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Gentoo Penguin

Pygoscelis papua
(Forster, JR, 1781)
Pingüino de Vincha
Family: Spheniscidae
Order: Sphenisciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Antártida Argentina

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Pingüino Papúa.

Synonyms: Aptenodytes papua.

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Photography ID: 670395
  Adult
Whillelmina Bay
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242480217/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaWhillelmina BayEdith Polverini
225385726/02/202509:44ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina10María Alejandra Sosa
225382626/02/202507:17ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina15María Alejandra Sosa
225382826/02/202507:31ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina2María Alejandra Sosa
225383026/02/202507:42ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina32María Alejandra Sosa
225383526/02/202508:29ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225383826/02/202508:39ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina25María Alejandra Sosa
225383926/02/202508:42ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina5María Alejandra Sosa
225384126/02/202508:45ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina30María Alejandra Sosa
225384826/02/202509:02ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina15María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.