Aptenodytes patagonicus in Kerguelen Islands
 
Reference no. Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch, 2005
Ecosystem Kerguelen Islands
Status native
Abundance
Lifestage adults
Regional database
Remarks Known to occur on the island year round, with a population size of 173,000 breeding pairs. Horizontal foraging is oceanic and slopes while vertical foraging is epi-mesopelagic (Ref. 89128). This is a breeding ground of the king penguin (Ref. 91362). C:

( e.g. cephalopods )
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