A field guide to the wildlife of South Georgia / Robert Burton, editor ; John Croxall, editorial consultant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Robert, Author.

Contributor:

Burton, Robert, editor.

Croxall, J. P., editor.

South Georgia Heritage Trust.

Series:

WildGuides.

WildGuides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands--South Georgia--Identification.

Birds.

Marine mammals--South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands--South Georgia--Identification.

Marine mammals.

South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands).

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands--South Georgia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2012]

Summary:

South Georgia is rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery, and it is a prime destination spot on most Antarctic tours. This beautifully illustrated field guide depicts the birds, mammals, insects, flowering plants, and other vegetation found in this unique part of the world. It features 368 full-color photographs of more than 180 species, including 65 species of birds, 20 species of sea mammals, nearly 60 species of insects, and more than 40 species of flowering and nonflowering plants. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, with information on status, behavior, threats, and distribution. This one-of-a-kind photographic guide also includes introductory chapters on South Georgia's geography, climate, ecology, and conservation.Features 368 photos of more than 180 species Covers birds, sea mammals, insects, and plants Provides detailed species accounts Includes chapters on geography, climate, ecology, and conservation The only photographic field guide to focus specifically on South Georgia

Contents:

Note continued: Lesser Rush Juncus inconspicuus

Brown or Magellanic Rush Rostkovia magellanica

Higher plants: Infrequent introduced species

Ferns and clubmoss

Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis

Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum crotalophoroides

Falklands Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum falklandicum

Strap Fern Grammitis poeppigiana

Shield Fern Polystichum mohrioides

Small Fern Blechnum penna-marina

Magellanic Clubmoss Lycopodium magellanicum

Lower plants

Mosses

Liverworts

Algae

Lichens

Fungi.

Note continued: Antarctic Bedstraw Galium antarcticum

Antarctic Pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis

Sessile or Subantarctic Pearlwort Colobanthus subulatus

Forbs: Introduced species

Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum

Antarctic Buttercup Ranunculus biternatus

Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Bittercress Cardamine glacialis

Yarrow, or Milfoil Achillea millefolium

Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella

Grasses

Tussock Grass Poa flabellata

Brown or Tufted Fescue Festuca contracta

Red Fescue Festuca rubra

Alpine Cat's-tail Phleum alpinum

Magellanic or Antarctic Foxtail Alopecurus magellanicus

Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua

Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass Poa pratensis

Common Bent-grass Agrostis capillaris

Antarctic Hair-grass Deschampsia antarctica

Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa

Sedge

Smith's Sedge Uncinia macrolepis

Rushes

Greater Rush Juncus scheuchzerioides

Note continued: Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus

Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Beaked Whales

Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii

Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons

Strap-toothed Beaked Whale Mesoplodon layardii

Killer Whale (or Orca) Orcinus orca

Long-finned Pilot Whale, Hourglass Dolphin and Spectacled Porpoise

Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas

Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica

Introduced Mammals

Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

Brown, Common or Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus

House Mouse Mus musculus

Invertebrates

Insects

Springtails

Arachnids

Freshwater Crustaceans

Annelids

Molluscs

Plants

Forbs: Non-grasslike herbs

Greater Burnet Acaena magellanica

Lesser Burnet Acaena tenera

Hybrid Burnet Acaena magellanica x tenera

Blinks Montia fontana

Antarctic Starwort Callitriche antarctica

Note continued: South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

Gulls

Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus

Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii

Terns

Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

Waders

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus

Additional species

Accidental species

Seals

Fur seals

Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella

Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina

Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii

Leopard Seal and Crabeater Seal

Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx

Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophagus

Cetaceans

Southern Right Whale and Humpback Whale

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Minke Whale and Blue Whale

Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus

Large rorquals

Note continued: Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata

Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea

Shearwaters

Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis

Storm-petrels

Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus

Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica

Grey-backed Storm-petrel Garrodia nereis

Diving-petrels

South Georgia Diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus

Common Diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix

Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps

Herons and Egrets

Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi

Great Egret Ardea alba

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Ducks

South Georgia Pintail Anas georgica

Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris

Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix

Birds of prey

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Peregrine Falco peregrinus

Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus

Skuas

Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus

Note continued: Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata

Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca

Giant petrels

Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus

Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli

Cape Petrel and Antarctic Petrel

Cape Petrel Daption capense

Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica

Snow Petrel and Southern Fulmar

Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea

Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides

Gadfly petrels 1

Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris

Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis

White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii

Gadfly petrels 2 and Grey Petrel

Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea

Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta

Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera

White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis

Breeding prions

Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata

Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur

Blue Petrel and vagrant prions

Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri

Machine generated contents note: SOUTH GEORGIA WILDLIFE

Birds

Breeding penguins

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua

Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus

Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus

Penguin behaviour

Vagrant penguins

Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri

Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome

Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli

Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae

Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

Tubenoses

Royal albatrosses

Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora

Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

Vagrant mollymawks

White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi

Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini

Sooty albatrosses

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4008-4493-2

OCLC:

1261367180