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| Pygoscelis papua |
(Forster,JR, 1781) |
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Family: Spheniscidae |
Order: Sphenisciformes |
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Gentoo penguin |
Manchot papou |
Pingüino juanito |
Eselspinguin |
| Migration: partial |
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migratory on the Antarctic Peninsula |
Partial migrant, with subantarctic populations tending to be sedentary, while those of Antarctic Peninsula are
migratory. Pre-moult period at sea varies, 10-50 days, becoming steadily shorter towards N. In winter wanders to
43 S in Argentina; vagrant to Tasmania and New Zealand. (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, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |