chinstrap penguin
noun
: a penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) with a narrow band of black feathers from ear to ear under its chin that breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands
called also chinstrap
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For instance, chinstrap penguin parents catch 11 hours of daily sleep through 4-second naps; frigatebirds can sleep one brain hemisphere at a time while flying for 40 days.
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Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In January 2024, the first aerial survey of Antarctica's Astrolabe Island in 40 years, executed on board Viking Octantis in partnership with research watch group Oceanites, revealed a new chinstrap penguin colony on nearby Diaz Rock.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Amateur Winner The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards gave their amateur photography prize to Karen Blackwood for her picture of a diving chinstrap penguin in Antarctica.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
The flip side of that is that the Adélie and chinstrap populations have cratered in many areas and particularly chinstrap penguins.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
In 2012, a chinstrap penguin was spotted in Antarctica with light-colored feathers compared to its fellow penguin colony.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2021
On Elephant Island, just slightly north of the peninsula, chinstrap penguins have suffered a 60% decline because of the increasing temperatures, researchers have found.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2020
And of course, there’s the iconic story of Central Park Zoo’s Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins who fathered a little baby girl named Tango in 2000.
—Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 16 Aug. 2019
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Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In January 2024, the first aerial survey of Antarctica's Astrolabe Island in 40 years, executed on board Viking Octantis in partnership with research watch group Oceanites, revealed a new chinstrap penguin colony on nearby Diaz Rock.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Amateur Winner The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards gave their amateur photography prize to Karen Blackwood for her picture of a diving chinstrap penguin in Antarctica.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
The flip side of that is that the Adélie and chinstrap populations have cratered in many areas and particularly chinstrap penguins.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
In 2012, a chinstrap penguin was spotted in Antarctica with light-colored feathers compared to its fellow penguin colony.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2021
On Elephant Island, just slightly north of the peninsula, chinstrap penguins have suffered a 60% decline because of the increasing temperatures, researchers have found.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2020
And of course, there’s the iconic story of Central Park Zoo’s Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins who fathered a little baby girl named Tango in 2000.
—Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 16 Aug. 2019
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“Chinstrap penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chinstrap%20penguin. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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