First observations of emperor penguins on Horseshoe Island, Antarctica

This note reports observations of two moulting emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on Horseshoe Island, West Antarctica, during the Seventh Turkish Antarctic Expedition in February 2023. This is the first time this species has been documented on this island. Emperor penguins largely depend on fa...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Sinan Yirmibesoglu, Burcu Ozsoy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2023
Subjects:
aptenodytes forsteri
sea ice
antarctic peninsula
maguerite island
moult
ice-dependent species
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
West Antarctica
Horseshoe Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor penguins
Polar Research
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9556
https://doaj.org/article/485ac5d658764402ac0b45be1efa4b51
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Summary:This note reports observations of two moulting emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on Horseshoe Island, West Antarctica, during the Seventh Turkish Antarctic Expedition in February 2023. This is the first time this species has been documented on this island. Emperor penguins largely depend on fast-ice to breed and moult. The Antarctic Peninsula hosts few emperor penguin colonies. Horseshoe Island has become one of the northernmost points along the western Antarctic Peninsula where emperor penguins are documented to moult.

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