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The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, which is the only place where it is found. It is the most widespread penguin species, and, along with the emperor penguin , is the most southerly distributed of all penguins.
Genus Pygoscelis – Wagler, 1832 – three species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Adélie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) Antarctica, Bouvet Island: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus (Forster, 1781)
The Adélie penguin, or Pygoscelis adeliae, is a penguin species commonly found along the. Many animals engage in elaborate mating rituals. For flight-ready birds, these often involve complex ...
A group of female eider ducks and several ducklings. In zoology, a crèche (from a French term for childcare) is an animal behaviour where offspring are cared for as a group by multiple females.
The gentoo penguin (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n t uː / JEN-too) (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the chinstrap penguin (P. antarcticus).
Adélie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae: Least Concern Increasing 7,580,000 2018 [89] Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica: Least Concern Decreasing 8,000,000 2018 [90] Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua: Least Concern Stable 774,000 2018 [91] African penguin, Spheniscus demersus: Critically Endangered Decreasing 19,800 2024 [92]
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Adelie penguins in Antarctica. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica.The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 63 species, of which 1 is endemic.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.