Adult © Andres Vasquez Noboa eBird S155755071 Macaulay Library ML 612763581
Adult and juvenile © Fernando Anand Medrano Martínez
Immature © Peter Lowe
Adult © Tom Johnson
Adult © Andres Vasquez Noboa
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Adult © Andres Vasquez Noboa
Adult © Pablo Gutiérrez Maier
Adult © Pio Marshall
© Andrew Spencer

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

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Identification

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Large, spectacular, and basically unmistakable penguin that is rarely seen away from well-known colony sites. The long and stout bill distinguishes King from the even larger but shorter-billed Emperor Penguin, which is a true Antarctic species, rarely seen far from ice. Also note the golden neck patches (can fade to whitish on immatures) and pink bill base (bill starts out black on immature). Breeding season requires more than a year, so birds can be seen year-round at colonies.

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