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	Least concern	7.500 - 8,000	?
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered	50,000	Increasing
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered	5,000 - 15,000	Increasing
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Vulnerable	100,000	Increasing
Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Least concern	84,000	Increasing
Magellanic Penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Least concern	2.2 - 3.2 million	Decreasing
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Near threatened	600,000	Decreasing
King Penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	Least concern	2 million pairs	Increasing
Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes chrysocome	Vulnerable	2.5 million	Decreasing
Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	Vulnerable	6.3 million pairs	Decreasing
Adelie Penguin	Pygoscelis adeliae	Least concern	10 million	Increasing
Chinstrap Penguin	Pygoscelis antarcticus	Least concern	8 million	Decreasing
Gentoo Penguin	Pygoscelis papua	Least concern	774,000 pairs	Stable
Amsterdam Albatross	Diomedea amsterdamensis	Endangered	92	Increasing
Antipodean Albatross	Diomedea antipodensis	Endangered	50,000	Decreasing
Tristan Albatross	Diomedea dabbenena	Critically endangered	3,400 - 4,800	Decreasing
Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epomophora	Vulnerable	27,200	Stable
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Vulnerable	20,100	Decreasing
Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea sanfordi	Endangered	17,000	Decreasing
Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria fusca	Endangered	21,000 - 28,000	Decreasing
Buller's Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	Near threatened	50,000 - 100,000	Stable
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche carteri	Endangered	82,000	Decreasing
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Near threatened	30,000	Stable
Grey-headed Albatross	Thalassarche chrysostoma	Endangered	250,000	Decreasing
Chatham Albatross	Thalassarche eremita	Vulnerable	11,000	Stable
Campbell Albatross	Thalassarche impavida	Vulnerable	43,000	Increasing
Salvin's Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	Vulnerable	80,000	?
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche steadi	Near threatened	200,000	Decreasing
Southern Elephant Seal	Mirounga leonina	Least concern	325,000	Stable
Sub Antarctic Fur Seal	Arctocephalus tropicalis	Least concern	200,000	Stable
Blue Petrel	Halobaena caerulea	Least concern	3,000,000	Decreasing
Southern Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Least concern	95,000 - 110,000	Increasing
Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli	Least concern	23,600	Increasing
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	Least concern	5,000,000	Stable
Kermadec Petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Least concern	150,000-200,000	Decreasing
White-bellied Storm Petrel	Fregetta grallaria grallaria	Least concern	300,000	Decreasing
Antarctic Tern	Sterna vittata	Least concern	140,000	?
Imperial Shag	Leucocarbo atriceps	Least concern	?	?
Abbott's Booby	Papasula abbotti	Endangered	6,000	Stable

 

Information from: Bird Life International / The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN Red List