Aptenodytes forsteri, Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri   Gray, 1844

Emperor penguin
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Polar

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic Indian Ocean. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 115 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8812); publicerad maxvikt: 33.4 kg (Ref. 356)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This is a highly gregarious species that breeds on ice-shelves during Antarctic winter (Ref. 91362, 84934), colonially (Ref. 84934). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A3c); Date assessed: 28 August 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
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Larvae
Distribution
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Ekosystem
Förekomster
Utplanteringar
Physiology
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Human Related
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.