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The Adélie penguin is a species of seabird found along the entire Antarctic coast and its surrounding islands. Recognizable by its black back, white belly, and distinctive white ring around the eye, it breeds farther south than almost any other bird. The species was named after Adélie Land, a region...
The gentoo penguin is a species of penguin in the genus Pygoscelis and is the third-largest living penguin after the emperor and king penguins. Adults are recognizable by a white marking extending across the top of the head, an orange-red bill, and pale feet. The species breeds in colonies on the An...
A medium-sized Antarctic penguin identified by a thin black line across its white throat, breeding in vast colonies on the Antarctic Peninsula and sub-Antarctic islands.
The southern subspecies of Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua ellsworthii), breeding on colder islands closer to Antarctica, including the South Shetland Islands.
The northern subspecies of Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua), found on warmer sub-Antarctic islands such as South Georgia and the Falklands.
Extinct brush-tailed penguin from Pliocene deposits of Chile, larger than any living Pygoscelis species, including the emperor-sized forms of today.
Extinct brush-tailed penguin related to the living Adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins, known from fossil deposits in the southern hemisphere.
