Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
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
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Four adults walking past Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 3 February 2000 2 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
Two penguins vocalising Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Leslie Lieurance 4 December 2002 4 years ago 24 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird feeding its chiks Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 2 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
Coastal views of a colony Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 2 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
An adult incubating Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Leslie Lieurance 4 December 2002 4 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
Different breeding scenes Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 2 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4.4
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Two birds resting in a snow storm Antarctic Peninsula
ben lascelles 1 November 2004 46 weeks ago 4 -
A very curious bird. King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Rainer Mönke 1 November 1989 1 year ago 4 -
An adult resting on a rocky beach. Neko Harbour, Andvord Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Christophe Gouraud 1 January 2009 18 weeks ago 3 -
A creche of Adelie Penguin young. Cape Adare, Victoria Land
Graham Little 23 January 2000 42 weeks ago 3 -
Two birds, building the nest. King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Rainer Mönke 1 December 1989 1 year ago 3 -
Hatching Adelie Penguins. Cape Adare, Victoria Land
Rainer Mönke 10 January 1993 1 year ago 3
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