Pygoscelis

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua )

The long-tailed penguins ( Pygoscelis, after the Greek " pygoskelis " = " grebe " ) are a bird genus within the family of penguins ( Spheniscidae ). They are without exception feathery black and white and molt at the end of each breeding season. All species are very social, the Chinstrap Penguin is on Deception Iceland with an estimated five million breeding pairs of the largest penguin colony.

Species

Within the Pygoscelis there are three species, the Gentoo penguin ( P. papua ), the Adelie ( P. adeliae ) and chinstrap ( P. antarctica), which is also called Chinstrap penguin.