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Learn the wildlife of the Heard & McDonald Islands

Oceania

33 species have research-grade observations in the Heard & McDonald Islands on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps4
  2. Black-faced Sheathbill Chionis minor3
  3. Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua2
  4. King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus2
  5. Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus1
  6. Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma1
  7. Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix1
  8. Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri1
  9. Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata1
  10. Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides1

Plants

  1. Kerguelen Cabbage Pringlea antiscorbutica3
  2. Greater Burnet Acaena magellanica2
  3. Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua1
  4. Cushion azorella Azorella selago1
  5. Cook's Tussock Grass Poa cookii1

Fish

  1. Unicorn Icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus5
  2. Patagonian Toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides1
  3. Grey Rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons1
  4. Bathydraco antarcticus1
  5. Triangular Rockcod Gobionotothen acuta1
  6. Marbled Rockcod Notothenia rossii1
  7. Lycodapus antarcticus1
  8. Caml Grenadier Macrourus caml1
  9. Patagonian Codling Lepidion ensiferus1

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.