Adélie Penguin

The Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, which is the only place where it is found. It is the most widespread penguin species, and, along with the emperor penguin, is the most southerly distributed of all penguins. Adélie penguins obtain their food by both predation and foraging, with a diet of mainly krill and fish.

The Adélie penguin is a medium-sized bird, weighing 3.8 to 8.2 kg and reaching 70–73 cm in length. Despite having similar appearances, females weigh substantially less and have shorter wings and beaks. The adult has snow-white underparts with a black head, throat, and upper parts. Its black iris is surrounded by an obvious white eye-ring. Only the tip of the beak is visible, and even that is mostly covered in black feathers with some faint reddish-brown patterns. The underside of the wing is white with a short black leading edge and a little black tip, while the upper surface is black with a white trailing edge. Pinkish, largely featherless legs and feet are present.