Species profile
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Quick answer
Antarctic continent and seas to edge of ice pack
- Scientific name
- Aptenodytes forsteri
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Genus
- Aptenodytes
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Emperor penguin in your journal
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Related species in Spheniscidae
- Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- 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)