrel --------------- F. grallaria

Madeiran Storm-petrel --------- Oceanodroma castro

LeachÕs Storm-petrel --------------------- O. leucorhoa

South Georgian Diving-Petrel ---- Pelecanoides georgicus

Common Diving-Petrel -------------------- P. urinatrix

Red-billed Tropicbird ------------- Phaeton aethereus

White-tailed Tropicbird -------------------- P. lepturus

Masked Booby -------------------------- Sula dactylatra

Red-footed Booby --------------------------------- S. sula

Brown Booby ------------------------------ S. leucogaster

South Georgia Shag ---------------------- P. georgianus

Ascension Frigatebird ------------------ Fregata aquila

Cattle Egret -------------------------------- Bubulcus ibis

South Georgia Pintail------------ A. georgica georgica

Speckled Teal ------------------------------ A. flavirostris

Inaccessible Island Rail ------------- Atlantisia rogersi

Gough Moorhen ---------------------- Gallinula comeri

St. Helena Plover --------- Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Pale-faced Sheathbill ---------------------- Chionis alba

Brown Skua ----------Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi

Tristan Skua -------------------------------C. a hamiltoni

South Polar Skua ----------------------- C. maccormicki

Chilean Skua --------------------------------- C. chilensis

Pomarine Skua --------------- Stercorarius pomarinus

Long-tailed Skua ------------------------ S. longicaudus

Kelp Gull --------------------------------- L. dominicanus

FranklinÕs Gull -------------------------- Larus pipixcan

Common Tern --------------------------- Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern -------------------------------- S. paradisaea

Antarctic Tern ------------------------------- S. vittata

Sooty Tern ----------------------------------- S. fuscata

White Tern --------------------------------- Gygis alba

Black Noddy -------------------------- Anous minutus

Brown Noddy ------------------------------ A. stolidus

South Georgia Pipit ------------ Anthus antarcticus

Tristan Thrush ------------------ Nesocichla eremita

Nightingale Bunting ---------------- Neospiza questi

Inaccessible Bunting --------------------- N. acunhae

Gough Bunting ---------------- Rowettia goughensis

 

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Introductions

 

Ring-necked Pheasant -------- Phasianus colchicus

Barred Ground-Dove --------------- Geopelia striata

Common Waxbill --------------------- Estrilda astrild

Madagascar Fody ------- Foudia madagascariensis

Common (Indian) Mynah ------ Acridotheres tristis

Java Sparrow ------------------------ Padda oryzivora

Yellow Canary ------------------- Serinus flaviventris

 

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Marine Mammals

 

Fin Whale -------------------- Balaenoptera physalus

Antarctic Minke Whale -------------- B. bonaerensis

Sei Whale ------------------------------------ B. borealis

Humpback Whale -------- Megaptera novaeangliae

Sperm Whale -------------- Physeter macrocephalus

Beaked whale ----------------------------- Unidentified

Southern Bottlenose Whale -- Hyperoodon planifrons

Killer Whale------------------------------ Orcinus orca

False Killer Whale ------------ Pseudorca crassidens

Long-finned Pilot Whale ------ Globicephala melas

Short-finned Pilot Whale ------- G. macrorhynchus

Hourglass Dolphin ------ Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Clymene Dolphin ------------------- Stenella clymene

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ----------- S. attenuata

Common Bottlenose Dolphin ------ Tursiops truncatus

Antarctic Fur Seal ----------- Arctocephalus gazelle

Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal ----------------- A. tropicalis

Southern Elephant Seal ---------- Mirounga leonine

 

Terrestrial Mammals

 

Reindeer ---------------------------- Rangifer tarandus

Tristan Mouse

Brown Rat

 

Butterflies

 

Southern Painted Lady -------- Vanessa brasiliensis

African Monarch ----------------- Danaus chrysippus

Diadem -------------------------- Hypolimnas misippus

Long-tailed Blue ------------------ Lampides boeticus

 

Selected other Wildlife

Green Turtle -------------------------- Chelonia mydas

Blackfish ------------------------------ Melichthys niger

Flying Fish --------------------------------- Unidentified

Flying Squid ------------------------------- Unidentified

Whale Shark ------------------------- Rhincodon typus

Blue Shark ---------------------------- Prionace glauca

Java Gecko (St Helena) ----- Hemidactylus frenatus

By-the-wind-sailor --------------------- Velella velella

Portuguese Man-o-war ------------ Physalia physalis