Falklands Conservation

FALKLAND ISLANDS WILDLIFE

A Check List of Mammals, Freshwater Fish, Birds and Plants

English names are given first followed by any local names in brackets and the scientific name in italics.

Mammals The Falkland Islands have no surviving native land mammals. The last Falkland Wolf or Warrah was killed in 1876. Introduced land mammals other than sheep, cattle and horses include Patagonian foxes, rats, mice, rabbits, cats and, on Staats Island, the guanaco. Marine Mammals
Right Whales	*Balaenidae Neobalaenidae*
Southern Right Whale Pigmy Right Whale	Eubalaena australis Caperea marginata
Rorquals	*Balaenopteridae*
Blue Whale Fin Whale Sei Whale Minke Whale Humpback Whale	Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Balaenoptera borealis Balaenoptera acutorostrata Megaptera novaeangliae
Sperm Whales	*Physeteridae*
Sperm Whale	Physeter catodon
Beaked Whales	*Ziphiidae*
Arnoux's Beaked Whale Cuvier's Beaked Whale Southern Bottlenose Whale Hector's Beaked Whale Gray's Beaked Whale Straptoothed Whale	Bernardius arnouxii Ziphius cavirostris Hyperoodon planifrons Mesoplodon hectori Mesoplodon hectori Mesoplodon layardii
Marine Dolphins	*Delphinidae*
Killer Whale Longfinned Pilot Whale (Blackfish) Peale's Dolphin Hourglass Dolphin Dusky Dolphin Commersons's Dolphin (Puffing Pig) Southern Right Whale Dolphin	Orcinus orca Globicephala melaena Lagenorhynchus australis Lagenorhynchus cruciger Lagenorhynchus obscurus Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lissodelphis peronii
Porpoises	*Phocoenidae*
Spectacled Porpoise	Australophocaena dioptrica
Pinnipedia
Southern Sea Lion Falkland Islands Fur Seal Leopard Seal Southern Elephant Seal	Otaria flavescens Arctocephalus australis Hydrurga leptonyx Mirounga leonina
Return to Top Freshwater Fish I = introduced, E = endemic.
Sea Trout (migratory Brown Trout) Brown Trout (non-migratory) Falkland Trout Falkland Smelt Falkland Minnow	Salmo trutta Salmo trutta Aplochiton zebra Galaxias attenuatus Galaxias maculatus Galaxias smithii	I I E E E
Return to Top Birds This checklist includes all species known to have occurred on the Falklands Islands or within the 200 mile zone of surface water surrounding the archipelago. The sequence of families follows the Checklist of the Birds of South America, 2nd edition (1989) by Allen Altman and Byron Swift. Nomenclature generally follows R Meyer de Schaunsee's A Guide to the Birds of South America (1971), with some local alternative names in ( ). The Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Falkland Islands (Robin & Anne Woods) gives further information on distribution and breeding status. Status is shown by the following code letters or symbols: E Endemic species L Falkland Islands race, endemic sub species B Breeds in the Falkland Islands N Non-breeding regular visitor V Irregular vagrant X Lost breeding species: not recorded recently M Migrates regularly to and from the Islands or adjacent waters ? Status in doubt due to lack of information * Introduced species U Unsubstantiated or doubtful record Order PODICIPEDIFORMES Family Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe White-tufted Grebe (Golden/Rollands Grebe) Great Grebe Silvery Grebe (White Grebe)	Podilymbus podiceps Rollandia rolland rolland Podiceps major Podiceps occipitalis occipitalis	U B, L V B
Order PROCELLARIIFORMES Family Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross Royal Albatross Black-browed Albatross (Mollymawk) Buller's Albatross Shy Albatross Yellow-nosed Albatross Grey-headed Albatross Sooty Albatross Light-mantled Sooty Albatross	Diomedea exulans Diomedea epomophora Diomedea melanophris Diomedea bulleri Diomedea cauta Diomedea chlororhynchos Diomedea chrysostoma Phoebetria fusca Phoebetria palpebrata	N N B, M V V V N V N
Family Procellariidae
Northern Giant Petrel Southern Giant Petrel (Stinker) Antarctic (Silver-grey) Fulmar Antarctic Petrel Cape Petrel Snow Petrel Kerguelen Petrel Atlantic Petrel Mottled Petrel White-headed Petrel Great-winged Petrel Soft-plumaged Petrel Blue Petrel Dove/Antarctic Prion Broad-billed Prion Thin-billed Prion (Firebird) Fairy Prion Grey Petrel White-chinned Petrel (Shoemaker, Cobbler) Cory's Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater (Shyer Bird) Manx Shearwater Little Shearwater	Macronectes halli Macronectes giganteus Fulmarus glacialoides Thalassoica antarctica Daption capense Pagodroma nivea Pterodroma brevirostris Pterodroma incerta Pterodroma inexpectata Pterodroma lessonii Pterodroma macroptera Pterodroma mollis Halobaena caerulea Pachyptila desolata Pachyptila vittata Pachyptila belcheri Pachyptila turtur Procellaria cinerea Procellaria aequinoctialis Calonectris diomedea Puffinus gravis Puffinus griseus Puffinus puffinus Puffinus assimilis	N, B? B, M N V N V N V V V V V N N N B, M B, M V B, M? V B, M B, M V V
Family Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel White-faced Storm-Petrel White-bellied Storm-Petrel Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Grey-backed Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus Pelagodroma marina Fregretta grallaria Fregetta tropica Garrodia nereis	B, M V V N/B? B, M
Family Pelecanoididae
Common Diving Petrel Georgian Diving Petrel Magellan Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix Pelecanoides georgicus Pelecanoides magellani	B, M? V N?
Order SPHENISCIFORMES Family Spheniscidae
King Penguin Emperor Penguin Gentoo Penguin Adelie Penguin Chinstrap Penguin Rockhopper Penguin (Rocky) Macaroni Penguin Royal Penguin Fiordland Crested Penguin Snares Crested Penguin Erect-crested Penguin Magellanic Penguin (Jackass)	Aptenodytes patagonicus Aptenodytes forsteri Pygoscelis papua papua Pygoscelis adeliae Pygoscelis antarctica Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome Eudyptes chrysolophus Eudyptes (chrysolophus) schlegeli Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Eudyptes robustus Eudyptes sclateri Spheniscus magellanicus	B V B V V B, M B, M B?, U V?, U V V B, M
Order PELECANIFORMES Family Phalacrocoracidae
Rock Shag (Black Shag) Imperial Shag (King Shag) Red-legged Shag	Phalacrocorax magellanicus Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer Phalacrocorax gaimardi	B B V
Order CICONIIFORMES Family Ardeidae
Cocoi Heron Great White Egret Snowy Egret Green-backed Heron Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron (Quark)	Ardea cocoi Egretta alba Egretta thula Butorides striatus Bubulcus ibis Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus	V V V V N B, L
Family Threskiornithidae
Buff-necked Ibis Roseate Spoonbill	Theristicus caudatus melanopis Ajaia ajaja	V V
Family Ciconiidae
Maguari Stork	Ciconia maguari	V
Order PHOENICOPTERIFORMES Family Phoenicopteridae
Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	V
Order ANSERIFORMES Family Anatidae
Coscoroba Swan Black-necked Swan Ashy-headed Goose (Coast/White-breasted Brant) Ruddy-headed Goose (Brent, Brant) Upland Goose Kelp Goose Feral Domestic Goose Crested Duck (Grey Duck) Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck (Logger) Flying Steamer Duck (Canvasback) Mallard Spectacled Duck Speckled Teal (Teal) Chiloe Wigeon (Black and White Wigeon) White-cheeked Pintail Yellow-billed Pintail (Grey/Coast Teal) Silver Teal (Pampa Teal) Cinnamon Teal (Red Teal) Red Shoveler Rosy-billed Pochard Lake Duck Black-headed Duck	Coscoroba coscoroba Cygnus melancoryphus Chloephaga poliocephala Chloephaga rubidiceps Chloephaga picta leucoptera Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum Anser anser Anas specularioides specularioides Tachyeres brachydactyla Tachyeres patachonicus Anas platyrhynchos Anas specularis Anas flavirostris Anas sibilatrix Anas bahamensis Anas georgica spinicauda Anas versicolor fretensis Anas cyanoptera cyanoptera Anas platalea Netta peposaca Oxyura vittata Heteronetta atricapilla	B? B B, M? B B, L B, L B* B B, E B B*? V B B V B B B V V V V
Order CATHARTIFORMES Family Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture (Turkey Buzzard, Turkey)	Cathartes aura falklandicus	B
Order ACCIPITRIFORMES Family Accipitriformes
Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-backed Hawk (Hawk, Blue Hawk) Cinereous Harrier Long-winged Harrier	Accipiter striatus Buteo polyosoma polyosoma Circus cinereus Circus buffoni	V B X, V? V, U
Order FALCONIFORMES Family Falconidae
Chimango Caracara Striated Caracara (Johnny/Jack Rook) Crested Caracara (Carancho) Peregrine/Cassin's Falcon (Sparrow Hawk) Aplomado Falcon American Kestrel	Milvago chimango Phalcoboenus australis Caracara plancus plancus Falco peregrinus cassini Falco femoralis Falco sparverius cinnamominus	V B B B V V/B?
Order GRUIFORMES Family Rallidae
Plumbeous Rail Speckled Crake American Purple Gallinule Red-gartered Coot White-winged Coot Red-fronted Coot	Rallus sanguinolentus Coturnicops notata Porphyrula martinica Fulica armillata Fulica leucoptera Fulica rufifrons	V, U V, U V V V V
Order CHARADRIIFORMES Family Charadriidae
Southern Lapwing American Golden Plover Two-banded Plover (Falkland Is. Plover) Rufous-chested Dotterel (Dotterel) Tawny-throated Dotterel	Vanellus chilensis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius falklandicus Charadrius modestus Eudromias ruficollis	V V B B, M? V
Family Pluvianellidae
Magellanic Plover	Pluvianellus socialis	V
Family Haematopodidae
Blackish Oystercatcher (Black Curlew) Magellanic Oystercatcher (Pied O., Curlew)	Haematopus ater Haematopus leucopodus	B B
Family Scolopacidae
Hudsonian Godwit Whimbrel Eskimo Curlew Upland Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Magellanic Snipe (Snipe) Cordilleran Snipe Red Knot Surfbird Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Red/Grey Phalarope	Limosa haemastica Numenius phaeopus Numenius borealis Bartramia longicauda Tringa melanoleuca Tringa flavipes Arenaria interpres Gallinago magellanica magellanica Gallinago stricklandii Calidris canutus Aphriza virgata Calidris alba Calidris fuscicollis Calidris bairdii Calidris melanotos Steganopus tricolor Phalaropus fulicarius	V N V V V V V, U B, M? B?, U V, U V N N N V V V
Family Thinocoridae
White-bellied Seedsnipe Least Seedsnipe	Attagis malouinus Thinocorus rumicivorus	V B?
Family Chionididae
Snowy Sheathbill	Chionis alba	N
Family Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua Falkland Skua (Sea-hen) Chilean Skua Long-tailed Skua Arctic Skua	Catharacta maccormicki Catharacta antarctica Catharacta chilensis Stercorarius longicaudus Stercorarius parasiticus	N? B, M N? V V
Family Laridae
Dolphin Gull Grey Gull Band-tailed Gull Grey-headed Gull Kelp Gull (Big Gull, White Gull) Franklin's Gull Brown-hooded Gull (Pink-breasted Gull)	Larus scoresbii Larus modestus Larus belcheri Larus cirrocephalus Larus dominicanus Larus pipixcan Larus maculipennis	B V V V B V B
Family Sternidae
Common Tern Arctic Tern Antarctic Tern South American Tern (Split-tail) Cayenne/Sandwich Tern Trudeau's Tern	Sterna hirundo Sterna paradisaea Sterna vittata Sterna hirundinacea Sterna (sandvicensis) eurygnatha Sterna trudeaui	V N N? B, M V V
Order COLUMBIFORMES Family Columbidae
Chilean Pigeon Eared Dove Ruddy Ground Dove	Columba araucana Zenaida auriculata Columbina talpacoti	V V V
Order PSITTACIFORMES Family Psittacidae
Burrowing Parrot Austral Parakeet	Cyanoliseus patagonus Enicognathus ferrugineus	V, U V
Order CUCULIFORMES Family Cuculidae
Dark-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus melacoryphus	V
Order STRIGIFORMES Family Tytonidae
Barn Owl (White Owl)	Tyto alba	B
Family Strigidae
Great Horned Owl Burrowing Owl Rufous-legged Owl Short-eared Owl (Owl)	Bubo virginianus Athene cunicularia Strix rufipes Asio flammeus sanfordi	V V V, U B, L
Order APODIFORMES Family Apodidae
White-collared Swift Ashy-tailed Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris Chaetura andrei	V V
Family Trochilidae
Green-backed Firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	V
Order PASSERIFORMES Family Furnariidae
Bar-winged Cinclodes Tussac-bird (Black Bird)	Cinclodes fuscus Cinclodes antarcticus antarcticus	V B, L
Family Rhinocryptidae
Magellanic Tapaculo	Scytalopus magellanicus	X?
Family Tyrannidae
Black-billed Shrike-tyrant Tufted Tit-tyrant Fire-eyed Diucon White-browed Ground-tyrant Dark-faced Ground-tyrant (Blue/News Bird) Rufous-backed Negrito Fork-tailed Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Great Kiskadee White-crested Elaenia	Agriornis montana Anairetes parulus Pyrope pyrope Muscisaxicola albilora Muscisaxicola macloviana Lessonia rufa Tyrannus savana Tyrannus tyrannus Pitangus sulphuratus Elaenia albiceps	V V V V B, L V V V V V
Family Phytotomidae
Rufous-tailed Plantcutter	Phytotoma rara	V
Family Hirdundinidae
Chilean Swallow Southern Martin Purple Martin Rough-winged Swallow Sand Martin / Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow	Tachycineta leucopyga Progne modesta Progne subis Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Riparia riparia Hirundo rustica Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	B V V V V V V
Family Troglodytidae
Falkland Grass Wren (Tomtit) Cobb's Wren (Rock Wren)	Cistothorus platensis falklandicus Troglodytes cobbi	B, L B, E
Family Turdidae
Wood Thrush Falkland Thrush (Thrush)	Hylocichla mustelina Turdus falcklandii falcklandii	V, U B, L
Family Mimidae
Patagonian Mockingbird	Mimus patagonicus	V
Family Motacillidae
Falkland Pipit (Skylark, Lark)	Anthus correndera grayi	B, L
Family Emberizidae
Mourning Sierra-Finch Black-throated Finch (Sparrow) Yellow-bridled Finch Rufous-collared Sparrow	Phrygilus fruticeti Melanodera melanodera melanodera Melanodera xanthogramma Zonotrichia capensis	V B, L X? V
Family Icteridae
Long-tailed Meadowlark (Robin, Military Starling)	Sturnella loyca falklandica	B, L
Family Fringillidae
Black-chinned Siskin (Siskin, Canary)	Carduelis barbata	B
Family Passeridae
House Sparrow (English Sparrow)	Passer domesticus	B*
Return to Top Flowering Plants and Ferns Nomenclature mainly follows Moore D M The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands. British Antarctic Survey Report No. 60. (1967) and The Flora of Tierra Del Fuego (1983) I = introduced, E = endemic. Lycopodiaceae
Fir Clubmoss Creeping Clubmoss Fuegian Clubmoss	Huperzia fuegiana Lycopodium confertum Lycopodium magellanicum
Ophioglossaceae
American Adder's Tongue Dusen's Moonwort	Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Botrychium dusenii
Hymenophyllaceae
Falkland Filmy-fern Twisted Film-fern Red-haired Filmy-fern	Hymenophyllum falklandicum Hymenophyllum tortuosum Serpyllopsis caespitosa
Schizaeaceae
Comb Fern	Schizaea fistulosa
Gleicheniaceae
Coral Fern	Gleichenia cryptocarpa
Adiantaceae
Chilean Maidenhair-fern	Adiantum chilense
Davalliaceae
Leathery Shield Fern	Rumohra adiantiformis
Aspleniaceae
Fuegian Spleenwort Hart's-tongue Fern	Asplenium dareoides Asplenium scolopendrium	I
Woodsiaceae
Brittle Bladder-fern	Cystopteris fragilis
Dryopteridaceae
Falkland Shield Fern Broad Buckler Fern Male Fern	Polystichum mohrioides Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris filix-mas	I I
Blechnaceae
Small Fern Tall Fern Chilean Hard Fern	Blechnum penna-marina Blechnum tabulare Blechnum cordatum
Grammitidaceae
Fuegian Grammitis	Grammitis poeppigiana
Urticaceae
Small Nettle Stinging Nettle	Urtica urens Urtica dioica	I I
Santalaceae
Fox Berry	Nanodea muscosa
Polygonaceae
Sea Knotgrass Curled Dock Broad-leaved Dock Sheep's Sorrel Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel	Polygonum maritimum Rumex crispus Rumex obtusifolius Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus	I I I
Portulacaceae
Felton's Flower Blinks Spring Beauty	Calandrinia feltonii Montia fontana Claytonia perfoliata	E I
Caryophyllaceae
Native Chickweed Chickweed Field Mouse-ear Chickweed Common Mouse-ear Procumbent Pearlwort Andean Pearlwort Emerald bog* Corn Spurrey Lesser Sea Spurrey Corn Cockle Red Campion White Campion	Stellaria debilis Stellaria media Cerastium arvense Cerastium fontanum holosteoides Sagina procumbens Colobanthus crassifolius Colobanthus subulatus Spergula arvensis Spergularia maritima Agrostemma githago Silene dioica Silene alba	I I? I I I I I I
* 'Bog' is the Falkland term for any cushion or densely tufted plant.
Chenopodiaceae
Goosefoot Shrubby Seablite	Chenopodium macrospermum Suaeda argentinensis
Ranunculaceae
Arrow-leaved Marigold Dwarf Fig-marigold False Ladle-leaved Buttercup Ladle-leaved Buttercup Marsh Buttercup Skottsberg's Buttercup Dwarf Buttercup Falkland Buttercup Silky Buttercup Creeping Buttercup Silver-leaved Ranunculus	Caltha sagittata Caltha appendiculata Ranunculus pseudotrullifolius Ranunculus trullifolius Ranunculus hydrophilus Ranunculus acaulis Ranunculus biternatus Ranunculus maclovianus Ranunculus sericocephalus Ranunculus repens Hamadryas argentea	I E
Papaveraceae
Creamcups Poppy	Platystemon californicus	I
Fumariaceae
Common Fumitary	Fumaria officialis	I
Droseraceae
One-flowered Sundew	Drosera uniflora
Brassicaceae
Hedge Mustard Treacle Mustard Bitter Cress Falkland Rock Cress Whitlow Grass Fuegian Whitlow Grass English Scurvy Grass Shepherd's Purse Lesser Swine-cress White Mustard Radish	Sisymbrium officinale Erysimum cheiranthoides Cardamine glacialis Phlebolobium maclovianum Draba funiculosa Draba magellanica Cochlearia officinalis Capsella bursa-pastoris Coronopus didymus Sinapis alba Raphanus sativus	I I E I I I I I
Crassulaceae
Native Stonecrop Yellow Stonecrop	Crassula moschata Sedum acre	I
Saxifragaceae
Fuegian Saxifrage	Saxifraga magellanica
Grossulariaceae
Magellanic Currant	Ribes magellanicum	I
Rosaceae
Native Strawberry Oval-leaved Prickly Burr Prickly Burr Antarctic Prickly Burr Native Yarrow Dwarf Prickly Burr	Rubus geoides Acaena ovalifolia Acaena magellanica Acaena antarctica Acaena lucida Acaena pumila
Fabaceae
Spotted Medick Black Medick Alfalfa Gorse White Clover Strawberry Clover Lesser Yellow Trefoil Hop Trefoil Golden Clover Alsike Clover Red Clover Tufted Vetch	Medicago arabica Medicago lupulina Medicago sativa Ulex europaea Trifolium repens Trifolium fragiferum Trifolium dubium Trifolium campestre Trifolium aureum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium pratense Vicia cracca	I I I I I I I I I I I I
Oxalidaceae
Scurvy Grass	Oxalis enneaphylla
Geraniaceae
Dove's-foot Cranesbill Herb Robert Common Storksbill	Geranium molle Geranium robertianum Erodium cicutarium	I I I
Euphorbiaceae
Annual Mercury Petty Spurge Sun Spurge	Mercurialis annua Euphorbia peplus Euphorbia helioscopia	I I I
Thymelaeaceae
Purple Drapetes	Drapetes muscosus
Violaceae
Mountain Violet Native/Yellow Violet Fuegian Yellow Violet Field Pansy	Viola tridentata Viola maculata Viola magellanica Viola arvensis	I
Myrtaceae
Teaberry	Myrteola nummularia
Onagraceae
Native Willow Herb	Epilobium ciliatum
Haloragaceae
Native Water-milfoil Pig Vine	Myriophyllum elatinoides Gunnera magellanica
Apiaceae
Native Pennywort Clubmoss Azorella Wiry Azorella Tufted Azorella Cushion Azorella Balsam-bog Buttercup Parsley Hooker's Sweet Cicely Falkland Lilaeopsis Wild Celery	Hydrocotyle chamaemorus Azorella lycopodioides Azorella filamentosa Azorella trifurcata Azorella selago Bolax gummifera Schizeilema ranunculus Oreomyrrhis hookeri Lilaeopsis macloviana Apium australe	E
Ericaceae
Mountain Berry False Mountain Berry Heather	Gaultheria pumila Gaultheria antarctica Calluna vulgaris	I
Empetraceae
Diddle-dee	Empetrum rubrum
Primulaceae
Dusty Miller Primrose Native Pimpernel	Primula magellanica Anagallis alternifolia
Plumbaginaceae
Falkland Thrift	Armeria maritima andina
Gentianaceae
Fuegian Felwort	Gentianella magellanica
Rubiaceae
Antarctic Bedstraw Heath Bedstraw Bead Plant Goose grass	Galium antarcticum Galium saxatile Nertera granadensis	I I
Caprifoliaceae
Elder	Sambucus nigra
Boraginaceae
Changing Forget-me-not Field Forget-me-not	Myosotis discolor Myosotis arvensis	I I
Callitrichaceae
Antarctic Starwort	Callitriche antarctica
Labiatae
Native Skullcap Red Dead-Nettle Cut-leaved Dead-Nettle Henbit Peppermint	Scutellaria nummulariifolia Lamium purpureum Lamium hybridum Lamium amplexicaule Mentha x piperata	I I I I
Scrophulariaceae
Pale Toadflax Southern Mudwort Lady's Slipper Yellow Lady's Slipper Native Boxwood Thyme-leaved Speedwell Antarctic Eyebright	Linaria repens Limosella aquatica Calceolaria fothergillii Calceolaria dichotoma Hebe elliptica Veronica serpyllifolia Euphrasia antarctica	I I
Plantaginaceae
Ribwort Plantain Sea Plantain Thrift Plantain Moore's Plantain Southern Shore-weed	Plantago lanceolata Plantago maritima Plantago barbata Plantago moorei Littorella australis	I E
Valerianaceae
Valerian-bog Corn Salad	Valeriana sedifolia Valerianella locusta	I
Campanulaceae
Creeping Berry-lobelia	Pratia repens
Calyceraceae
Falkland False Plantain	Nastanthus falklandicus	E
Asteraceae
Mauve Dwarf Daisy European Daisy Marsh Daisy Hairy Daisy Christmas Bush Fachine Clubmoss Cudweed Falkland Cudweed Spiked Cudweed American Cudweed Jersey Cudweed Southern Cudweed Stinking Mayweed Corn Chamomile Pineapple Mayweed Yarrow Tomentose Yarrow Feathery Buttonweed Notched Moss-bog Ox-eye Daisy Sea Cabbage Woolly Falkland Ragwort Smooth Falkland Ragwort Groundsel Creeping Thistle Milk Thistle Cornflower Coastal Nassauvia Snake Plant Vanilla Daisy Falkland Lavender Sand Cat's Ear Cat's Ear Rough Hawkbit Spring Sow-thistle Spiny Sow-thistle Antarctic Hawkweed Patagonian Hawkweed Orange Hawkweed (Grim the Collier) Gillies' Dandelion Dandelion Fuegian Hawksbeard	Lagenophora nudicaulis Bellis perennis Aster vahlii Erigeron incertus Baccharis tricuneata Chiliotrichum diffusum Chevreulia lycopodioides Gamochaeta affine Gamochaeta spiciformis Gamochaeta americana Gnaphalium luteoalbum Gamochaeta antarcticum Anthemis cotula Anthemis arvensis Matricaria matricarioides Achillea millefolium Achillea tomentosa Cotula scariosa Abrotanella emarginata Leucanthemum vulgare Senecio candidans Senecio littoralis Senecio vaginatus Senecio vulgaris Cirsium arvense Silybum marianum Centaurea cyanus Nassauvia gaudichaudii Nassauvia serpens Leucheria suaveolens Perezia recurvata Hypochoeris arenaria Hypochoeris radicata Leontodon hispidus Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus asper Hieracium antarcticum Hieracium patagonicum Pilosella aurantiaca Taraxacum magellanicum Taraxacum officinale Agoseris coronopifolium	I E E E I I I I I I I E E I I I I E E I I I I I I
Juncaginaceae
Fuegian Arrow-grass	Tetroncium magellanicum
Potamogetonaceae
Falkland Pondweed	Potamogeton linguatus
Ruppiaceae
Filiform Pondweed	Ruppia filifolia
Liliaceae
Soft Camp Bog Almond Flower	Astelia pumila Luzuriaga marginata
Iridaceae
Pale Maiden Yellow Pale Maiden	Olsynium filifolium Sisyrinchium chilense
Juncaceae
Native Rush Soft Rush Toad Rush Fuegian Rush Basket (Tall) Rush Native Woodrush Field Woodrush	Juncus scheuchzerioides Juncus effusus Juncus bufonius Rostkovia magellanica Marsippospermum grandiflorum Luzula alopecurus Lauzula campestris	I I I
Centrolepidaceae
Southern Gaimardia	Gaimardia australis
Poaceae
Tussac Grass Mountain Blue Grass Shore Meadow Grass Annual Meadow Grass Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass Rough-stalked Meadow Grass Barren Fescue Land Tussac Fuegian Fescue Red Fescue Meadow Fescue Crested Dog's Tail Rough Dog's Tail Cock's-foot Dwarf Salt-marsh Grass Glaucous Salt-marsh Grass Perennial Rye-grass Italian Rye-grass Soft Brome Condensed Brome Rescue Grass Fuegian Couch-grass Couch Grass Fox-tail Barley Hairy Barley Lyme-grass Yorkshire Fog Wild Oat Cultivated Oat Tall Oat-grass Berg's Hair-grass Spiked Oat Fuegian Bent Meyen's Bent Creeping Bent Common Bent Antarctic Hair-grass Dwarf Hair-grass Wavy Hair-grass Early Hair-grass Silvery Hair-grass Marram Grass White-grass Cinnamon Grass Timothy Fuegian Fox-tail Sweet Vernal-grass Canary Grass Ribbon Grass	Parodiochloa flabellata Poa alopecurus Poa robusta Poa annua Poa pratensis Poa trivialis Vulpia bromoides Festuca contracta Festuca magellanica Festuca rubra Festuca pratense Cynosurus cristatus Cynosurus echinatus Dactylis glomerata Puccinellia pusilla Puccinellia glaucescens Lolium perenne Lolium multiflorum Bromus hordaceus hordaceus Bromus condensatus Ceratochloa cathartica Elymus glaucescens Elytrigia repens Hordeum jubatum Hordeum comosum Leymus arenarius Holcus lanatus Avena fatua Avena sativa Arrthenatherum elatius Koeleria permollis Trisetum spicatum Agrostis magellanica Agrostis meyenii Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis capillaris Deschampsia antarctica Deschampsia parvula Deschampsia flexuosa Aira praecox Aira caryophyllea Ammophila arenaria Cortaderia pilosa Anthoxanthum redolens Phleum pratense Alopecurus antarcticus Anthoxanthum odoratum Phalaris canariensis Phalaris arundinacea	I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Cyperaceae
California Club rush Nodding Scirpus Spike-rush White-edged Spike-rush Prickly-bog Falkland Hook Sedge Dusky Sedge Small Dusky Sedge Sword-grass Blood-beak Sedge Fuegian Sedge Carnation-grass Creek Sedge White Sedge Falkland Sedge Ben Lawers Sedge Caducous Sedge Chilean Sand Sedge	Schoenoplectus californicus Isolepis cernua Eleocharis melanostachys Eleocharis albibracterata Oreobolus obtusangulus Uncinia macloviana Carex fuscula Carex acaulis Carex trifida banksii Carex aematorryncha Carex magellanica Carex flacca Carex decidua Carex curta Carex macloviana Carex microglochin Carex caduca Carex vallis-pulchrae
Orchidaceae
Gaudichaud's Orchid Pale Yellow Orchid Yellow Orchid White/Dog Orchid	Chloraea gaudichaudii Gavilea australis Gavilea littoralis Codonorchis lessonii
Corsiaceae
Spider Flower	Arachnitis quetrihuensis
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FALKLAND ISLANDS WILDLIFE

A Check List of Mammals, Freshwater Fish, Birds and Plants

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