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South Orkney Isl

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Antarctic. Antarctic British Islands.

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Number of species: 23
Number of globally threatened species: 4
Spheniscidae
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Keizerspinguïn	Rare/Accidental
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Ezelspinguïn	Near-threatened
Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae	Adélie-pinguïn
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Keelband- Of Stormbandpinguïn
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Geelkuifpinguïn	Rare/Accidental
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Macaronipinguïn	Vulnerable
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Magelhaenpinguïn	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Diomedeidae
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Roetkopalbatros	Near-threatened
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Grijskopalbatros	Vulnerable
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Zuidelijke Reuzenstormvogel	Near-threatened
Southern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialoides	Grijze Stormvogel
Cape Petrel	Daption capense	Kaapse Stormvogel
Snow Petrel	Pagodroma nivea	Sneeuwstormvogel
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata	Antarctische Prion
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Witkinstormvogel
Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Wilson-stormvogeltje
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica	Zwartbuikstormvogeltje
Phalacrocoracidae
Imperial Shag	Phalacrocorax atriceps	Blauwoogaalscholver
Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis albus	Zuidpoolkip
Scolopacidae
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Kleinste Strandloper	Rare/Accidental
Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Kelpmeeuw
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata	Antarctische Stern
Stercorariidae
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus	Subantarctische Grote Jager

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