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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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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Pingüino Papúa.

Synonyms: Aptenodytes papua.

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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsMatamico Grande (Daptrius australis)05/12/2024Santos Uranga



Number of Photography: 153

Foto
Photography ID: 670438
  Adult
Newan´s station
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
01/21/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 670395
  Adult
Whillelmina Bay
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 668276
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/12/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 638787
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/03/2023
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 629415
  Adult
Isla Martillo
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/30/2025
Guillermo Marcaida



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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 194



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242483021/01/2026ArgentinaIslas MalvinasNewan´s stationEdith Polverini
242480217/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaWhillelmina BayEdith Polverini
243980212/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla Martillo, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
241813112/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla Martillo, Canal BeagleLuis O. Lopez
239227911/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoNavegacion Usuahia - Isla Martillo60Diego Oscar
238342606/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleMaría Belén Tartaglia Gamarra
239743005/10/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla Martillo, Canal BeagleFrancisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
225390426/02/202515:32ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina5María Alejandra Sosa
225390226/02/202515:14ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina5María Alejandra Sosa
225390126/02/202515:12ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina10María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.