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Primary Traits
11,983.3 g
0 m - 100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Aptenodytes patagonicus
English name
King Penguin
Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Aptenodytes
Species
patagonicus
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
South Polar
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
8,600 g
Maximum female mass
15,000 g
Minimum male mass
9,000 g
Maximum male mass
15,300 g
Minimum unsexed mass
9,000 g
Maximum unsexed mass
15,000 g
Average mass
11,983.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
100 m
Typical elevation
50 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No nest
Nest substrate
No data
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
52 d
Maximum incubation period
56 d
Minimum fledging period
300 d
Maximum fledging period
395 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
347.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flightless
Mobility patterns
Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive