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Family: Spheniscidae



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Max. Length 115 cm TL
 
Aptenodytes forsteri
[Emperor penguin]

Lagman, Erik

Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Aptenodytes patagonicusMiller, 1778

Photo by Lagman, Erik
 
Aptenodytes patagonicus
[King penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Eudyptes chrysocome
[Rockhopper penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Eudyptes chrysolophus
[Macaroni penguin]
No picture found
 
Eudyptes filholi
[Southern rockhopper pengiun]
No picture found
 
Eudyptes moseleyi
[Northern rockhopper penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
[Fiordland penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Eudyptes robustus
[Snares penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Eudyptes schlegeli
[Royal penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Eudyptes sclateri
[Erect-crested penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Eudyptula albosignata
[White-flippered penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Eudyptula minor
[Blue penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 66 cm TL
 
Megadyptes antipodes
[Yellow-eyed penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 71 cm TL
 
Pygoscelis adeliae
[Adelie penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 68 cm TL
 
Pygoscelis antarcticus
[Chinstrap penguin]

Lagman, Erik

Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Pygoscelis papua(Forster, 1781)

Photo by Lagman, Erik
 
Pygoscelis papua
[Gentoo penguin]

FAO

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Spheniscus demersus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Spheniscus demersus
[Jackass penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Spheniscus humboldti
[Humboldt penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Spheniscus magellanicus
[Magellanic penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 53 cm TL
 
Spheniscus mendiculus
[Galapagos penguin]


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