Species group · Birds

Penguins

WAnimals has 15 species of penguin, in the family Spheniscidae.

15 species

1 family

27 countries

73 parks

All 15 species of penguins on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

6 Least Concern3 Endangered3 Vulnerable2 Near Threatened1 Critically Endangered

7 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 27 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It has the longest breeding cycle of any penguin — over a year — so many pairs manage to raise only two chicks every three years.
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It nests in burrows; the Punta Tombo colony holds some 200,000 pairs.
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The males incubate the egg for over two months without eating.
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It can dive to over 500 metres.
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It gathers in colonies of thousands to conserve heat.
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It can stay under for 60 to 150 seconds on a hunting dive.
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It feeds mainly on anchoveta and other small shoaling fish.
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It lives on rocky coasts and islands of the Pacific off Peru and Chile, in the cold Humboldt Current.
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