page_title: Chinstrap penguin
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: Chinstrap penguin / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinstrap penguin colony near Orne Harbor
context_page_description: The chinstrap penguin is a species of penguin that inhabits a variety of 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 as if it were wearing a black helmet, making it easy to identify. Other common names include ringed penguin, bearded penguin, and stonecracker penguin, due to its loud, harsh call.
context_section_description: On land, they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts  around 6 days each. The chicks hatch after around 37 days, and have fluffy grey backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20–30 days before they go to join other chicks in a crèche. Around 50–60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult feathers and go to sea.
  Chinstrap penguins are generally considered to be the most aggressive and ill-tempered species of penguin.
caption: Chinstrap penguin colony near Orne Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula
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