The erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is one of the species of crested penguin, and is endemic to New Zealand. With a striking look, it has plumes of yellow feathers extending from the bill to the back of the head, as well as black upper parts and white … [Read more...]
Galapagos Penguin
The Galápagos Penguin is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is the only penguin to live on the equator in a tropical environment.The Galápagos Penguin survives due to the cool ocean temperatures resulting from the Humboldt Current and cool waters from great depths … [Read more...]
Gentoo Penguin
The Gentoo Penguins are the fastest underwater swimming bird, reaching speeds of 36 kilometres per hour (22.3 miles per hour). Gentoo Penguins nest in large and noisy breeding colonies adjacent to sandy or shingle beaches at over 80 locations around the Falkland Islands. There … [Read more...]
Humboldt Penguin
The Humboldt Penguin is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. This penguins nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galapagos Penguin. The Humboldt Penguin is named after Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist and explorer … [Read more...]
King Penguin
King Penguins live on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands and other temperate islands of the region. The King penguin is the second largest penguin. It is sometimes confused with the larger Emperor … [Read more...]
Little Fairy Penguin
The Little Penguin is the smallest species of penguin and breeds around the entire coastline of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands as well as southern Australia and Tasmania. These penguins have several common names. In Australia they are often referred to as Fairy Penguins due … [Read more...]
Macaroni Penguin
The Macaroni Penguin is a species of penguin closely related to the Rockhopper Penguin. It is one of eight species of crested penguin that is found on the Antarctic Peninsula, on a number of Antarctic and subantarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and on the islands … [Read more...]
Magellanic Penguin
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil.The Magellanic penguin is the most numerous of the Spheniscus penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Humboldt … [Read more...]
Rockhopper Penguin
The Southern Rockhopper Penguin or just Rockhopper Penguin, is a species of penguin closely related to the Macaroni Penguin. Rockhopper Penguins are a sub-Antarctic species breeding at cool, southern localities such as Macquarie Island, the Falklands, Campbell Island, Tristan da … [Read more...]
Royal Penguin
The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a penguin species that inhabits the waters surrounding Antarctica. They belong to the genus Eudyptes and the family Spheniscidae. Royal penguins look very much like Macaroni Penguins, but have a white face and chin instead of the … [Read more...]