Distribution and size of Adelie penguin colonies in Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica

Abstract

Adelie penguin colonies were surveyed throughout ice-free areas in Amundsen Bay, Enderby Land, from a helicopter on 23 December 1998. The locality and number of breeding pairs of three newly discovered colonies, in addition to a known colony are described. In total, about 9760 pairs of Adelie penguins breed in the four colonies in this region, comprising one of the largest breeding populations in eastern Enderby Land.