Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) - HBW 1, p. 156
French: Manchot d'Adélie
German: Adeliepinguin
Spanish: Pingüino de Adelia
Taxonomy: Catarrhactes Adeliae Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841, Adélie Land.
May form superspecies with P. antarctica. Monotypic.
Distribution: Circumpolar; largely restricted to Antarctica.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group of adults, some walking, some tobogganing Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 3 February 2000 4 years ago 14 sec 4.8 -
Four adults walking past Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 3 February 2000 4 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
Two penguins vocalising Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Leslie Lieurance 4 December 2002 6 years ago 24 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird feeding its chiks Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 4 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
Coastal views of a colony Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 4 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
An adult incubating Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Leslie Lieurance 4 December 2002 6 years ago 15 sec 4.5
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Two birds resting in a snow storm
Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
ben lascelles 1 November 2004 2 years ago 4.2 -
A very curious bird.
Locality King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Rainer Mönke 1 December 1986 3 years ago 4 -
Standing
Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Martin Hale 4 December 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
in a colony
Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Marco Valentini 6 January 2008 43 weeks ago 3.3 -
Displaying at the nest
Locality Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Marco Valentini 9 January 2008 42 weeks ago 3.3 -
An adult resting on a rocky beach.
Locality Neko Harbour, Andvord Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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