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Pygoscelis adeliae   (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

Adelie penguin
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Adelie Land country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Adelie Land (Ref. 90159). C: Ref. 90159; O: Ref. 90159.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cherel, Y., S. Ducatez, C. Fontaine, P. Richard and C. Guinet, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pingüino de Adelia, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Ciconiiformes (Storks, herons and ostriches) > Spheniscidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 71.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 4.5 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total population is at least 2,610,000 pairs. Numbers have increased due to population recovery and increase in food supply (Ref. 84934). This is a gregarious species, bold and inquisitive. It is also known to breed in large colonies (Ref. 91362). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Enticott, J. and D. Tipling. 1997. (Ref. 84934)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 September 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.