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Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster,JR, 1781) Family: Spheniscidae Order: Sphenisciformes print version
Chinstrap penguin Manchot à jugulaire Pingüino barbijo Kehlstreifpinguin
Migration: intercontinental dispersive

Verbreitungskarte von Pygoscelis antarctica Dispersive, wintering in zones of pack ice from Apr/May to Oct/Nov. Yearlings return to natal colony around Jan, remaining till Mar. Accidental in Australia and Macquarie, Crozet and Gough Is.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


Regions: Antarctic, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Recommended link: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/pygoscelis/p._antarctica$narrative.html
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)