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  7. Adélie Penguin

BirdUp · Species

Adélie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
Order
SPHENISCIFORMES
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Pygoscelis

At a glance

The Adélie Penguin, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.

Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Native
Commonness
Restricted
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The Adélie penguin is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent. It is the most widespread penguin species in the Antarctic, and, along with the emperor penguin, is the most southerly distributed of all penguins. It is named after Adélie Land, in turn, named for Adèle Dumont d'Urville, who was married to French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, who first discovered this penguin in 1840. Adélie penguins obtain their food by both predation and foraging, with a diet of mainly krill and fish.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see an Adélie Penguin?

The Adélie Penguin is recorded across its Australian range mainly in November and December.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Adélie Penguin live in Australia?

The Adélie Penguin is native to Australia, recorded across 1 of Australia’s bioregions.

Breeding range
SO, AN : Antarctic coasts and islands
Non-breeding range
To edge of pack-ice