Penguins
Spheniscidae
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos penguin, found north of the equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives...
6 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Banded Penguins
genusSpheniscus
Brush-tailed Penguins
genusPygoscelis
Little Penguins
genusEudyptula
Great Penguins
genusAptenodytes
Crested Penguins
genusEudyptes
Yellow-eyed Penguins
genusMegadyptes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3806.