Taxon Profile: Pygoscelis antarctica

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
1087
Common Name
Chinstrap Penguin
Authority
(Forster,1781)
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Pygoscelis

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Catalogue id
IA4168
Caption
Pleneau Island icebergs near tourist landing site
Photographer
Powell, Stephen
Taxon

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94

Species Profile:

Biology

Additional Information At sea, leopard seals are the main predator of chinstrap penguins, while on land sheathbills and skuas often prey upon their eggs and young chicks. Chinstrap penguins lay eggs in late November and generally have two chicks each summer. The chicks fledge at about seven to eight weeks.

Taxon Biology

Diet and Feeding
Diet and feeding details 		Chinstrap penguins are near-shore feeders, feeding close to their breeding colonies on krill and fish. They catch prey by pursuit-diving by using their flippers to fly through the water.
Habitat
Includes realm (e.g. Terrestrial etc) and climatic information (e.g. Boreal); also includes requirements and tolerances; horizontal and vertical distribution; 		Chinstrap penguins breed mainly on the Antarctic Peninsula and on islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. They move north of the pack ice in March and remain there until early May for the duration of the winter.

Traits

CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier PYN

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