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The family name of Spheniscidae was given by Charles Lucien Bonaparte from the genus Spheniscus, [23] the name of that genus comes from the Greek word σφήν sphēn "wedge" used for the shape of an African penguin's swimming flippers. [24] Some recent sources [3] [25] apply the phylogenetic taxon Spheniscidae to what here is referred to as ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population Adélie penguin. P. adeliae (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841) Antarctica and surrounding islands LC 1,084,320–1,228,320 breeding pairs [9] Chinstrap penguin. P. antarcticus (Forster, J. R., 1781) Antarctic Peninsula and Balleny Islands LC 8,000,000 [10] Gentoo ...
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin. King penguins mainly eat lanternfish , squid , and krill .
The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer summer months like other penguin species, emperor penguins lay ...
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. It is the only penguin found in the Old World. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults ...
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb).
Gus is an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) who made international headlines in 2024 as the first of his species recorded in Australia.Gus's journey of over 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) from Antarctica to Ocean Beach, Western Australia, captured the attention of scientists, wildlife enthusiasts, and the general public.
It is commonly known as the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, owing to its slate-blue plumage and is also known by its Māori name kororā. It is a marine neritic species that dives for food throughout the day and returns to burrows on the shore at dusk, making it the only nocturnal penguin species on land.