There are no land birds in Antarctica, only sea birds. I didn't see many birds, just some Skuas and Penguins

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Birds in Antarctica

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
South Polar Skuas (Stercorarius maccormicki, german: Antarktikskua, french: Labbe de McCormick) in McMurdo. (1195k)
 Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
The open water at McMurdo with some Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae, german: Adeliepinguin, french: Manchot Adélie). (1323k)
 Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
The Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae, german: Adeliepinguin, french: Manchot Adélie) let me come fairly close. Adélie Penguins are a very noisy bunch, screaming at each other continuously, and fighting quite a bit. (363k)

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