Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus - Manchot de Magellan

Manchot de Magellan
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Sphenisciformes

  • Family
    :

    Sphéniscidés

  • Genus
    :

    Spheniscus

  • Species
    :

    magellanicus

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1781

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 76 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Manchot de Magellan
adult
Manchot de Magellan
adult

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a species of bird in the Spheniscidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Manchot de Magellan,
  • Pingüino magallánico,
  • pinguim-magalhânico,
  • Magellanpinguin,
  • Magellán-pingvin,
  • Magelhaenpinguïn,
  • Pinguino di Magellano,
  • magellanpingvin,
  • Magellanpingvin,
  • tučniak dvojpásy,
  • tučňák magellanský,
  • Magellanpingvin,
  • patagonianpingviini,
  • Magellaanpikkewyn,
  • pingüí de Magallanes,
  • pingwin magellański,
  • Магелланов пингвин,
  • マゼランペンギン,
  • 南美企鹅,
  • magellanpingvin,
  • 麥哲倫環企鵝,

Voice song and call

Manchot de Magellan
adult

Habitat

Manchot de Magellan
adult

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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