Species fact sheet
Pygoscelis antarctica | (Forster,JR, 1781) | Family: Spheniscidae | Order: Sphenisciformes | Back |
Chinstrap penguin | Kehlstreifpinguin | Manchot à jugulaire | Pingüino barbijo |
CMS |
Redlist 2000 (Criteria) |
CITES |
(Europe: SPEC threat status ) |
Migration: intercontinental | dispersive |
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.
Regions: Antarctic, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa |
Recommended link: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/pygoscelis/p._antarctica$narrative.html |
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
Explanatory notes | (Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel) |