Spheniscus mendiculus, Galapagos penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus   Sundevall, 1871

Galapagos penguin
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Galapagos Island.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 53.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 91362); common length : 53.0 cm tl hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8812); publicerad maxvikt: 2.5 kg (Ref. 356)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This is a gregarious species, and colonies are composed of about 40 scattered pairs (Ref. 91362). Pursuit diving (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Harrison, P. 1987 Seabirds of the world: a photographic guide. Christopher Helm, Hong Kong, 317p. (Ref. 91362)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (A2abce; B2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii)); Date assessed: 21 August 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.