Galapagos Penguin

• GeneralIt is the only penguin that breeds on the equator; it holds its flippers out to shade its feet.
• distribuciónIt is the only penguin that lives naturally north of the equator, thanks to the cold currents that wash the archipelago.
• It is the only penguin that lives naturally at the equator and the only one that breeds north of that line; it survives there thanks to the cold water of the Humboldt and Cromwell currents.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Volcanic coasts washed by the Cromwell Current

Sexual maturity

3-8 years

Gestation / incubation

38-42 days of incubation, shared by both parents

Litter / clutch size

Up to 2 eggs, laid in lava crevices

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheniscus_mendiculus

Best time: All year round on Isabela and Fernandina; breeding is concentrated in the cold-water months, when the upwelling brings more fish

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.