Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) breeding on Baily Head, Deception Island, Antarctica. Numbers of breeding birds have declined from 100,000

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Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) breeding on Baily Head, Deception Island, Antarctica. Numbers of breeding birds have declined from 100,000 to 20,000 in the last thirty years.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Deception Island, Antarctica.
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper pics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: antarctic, antarctica, antarcticus, baily, bird, breeding, chinstrap, colony, deception, head, iba, island, mountain, nest, nesting, ocean, peak, penguin, peninsular, pygoscelis, rock, sea