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Sphenisciformes (from the Latin for "wedge-shaped") is the taxonomic order to which the penguins belong. BirdLife International has assessed 18 species. 16 (89% of total species) have had their population estimated: those missing are the king and little penguins , both of which have been assessed as being of least concern .
Palaeospheniscus is an extinct genus of penguins belonging to the subfamily Palaeospheniscinae.
Chinstrap penguin. Penguins are birds in the family Spheniscidae in the monotypic order Sphenisciformes. [1] They inhabit high-productivity marine habitats, almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere; the only species to occur north of the Equator is the Galapagos penguin.
“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the ...
Penguin World; Penguins in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand the Encyclopedia of New Zealand (archived September 5, 2008) Seaworld Penguin Information (archived October 17, 2013) "Lessons in a Land of Wind and Ice" from National Wildlife Magazine 1/15/2010; Curious Penguins; Live 24/7 camera inside a penguin habitat
A 2020 study found that the gentoo penguin may actually comprise a species complex of 4 similar but genetically distinct species: the northern gentoo penguin (P. papua), the southern gentoo penguin (P. ellsworthi), the eastern gentoo penguin (P. taeniata), and the newly-described South Georgia gentoo penguin (P. poncetii).
Penguinarium containing Humboldt penguins in Prague Zoo. A penguinarium is a vivarium for penguins intended to simulate aspects of their natural environment. [1]Penguinariums date back at least to 1968, when the Detroit Zoo opened the first in North America and possibly the world.
The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is the only penguin found north of the equator . [ 4 ] Most inhabit Fernandina Island and the west coast of Isabela Island . [ 5 ]