Penguins (Spheniscidae) - HBW 1
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
French: Manchot à
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
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A group of birds on the ground, some of them carrying nest material Cooper Bay, South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Br... 31 October 2000 2 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
Some soiled adults in a nesting colony Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 2 years ago 42 sec 4.4 -
A young following an adult, begging for food, and the adult showing aggression, unable or unwilling to feed the young Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 2 years ago 59 sec 4.4 -
A young begging for food to an adult Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 2 years ago 1 min 4.4 -
An adult showing aggression and walking away Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 5 February 2000 2 years ago 1 min 4.4 -
Two chicks under the adult, with other individuals around Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 21 December 2006 2 years ago 31 sec 4.4
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Chinstrap Penguin preening, frontal view. Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands
Mark Andrews 13 January 2005 38 weeks ago 4 -
A breeding Chinstrap Penguin. King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Rainer Mönke 1 December 1989 1 year ago 4 -
Chinstrap Penguin resting, lateral view. Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands
Mark Andrews 13 January 2005 38 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult Chinstrap Peguin with two chickens. King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Rainer Mönke 1 December 1989 1 year ago 3.3 -
An adult resting on a rocky beach. Jougla Point, Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 31 December 2009 24 weeks ago 3 -
Three birds on an iceberg South Georgia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 10 October 2008 1 year ago 2
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