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| Aptenodytes patagonicus |
JF Miller, 1778 |
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Family: Spheniscidae |
Order: Sphenisciformes |
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King penguin |
Manchot royal |
Pingüino rey |
Königspinguin |
| Migration: partial |
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adults fairly sedentary |
Adults generally fairly sedentary, with some dispersive movements. Pre-moult period 17 days spent at sea in
vicinity of colony, storing up reserves of fat. Post-breeding dispersal of juveniles mostly in pelagic zone; several
juveniles from Crozet Is sighted at Marion I, c. 1000 km away. Feeding area c. 80-418 km from colony, when
chicks small, 77-902 km, when large. Vagrant to Australia, New Zealand and S Africa. (del Hoyo
J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Antarctic, Oceania, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |