Species profile
Adelie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
Quick answer
Circumpolar Antarctic seas to edge of ice pack
- Scientific name
- Pygoscelis adeliae
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Genus
- Pygoscelis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Adelie penguin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Spheniscidae
- African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Anthropodyptes gilli (Anthropodyptes gilli)
- Anthropornis nordenskjoldii (Anthropornis nordenskjoldii)
- Aptenodytes ridgeni (Aptenodytes ridgeni)
- Aptenodytes spec (Aptenodytes spec)
- Archaeospheniscus lopdelli (Archaeospheniscus lopdelli)
- Archaeospheniscus lowei (Archaeospheniscus lowei)
- Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)