Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri · Spheniscidae

The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg. Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.

Where the Emperor penguin lives

Recorded in Antarctica (Antarctica).

See the Emperor penguin’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 130,855 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.