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Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster, 1781) 
AphiaID: 225783

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Sphenisciformes (Order) > Spheniscidae (Family) > Pygoscelis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Species
Parent Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
Sources  basis of record: Woehler E.J. (compiler) 2006. Species list prepared for SCAR/IUCN/BirdLife International Workshop on Antarctic Regional Seabird Populations, March 2005, Cambridge, UK. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Worthy, T. (2009). Aves (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English chinstrap penguin  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Southern Ocean [details]
Link To ITIS
Notes  Breeding Category: Breeding [details]

IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern [details]
Images 
Chinstrap Penguin [orig]_1
Chinstrap Penguin [orig]_1
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Pygoscelis antarctica dives down
Pygoscelis antarctica dives down
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Pygoscelis antarctica under water
Pygoscelis antarctica under water
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Aptenodytes forsteri & Pygoscelis antarctica
Aptenodytes forsteri & Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
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Pygoscelis antarctica
Pygoscelis antarctica
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
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2006-04-21 10:47:20Z  created  Vanhoorne, Bart
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2009). Pygoscelis antarctica (Forster, 1781). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225783 on 2010-09-02
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