Dave,
The Bird Almanac gives the term "colony" for an assemblage of
Penguins (likewise for Gulls) Others I have seen used are: Formality,
Parade, Raft (when in water) and Waddle (when on land). I would go
for Colony.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 10/04/2008, at 10:42 AM, David Wilson wrote:
Hi all,
While at Mawson station (Antarctica) over the summer researching Adelie
penguins we were puzzled by a lack of consistency in naming penguin
groups.
The terms colony and rookery seemed to be fairly interchangeable when
referring to a breeding group of penguins. This seemed all a little
esoteric until the people in charge of the Antarctic Gazette contacted
us to formalise the names of some of the Emperor and Adelie breeding
sites.
If anyone can shed any light on this problem it would be much
appreciated, or provide some historical background.
Thanks, Dave
David Wilson
Field Biologist
ph 03 62323322
Australian Antarctic Division
Department of the Environment and Water Resources
203 Channel Highway
Kingston, Tasmania
Australia 7050
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