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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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Birding

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Target species420 seen · 42 total
Best monthFebruary38 target species
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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus		23.5%0.0%50.0%12.5%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%94.2%50.0%0.0%
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus		21.6%0.0%50.0%6.3%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%78.2%50.0%0.0%
King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus		19.9%0.0%75.0%6.3%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%32.7%50.0%0.0%
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis		18.9%25.0%75.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%51.9%25.0%0.0%
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua		18.8%0.0%75.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%25.0%50.0%0.0%
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris		18.3%25.0%50.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%57.4%37.5%0.0%
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus		18.2%0.0%75.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%30.8%37.5%0.0%
Imperial Cormorant
Leucocarbo atriceps		18.0%0.0%50.0%6.3%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%59.6%50.0%0.0%
Black-faced Sheathbill
Chionis minor		17.7%0.0%75.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%37.2%50.0%0.0%
Light-mantled Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata		16.9%0.0%25.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%90.4%50.0%0.0%