Aptenodytes patagonicus was reported from 17 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 11 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 6 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic.
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Table 1: Present in 11 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 7816
South America Argentina ARG native 7816
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 6610
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 84934
Subantarctica Heard McDon Is. HMD native 87566
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 89128
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 87566
South America Peru PER native 7816
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 84934
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 84934
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340

Table 2: Possible in 6 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS stray 84934
Subantarctica Bouvet I. BVT stray 84934
South America Brazil BRA stray 84934
South America Chile CHL stray 7816
Oceania New Zealand NZL stray 84934
Africa South Africa ZAF stray 84934

Table 4: Reported from 17 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 7816
South America Argentina ARG native 7816
Oceania Australia AUS stray 84934
Subantarctica Bouvet I. BVT stray 84934
South America Brazil BRA stray 84934
South America Chile CHL stray 7816
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 6610
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 84934
Subantarctica Heard McDon Is. HMD native 87566
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 89128
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 87566
Oceania New Zealand NZL stray 84934
South America Peru PER native 7816
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 84934
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 84934
Africa South Africa ZAF stray 84934
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874