Magellanic penguin

Magellanic Penguin
Magellanic Penguin PhotoA rapidly expanding South Atlantic fishery is among the greatest threats to Argentina's marine species, such as this Magellanic penguin.

Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Chilean name: Pingüino de Magellanes ...

Magellanic Penguin Facts
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Magellanic penguins live in temperate climates, not in the Antarctic. In the breeding season the parents share the babysitting duties, one incubating the chick while the other goes out to sea to feed. The chick gets a meal every two to three days.

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
The Magellanic penguin is named in honour of the maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who first recorded it during an expedition in 1519. A... More 48 Images 10 Videos ...

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Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) guarding nest burrow. The closed neck collar denotes this species.
Closeup of Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome).

Paraptenodytes (Early - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene) : Paraptenodytes is an extinct genus of penguins which contains two or three species sized between a Magellanic Penguin and a small Emperor Penguin (P. antarcticus).

Because it is illegal to mark the penguin, the only way to identify each penguin is to mark the burrow, and Magellanic penguins are the only penguins living in burrows.

The Galapagos may look like the magellanic penguin but it is smaller and the black markings on the belly are thinner. They are found only on the Galapagos and Isabela Islands just north of the Equator.

See also: Penguin, Burro, Petrel, African Penguin, Goose