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BPBM 157172Vertebrate Zoology

Pygoscelis antarcticus

Chinstrap Penguin

As recorded: Pygoscelis antarcticus (J.R.Forster, 1781)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Sphenisciformes › Spheniscidae

Collected by
G Lippert
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
exact locality unknown
Island
Anvers Island
Region
Antarctica
Record type
Preserved specimen

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,527 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Südatlantik

(c) Elisabeth Keider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-04-08

2026-04-08

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

(c) taisha568, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-04-08

2026-04-08

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

(c) taisha568, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-03-30

2026-03-30

Antarktis, AQ

(c) weiss-blockwinkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-03-24

2026-03-24

Antarctica (general), AQ

(c) Maria Tietze, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pygoscelis antarcticus observed 2026-03-23

2026-03-23

Antarctica

(c) MS Roald Amundsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pygoscelis antarcticus. BPBM 157172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38358497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/157172.

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