Nesting habitats vary among species.

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Emperor penguins form colonies on the Antarctic continent. They prefer sites on a fairly level surface of land-fast sea ice sheets in areas sheltered from wind, with easy access to feeding areas. Rookeries must be far enough inland that the ice does not melt under them prior to the chicks being ready to go to sea.King penguins nest and breed on subantarctic and antarctic islands. They prefer beaches and valleys of level ground or gentle slopes, free of snow and ice, and accessible to the sea.Adélies often nest 50 to 60 km (31.1-37.3 mi.) from the edge of the sea ice on the antarctic continent and nearby on rocky islands, peninsulas, beaches, hillsides, valleys, and other areas free of ice.

Cape Adare is home to the largest single colony of Adélie penguins with an estimated population of 282,000 breeding pairs.

Gentoo penguins nest in-land or on coastal peninsulas and islands.

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Gentoo penguin colonies can be inland or coastal on antarctic and subantarctic islands and peninsulas. They tend to breed on ice-free ground on beaches, in valleys, on inland hills, and on cliff tops.Chinstrap penguins nest on fairly steep slopes.Fiordland crested penguins nest in a wet, coastal rain forest habitat, under bushes, between tree roots, in holes, or on rocky coasts among rocks or in caves.Galápagos penguins nest in volcanic caves or cracks in rock.

The South Sandwich Islands have the largest population of nesting chinstraps with an estimated 5 million pairs.

Temperate penguins nest in underground burrows.

The temperate penguins and the little penguin often nest underground in burrows, rock crevices, caves, under shrubs, or in scrapes in the ground. These species breed in areas where the climate can range from tropical to subantarctic. Underground or other sheltered burrows provide an environment with a relatively constant air temperature for the eggs and chicks.Some Humboldt penguins burrow and create nesting sites in guano (fecal) deposits.

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