Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot 1841)

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Pygoscelis adeliae (Adelie Penguin) is a species of birds in the family penguins. They are listed as near threatened by IUCN. They are found in antarctica. They are diurnal. They have parental care (pair provides care).

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nearThreatened
Definition: A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22697758

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Antarctia

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
Definition: Both parents feed and nurture offspring.
Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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EOL has data for 33 attributes, including:

parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot 1841) (Adelie Penguin)
bill length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BillLength
- Definition: Length of the bill.
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33.4 mm
biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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antarctica
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Antarctia
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foraging habitat
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ForagingHabitat
- Definition: Primary habitat where the species forages during the breeding season.
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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marine pelagic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023
- Definition: The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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aquatic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002030
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on water
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has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot 1841) (Adelie Penguin)
middle toe length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/MiddleToeLength
- Definition: length of the middle toe
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71.5 mm
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Increasing
temperature at range midpoint latitude
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureAtRangeMidpointLatitude
- Definition: The temperature at the range midpoint latitude of an organism.
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-8.94 degrees celsius
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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invertivore
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
- Definition: An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0.264 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Adelie Penguin. View this species on GBIF

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