Spheniscidae () |
70 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,601.0 g |
others; marine |
Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic. Temperate to polar. |
Culmen: 5.77 cm; tarsus: 2.62 cm. |
Total population is over 11,650,000 pairs, and with an increasing trend (Ref. 84934). This is a gregarious, noisy and aggressive species. It breeds in large colonies but smaller ones may be found in Rockhopper rookeries (Ref. 91362). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356). |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 09 September 2020 (A2bce+3bce+4bce) Ref. 123251)
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