Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarcticus(Forster, JR, 1781)
English (US) Chinstrap Penguin
The Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Spheniscidae (Penguins) in the order Sphenisciformes.
Range: breeds on Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, including Balleny Island (eastern Antarctica); winters mostly south of Antarctic Convergence, to southern South America and subantarctic islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Family
- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aptenodytes antarctica
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
- Type locality
- South Shetlands.
- Original description
- Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis 3(1780) p.134,141 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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