Records of king penguins at Stranger Point and Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Juares, Mariana Alejandra, Rios, Ayelen, Albarrán, Katya Karla, Silvestro, Anahí Mariel, Perchivale, Pablo José, Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Santos, Maria Mercedes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; BREEDING EVENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTRIBUTION; MOLTING ADULT; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Argentino; Esperanza; Hope Bay; Patagonia; South Shetland Islands; Stranger Point; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; King Penguins
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/220929

The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is a subantarctic species, but breeders were recently reported in Antarctica. Stranger Point (South Shetland Islands) represents the southernmost breeding site recorded so far. Here, we report the observations of king penguins molting and attempting to bree...