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| − | + | 76 cm. Blue-black above, white below. Head black with white bar over crown, Bill black and orange, legs orange. Recognised by large size and head pattern. | |
| − | + | ==Distribution== | |
| − | + | Circumpolar in the subantarctic. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and Staten Island, the Falklands and South Georgia, the South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie Islands. Pelagic range not fully known but many remain close to breeding range, others wander northwards to about 430S in South America. Vagrants recorded in Tasmania and New Zealand. | |
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| − | + | Two-three races recognised differing in minor bill and leg measurements. P. p. ellsworthi breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands, nominate race in remainder of range but taeniata from Macquarie, Heard, Kerguelen and Marion Islands is sometimes separated | |
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| − | + | Breeds on remote flat or rocky islands, otherwise at sea but seen close to breeding sites throughout the year. | |
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| − | + | Colonial breeder, August-March, nest is a bulky structure of vegetation or small stones. Two white eggs laid between late-September and mid-October, incubated by both sexes for 33 days. Young fed by both sexes. | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=55&bid=664 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=55&bid=664 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
{{GSearch|Pygoscelis+papua}} | {{GSearch|Pygoscelis+papua}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 1 August 2007
- Pygoscelis papua
Identification
76 cm. Blue-black above, white below. Head black with white bar over crown, Bill black and orange, legs orange. Recognised by large size and head pattern.
Distribution
Circumpolar in the subantarctic. Breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and Staten Island, the Falklands and South Georgia, the South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie Islands. Pelagic range not fully known but many remain close to breeding range, others wander northwards to about 430S in South America. Vagrants recorded in Tasmania and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Two-three races recognised differing in minor bill and leg measurements. P. p. ellsworthi breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands, nominate race in remainder of range but taeniata from Macquarie, Heard, Kerguelen and Marion Islands is sometimes separated
Habitat
Breeds on remote flat or rocky islands, otherwise at sea but seen close to breeding sites throughout the year.
Behaviour
Colonial breeder, August-March, nest is a bulky structure of vegetation or small stones. Two white eggs laid between late-September and mid-October, incubated by both sexes for 33 days. Young fed by both sexes.
