Sealife guideThe adelie penguinPygoscelis adeliae
Taxonomy
Did you know ?
The adelie penguin is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The adelie penguin appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2020 within the category Least Concern !

The adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) © Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith sous licence
Creative CommonsWithin the same genus

Chinstrap penguin
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)

Gentoo penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)
Within the same family

Royal Penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)

Southern rockhopper penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)

Yellow-eyed penguin
(Megadyptes antipodes)

Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus)

African penguin
(Spheniscus demersus)

Emperor penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri)

King penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
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(Pygoscelis adeliae)

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