Adélie Penguin

Adélie penguin, (Pygoscelis adeliae), species of penguin (order Sphenisciformes) characterized by black and white plumage and a small ring of white feathers surrounding each eye. During the warmer months Adélie penguins are found primarily in several breeding colonies along rocky, ice-free coasts of Antarctica; colonies also occur on the South Shetland, South Orkney, and South Sandwich islands. During the winter months they migrate northward to forage in areas of open water in the pack ice.