Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844
Emperor penguin
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Family:  Spheniscidae ()
Max. size:  115 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 33 kg
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic Indian Ocean. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This is a highly gregarious species that breeds on ice-shelves during Antarctic winter (Ref. 91362, 84934), colonially (Ref. 84934). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 28 August 2019 (A3c) Ref. 123251)
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