Talk:List of birds of Antarctica

6th edition Clements

The updated edition of Clements doesn't include the Imperial Shag as an Antarctic species, and it lists both the Arctic Tern and the Antarctic Tern under the Laridae family. Any objection to changing this? Buttonwillowite (talk) 18:05, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Definition of Antarctica

We need something in the intro para to say exactly what we mean by "Antarctica". Do we include the various islands, in particular South Georgia? If we do include that (a long way from the Antarctic continent), we need to include the South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) and perhaps some others. If we don't include South Georgia we can't include the yellow-billed pintail, and perhaps some others there too. Richard New Forest (talk) 14:08, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

How accurate is this list?

A quick glance at the Wikipedia articles of many of these species (upland sandpiper, yellow-billed pintail, etc.) don't show/list them (on the map or in the text) as being regularly found in Antarctica. Either said articles need to be updated, or this list needs to be reevaluated and many birds removed, and either way, this article could do with some more sources. An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 01:28, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi @An anonymous username, not my real name and welcome to Wikipedia. If you can find a good source, be bold. There should be a good explanation though for why that source is better than the ones now used. The sources used in this article are used in many of the lists of birds on Wikipedia. It's also worth noting that many lists maintained by bird watchers (bird record committees) include all the species that have ever been seen in that locality and are not limited to those which are regularly found there. Thanks for the feedback and feel welcome to make changes if they make Wikipedia better. SchreiberBike | ⌨  02:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

I had assumed that that was part of the case (being made up of birdwatcher sightings), but if they aren't regular inhabitants, they should probably be relabeled as accidentals. I think this also ties into the above section by @Richard New Forest— we need to determine what qualifies as part of Antarctica. An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 15:58, 28 December 2021 (UTC)