Antarctic Penguins

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Antarctic Penguins
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Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae
Height 70cm (27.5inches)Weight 5kg
(11lb) Breeding SeasonNovember
February DistributionAntarctic continent and
sub-Antarctic islands. The second most southerly
breeding penguin species. Estimated
population2.5 million breeding pairs
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Adelie Penguin Range
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Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarctica
Height 68cm (27 inches)Weight 4.5kg
(10lb) Breeding SeasonDecember
March DistributionSub Antarctic and Antarctic
islands, Antarctic Peninsula Estimated
population5 million breeding pairs
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Chinstrap Penguin Range
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Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri
Height 1.15m (3.8ft)Weight 30kg
(66lb) Breeding SeasonApril
December DistributionContinental Antarctica on
the sea-ice, the most southerly of all species of
penguins Estimated population200,000 breeding
pairs
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EmperorPenguin Range
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Gentoo penguinPygoscelis papua
Height 71cm (28 inches)Weight 5.5 kg (12
lb) Breeding SeasonDecember
March DistributionFalkland islands and south
to the sub-Antarctic islands, the most northerly
of the 4 Antarctic species Estimated
population320,000 breeding pairs
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Gentoo Penguin Range
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King PenguinAptenodytes patagonica
Height 95cm (3.1 ft)Weight 15kg
(33lb) Breeding SeasonStarts in November or
January, complex breeding system, early or late
breeders - raise 2 chicks every 3
years DistributionSub-Antarctic islands 46 to
55 South Biggest colony is on South
Georgia Estimated population2 to 3.2 million
breeding pairs
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Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
Height 68cm (27 inches) Weight 4.5kg
(10lb) Breeding SeasonDecember - March
DistributionSub-Antarctic islands especially
Heard island and South Georgia Estimated
population9 million breeding pairsMany
populations are in decline
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Macaroni Penguin Range
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Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes crestatus
Height 55cm (21.6 inches) Weight 2.5kg
(5.5lb) Breeding SeasonDecember
March DistributionFalkland islands and
sub-Antarctic islands north of the Antarctic
convergence Estimated population1.8 million
breeding pairsMany populations are in decline,
40 up to 94 for certain colonies