Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) - HBW 1, p. 156
French: Manchot à jugulaire
German: Kehlstreifpinguin
Spanish: Pingüino Barbijo
Other common names: Bearded/Ringed Penguin
Taxonomy: Aptenodytes antarctica J. R. Forster, 1781, South Shetlands.
May form superspecies with P. adeliae. Monotypic.
Distribution: Circumpolar, with bulk of population in S Atlantic.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group of birds on the ground, some of them carrying nest material Locality Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 October 2000 4 years ago 17 sec 4.7 -
Two chicks, one of them begging and feeding Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 4 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
A young following an adult, begging for food, and the adult showing aggression, unable or unwilling to feed the young Locality Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 4 years ago 59 sec 4.4 -
A young begging for food to an adult Locality Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 4 years ago 1 min 4.4 -
An adult showing aggression and walking away Locality Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 4 years ago 1 min 4.4 -
Two chicks under the adult, with other individuals around Locality Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 4.4
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Close-up of a breeder resting in the rookery.
Locality Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 28 October 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Breeder resting in the rookery.
Locality Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 28 October 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
An adult Chinstrap Penguin hatching a young bird
Locality King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Rainer Mönke 18 January 1987 1 year ago 4 -
Chinstrap Penguin preening, frontal view.
Locality Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Mark Andrews 13 January 2005 2 years ago 4 -
A breeding Chinstrap Penguin.
Locality King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Rainer Mönke 1 December 1986 3 years ago 4 -
Breeder resting in the rookery.
Locality Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 28 October 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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