Species Pygoscelis antarcticus (J.R. Forster, 1781)
Chinstrap Penguin
- Aptenodytes antarctica Forster, J.R. 1781. Historia Aptenodytae, generis Avium orbi australi proprii. Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis, Gottingae 3: 121-148, pl. 5 [Date published 1781: dated 1780] [134, 141, pl. 4].
Type data:
Status unknown, Unknown (Unlocated), South Shetland.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pygoscelis antarctica J.R. Forster, 1781 [alternative spelling].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Most abundant on Antarctic peninsula and Atlantic sector but also recorded from AAT, vagrant to Heard Island, many records from Macquarie Islands
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Common Name References
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Chinstrap Penguin)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [283] (Chinstrap Penguin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 04-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Nov-2015 | SPHENISCIDAE Bonaparte, 1831 | 12-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | SPHENISCIFORMES | 02-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |