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Where are the main breeding grounds of king penguins?

Question #151519. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Aug 02 2024.
Originally posted Aug 02 2024 8:33 PM.

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The main breeding grounds for the king penguin are in the Subantarctic islands. In particular, South Georgia, southern Argentina and Macquarie Island.
On South Georgia Island over 30 colonies of A. patagonicus patagonicus reside. Colony sizes range from approximately 39,000 breeding pairs at both Salisbury Plains and St. Andrews Bay to 9,000 pairs located at Royal Bay. This subspecies is only found on South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. Another genetically unique subspecies, A. patagonicus halli, is only found on Crozet, Heard, Kerguelen, Macquarie and Prince Edwards islands.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_penguin

link https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aptenodytes_patagonicus/

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Aug 02 2024.
Aug 02 2024, 8:37 PM
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