Unusual Adélie, chinstrap and gentoo penguins

Mixed species pair - chinstrap and Adélie penguin breeding pair, Palmer Station
Mixed species pair - chinstrap and Adélie penguin breeding pair, Palmer Station (Photo: Chris Denker/Heidi Geisz)
Mixed species pair - chinstrap and Adélie penguin breeding pair, Palmer StationLeucistic Adélie penguin chickLeucistic Adélie penguin chickLeucistic Adélie penguin, Seymour Island, January 2002Fledging Pinto Adélie penguinAlbino Adélie penguin near DavisAlbino Adelie penguin near DavisLeucistic Adélie penguinLeucistic Gentoo penguin from Chilean base on Antarctic PeninsulaLeucistic Gentoo penguin from Chilean base on Antarctic PeninsulaFledging Pinto Adelie penguin, Palmer Station Melanistic Adelie Penguin, Rauer Group, Prydz Bay November 2001

Here are some examples of unusually coloured or hybrid penguins. Leucistic penguins are often also referred to as isabelline or albinistic penguins.

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