Falkland Islands (Malvinas) bird checklist

199 bird species in 40 families have been recorded in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), according to eBird; about 188 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

The most common birds in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) right now

1Southern Giant-Petrel
2Kelp Gull
3Gentoo Penguin
4Brown-hooded Gull
5Austral Thrush
6King Penguin
7Blackish Cinclodes
8Black-chinned Siskin
9Blackish Oystercatcher
10Dolphin Gull

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Graylag Goose
Black-necked Swan
Coscoroba Swan
Upland Goose
Kelp Goose
Ashy-headed Goose
Ruddy-headed Goose
Flying Steamer-Duck
Falkland Steamer-Duck
Crested Duck
Muscovy Duck
Silver Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Red Shoveler
Chiloe Wigeon
Mallard
White-cheeked Pintail
Yellow-billed Pintail
Yellow-billed Teal
Rosy-billed Pochard
Lake Duck

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Chilean Pigeon
Black-winged Ground Dove
West Peruvian Dove
Eared Dove

Hummingbirds

Green-backed Firecrown

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Red-fronted Coot
Red-gartered Coot
White-winged Coot
Purple Gallinule

Sheathbills

Snowy Sheathbill

Stilts and Avocets

Black-necked Stilt

Oystercatchers

Blackish Oystercatcher
Magellanic Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Rufous-chested Dotterel
Southern Lapwing
Two-banded Plover

Seedsnipes

Least Seedsnipe

Sandpipers and Allies

Upland Sandpiper
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Magellanic Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Chilean Skua
Brown Skua
South Polar Skua

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Brown-hooded Gull
Dolphin Gull
Franklin's Gull
Kelp Gull
Arctic Tern
South American Tern
Antarctic Tern
Common Tern

Flamingos

Chilean Flamingo

Grebes

White-tufted Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Grebe
Silvery Grebe

Penguins

King Penguin
Adelie Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Little Penguin
Magellanic Penguin
Erect-crested Penguin
Macaroni Penguin
Royal Penguin
Western Rockhopper Penguin
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
Snares Penguin

Albatrosses

Northern Royal Albatross
Southern Royal Albatross
Snowy Albatross
Tristan Albatross
Antipodean Albatross
Sooty Albatross
Light-mantled Albatross
Gray-headed Albatross
White-capped Albatross
Black-browed Albatross

Southern Storm-Petrels

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Southern Giant-Petrel
Northern Giant-Petrel
Southern Fulmar
Antarctic Petrel
Pintado Petrel
Snow Petrel
Kerguelen Petrel
Great-winged Petrel
Kermadec Petrel
Soft-plumaged Petrel
White-headed Petrel
Mottled Petrel
Atlantic Petrel
Blue Petrel
Fairy Prion
Broad-billed Prion
Antarctic Prion
Slender-billed Prion
Gray Petrel
White-chinned Petrel
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Subantarctic Shearwater
Common Diving-Petrel
South Georgia Diving-Petrel
Magellanic Diving-Petrel

Cormorants and Shags

Red-legged Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Magellanic Cormorant
Imperial Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Black-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Cocoi Heron

New World Vultures

Turkey Vulture

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Cinereous Harrier
Variable Hawk

Barn-Owls

American Barn Owl

Owls

Short-eared Owl

Falcons and Caracaras

Crested Caracara
Chimango Caracara
Striated Caracara
American Kestrel
Aplomado Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Short-billed Miner
Blackish Cinclodes

Tyrant Flycatchers

White-crested Elaenia
Vermilion Flycatcher
Austral Negrito
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Fire-eyed Diucon
Black-crowned Monjita
Cattle Tyrant
Eastern Kingbird
Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Chilean Swallow
Purple Martin
Southern Martin
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow

Wrens

Southern House Wren
Cobb's Wren
Grass Wren

Starlings

European Starling

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Patagonian Mockingbird
White-banded Mockingbird

Thrushes and Allies

Austral Thrush
Creamy-bellied Thrush

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Correndera Pipit
South Georgia Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Black-chinned Siskin

New World Sparrows

Grassland Sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow

Troupials and Allies

Long-tailed Meadowlark
Epaulet Oriole
Shiny Cowbird
Yellow-winged Blackbird

New World Warblers

American Redstart

Tanagers and Allies

Patagonian Sierra Finch
Diuca Finch
White-bridled Finch
Mourning Sierra Finch
Saffron Finch
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Double-collared Seedeater

Most common birds in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Falkland Islands (Malvinas)’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Brown-hooded GullChroicocephalus maculipennis
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Blackish CinclodesCinclodes antarcticus
Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus
Blackish OystercatcherHaematopus ater
Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbii
Dark-faced Ground-TyrantMuscisaxicola maclovianus
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus
Kelp GooseChloephaga hybrida
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Magellanic CormorantLeucocarbo magellanicus
Cobb's WrenTroglodytes cobbi
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Snowy SheathbillChionis albus
Rufous-chested DotterelZonibyx modestus

Largest bird families in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Among its regular birds.

Shearwaters and Petrels28
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
Sandpipers and Allies14
Penguins10
Tyrant Flycatchers9
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers8
Albatrosses7
Swallows7

Reported in the last 30 days

56 species reported to eBird in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Southern Giant-Petrel, Austral Thrush, Blackish Cinclodes, Blackish Oystercatcher, Black-chinned Siskin, Brown-hooded Gull, Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, Dolphin Gull, Gentoo Penguin, Cobb's Wren, Kelp Goose, Kelp Gull, King Penguin, Magellanic Cormorant, Magellanic Oystercatcher, Magellanic Penguin, Northern Giant-Petrel, Western Rockhopper Penguin, Rufous-chested Dotterel, Ruddy-headed Goose, Snowy Sheathbill, Magellanic Snipe, Southern Fulmar, Striated Caracara, Turkey Vulture, Two-banded Plover, Upland Goose, Crested Caracara, Yellow-billed Teal, White-bridled Finch, Correndera Pipit, Grass Wren, Sooty Shearwater, Black-browed Albatross, Slender-billed Prion, Pintado Petrel, Imperial Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Crested Duck, White-rumped Sandpiper, …