Adélie penguin

Or Adelie penguin

noun

1. a penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, occurring in large colonies in Antarctica.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adélie penguin¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

"On Christmas Day I'll head over to Gourlay Peninsula on the south-east shores of the island to carry out the almost daily checks on the chinstrap and Adelie penguin colonies to monitor productivity," he said.

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Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade.

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"And whenever we've seen sea ice declining or disappearing altogether, then we're seeing corresponding Adelie penguin populations decline substantially."

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It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand's coast.

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Mr Stracke was shocked to find that the penguin was an Adélie penguin - a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula.

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