Penguin Watch Talk

Chicks or Adults

  • oceanmonster93 by oceanmonster93

    hello!
    can somebody help me? I´d like to know if most of the penguins in this picture are chicks or not.

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    Hi oceanmonster93. We call this place Dragonhead and it is difficult to see the penguins.Taking a good look I can say that most of these are chicks. They are teenagers and so they are able to spend more time on their own.

    The chicks are off white and grey and do NOT have the white head marking, also they have white throats right up to the beak. Check the FAQ with helpful pics here: https://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2

    Even so it is hard to tell around this time because the chicks make their final moult into adult colours just as their parents moult. At that time, if you are unsure, please mark it as 'adult'.

    Happy counting!

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  • oceanmonster93 by oceanmonster93

    Thank you, that´s very helpful! 😃

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