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Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Photo by b.tipton1218
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange on bottom of beak ,yellow above the chest/white black yellow behind head

Habitat:

Newport aquarium

Species ID Suggestions

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri
Caleb Steindel
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Comments (1)
Caleb Steindel
it very well could be a king penguin, b.tipton. do you have an approximate size for these birds? if it is a king penguin, the scientific name is Aptenodytes patagonicus
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PublishedMay 7, 2013

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