Long-range migration of a chinstrap penguin from Bouvetøya to Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Biuw, Martin, Lydersen, Christian, Nico de Bruyn, P.J., Arriola, Aline, Hofmeyr, Greg G.J., Kritzinger, Petrus, Kovacs, Kit M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Southern Ocean; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; Montagu; Bouvetøya; Montagu Island; Antarctic Science; Chinstrap penguin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102009990605; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102009990605

Abstract We describe a long-range migration of a pre-moulting adult chinstrap penguin from Bouvetøya, a small relatively recently established colony, to the South Sandwich Islands, where large, established colonies of this species reside. The trip lasted around three weeks, covered ∼3600 km, and the...