
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
33.6 kg
NTAvesSphenisciformesSpheniscidae
Seasonal Activity
86,220 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Family
- Spheniscidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 33.6 kg
Photo
U.S. Geological Survey, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.