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Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Pygoscelis papua, the gentoo penguin, is the third-largest penguin, recognizable…
Adelie Penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Pygoscelis adeliae, the Adélie penguin, is a mid-sized Antarctic penguin with di…
Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarcticus (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Pygoscelis antarcticus, the chinstrap penguin, is a circumpolar Antarctic pengui…
Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Spheniscus magellanicus, the Magellanic penguin, is a medium-sized penguin with …
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spheniscus demersus (African penguin) is a penguin species endemic to southweste…
Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834
This is a description of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti), covering i…
Galápagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871
Spheniscus mendiculus, the Galápagos penguin, is the only penguin species found …
Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor (J.R.Forster, 1781)
This is a detailed description of Eudyptula minor (little penguin), covering its…
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri G.R.Gray, 1844
This is a detailed description of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), co…
King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus J.F.Miller, 1778
Aptenodytes patagonicus, the king penguin, is the world's second largest penguin…
Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus G.R.Gray, 1845
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, the Fiordland crested penguin, is a medium-sized black-a…
Royal Penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, 1876
Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli is a penguin species that breeds only on Macqua…
Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt, 1837)
This is a detailed description and distribution summary of the macaroni penguin,…
Western Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Eudyptes chrysocome, the southern rockhopper penguin, is the smallest yellow-cre…
Erect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri Buller, 1888
Eudyptes sclateri, the erect-crested penguin, is the largest crested penguin tha…
Snares Penguin
Eudyptes robustus Oliver, 1953
Snares penguin is a crested penguin that breeds mainly on New Zealand's Snares I…
Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes moseleyi Mathews & Iredale, 1921
Eudyptes moseleyi, the northern rockhopper penguin, is a distinct penguin specie…
Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Megadyptes antipodes, the yellow-eyed penguin, is a New Zealand penguin with two…
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii (G.R.Gray, 1843)
Pterodroma cookii, or Cook's petrel, is a small vulnerable petrel that breeds on…
Black-capped Petrel
Pterodroma hasitata (Kuhl, 1820)
Pterodroma hasitata, the black-capped petrel, is a large nocturnal breeding seab…
Providence Petrel
Pterodroma solandri (Gould, 1844)
Pterodroma solandri, providence petrel, is a large gadfly petrel that breeds onl…
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844)
Pterodroma mollis, the soft-plumaged petrel, is a medium-sized Southern Hemisphe…
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata (J.R.Forster, 1844)
The mottled petrel (kōrure, Pterodroma inexpectata) is a transequatorial migrato…
Juan Fernandez Petrel
Pterodroma externa (Salvin, 1875)
Pterodroma externa, the Juan Fernández petrel, is a large vulnerable gadfly petr…
