Derivation
Aptenodytes - Gk, aptos, unfledged, callow or unwinged; L., dyptes, a diver: forsteri - Johann Reinhold Forster (1729 - 1798), German naturalist, accompanied Cook of his second voyage around the world
Vagrant to Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, New Zealand, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) [XC877994]
by Santiago Imberti from Weddell Sea, 63km south of Snow HIll Island, Antarctica (call)
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) [XC689246]
by \u738b\u81ea\u5803 from Weddell Sea, Antarctica (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
From March - December in Antarctica.
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Nest
None. Egg is incubated on the feet. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
1; smooth, greenish-white, often with irregularly spaced tubercles or nodules, mostly at the larger end and often forming a helical zone; pyriform. Incubation: about 62 - 67 days; by male.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Hatched with pale grey down, black on head and two white spots around the eyes. Young fed by both parents, by incomplete regurgitation.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Smaller. Has a longer, straighter bill. Is more brightly colored.
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet