Banded Adélie penguin stands over an egg
![two black and white Adélie penguins, one is tagged with a silver band and the other is standing over a white-green egg](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/BandPenPrEgg_cr.jpg?itok=DwvKwsNl)
Detailed Description
The Adélie penguin is a sea-ice obligate species so ocean habitats in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica are crucial during all stages of the species annual cycle. Changes in wind, temperature, and associated sea ice patterns in some of the more northern regions of the species range in are causing reductions in the size and distribution of Adélie penguin breeding colonies.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Katie Dugger, USGS, Public Domain