Antarctic Animals - Endangered or Vulnerable to Becoming Endangered in the Future

A list of the current status, population estimates and population trends of a range of Antarctic animals.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Population est.	Pop. trend
Southern Right Whale	Eubalaena australis	Vulnerable	7.500-8,000	Increasing
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered	30,000	?
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered	10,000-25,000	Increasing
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered	80,000	?
Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Least concern	30,000-40,000	Increasing
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Near threatened	1.3 million pairs	Decreasing
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Near threatened	595,000	Stable
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Least concern	2 million pairs	Increasing
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable	1.23 million pairs	Decreasing
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Vulnerable	6.3 million pairs	Decreasing
Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae	Near threatened	2.37 million pairs	Increasing
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Least concern	8 million	Increasing
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Near threatened	387,000 pairs	Decreasing
Amsterdam Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Critically endangered	170	Decreasing
Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea antipodensis	Vulnerable	44,500	Decreasing
Tristan Albatross	Diomedea dabbenena	Critically endangered	7,100	Decreasing
Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Vulnerable	27,200	Stable
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable	20,100	Decreasing
Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea sanfordi	Endangered	25,000	Decreasing
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered	30,000	Decreasing
Buller's Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	Near threatened	64,000	Stable
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Endangered	160,000	Decreasing
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Near threatened	60,000-70,000	?
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered	250,000	Decreasing
Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita	Vulnerable	16,000	Increasing
Campbell Albatross	Thalassarche impavida	Vulnerable	24,600	Increasing
Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	Vulnerable	90,000	?
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche steadi	Near threatened	200,000	Decreasing
White-bellied Storm Petrel	Fregetta grallaria grallaria	Least concern	300,000	Decreasing
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata	Least concern	140,000	?
Subantarctic Fur Seal	Arctocephalus tropicalis	Least concern	310,000	Increasing
Imperial Shag	Phalacrocorax atriceps	Least concern	?	?
Southern Elephant Seal	Mirounga leonina	Least concern	650,000	?
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea	Least concern	3,000,000	Stable
Southern Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Least concern	150,000	Increasing
Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli	Least concern	17,000-21,000	Increasing
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Least concern	5,000,000	Stable
Kermadec Petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Least concern	150,000-200,000	Decreasing
Abbott's Booby	Papasula abbotti	Endangered	9,000	Decreasing

 

Information from: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Australia) / The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN Red List