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title: "Pingwin maskowy"
description: "Pygoscelis antarcticus — Ptaki. The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a penguin species that inhabits various islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/chinstrap-penguin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pingwin maskowy

> Pygoscelis antarcticus — Ptaki. The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a penguin species that inhabits various islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans.

- Scientific name: *Pygoscelis antarcticus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże), `arctic` (Arktyka)
- iNaturalist observations: 2106
- Wikidata: [Q126643](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126643)
- iNaturalist taxon: [54549](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54549)

## Names

- en: Chinstrap Penguin
- de: Zügelpinguin
- es: Pingüino barbijo
- fr: Manchot à jugulaire
- nl: Stormbandpinguïn
- pt: Pinguim-de-barbicha
- pl: Pingwin maskowy

## Countries with the most observations

GS (68), AR (8)

## Summary

The chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a penguin species that inhabits various islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the Antarctic Oceans. Its name stems from the narrow black band under its head, which makes it appear to wear a black helmet. Other common names include ringed penguin, bearded penguin, and stonecracker penguin. It is known for its loud, harsh call.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinstrap_penguin

## Photo

![Pingwin maskowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinstrap-penguin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kyle Bowman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339298367

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinstrap-penguin?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).