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 EN    African Penguin* Id (Atlas):
    Spheniscus demersus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
African Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Cape Penguin, Jackass Penguin

Family
Spheniscidae (Penguins)

Size
68 - 70 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Abundance (Guide)
Estimated population, about 200,000.

Range (Guide)
Angola (NB), Mozambique (NB), Namibia (B) (NB), South Africa (B) (NB), Southeast Atlantic (B) (NB), Western Indian Ocean (NB).

Vagrant to Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (NB), Gabon (NB).

South Africa, Namibia and nearby islands.
 
Population
Estimated population is 52,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fish and krill.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

 
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) [XC126522]
     by Daniel Danckwerts from Stony Point, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa (call)

 
African Penguin (Spheniscus) [XC207022]
     by Peter Boesman from Bird Island, South Africa (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Breed all year round.

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Eggs (Guide)
2. Incubation: about 40 days.

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) and Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus). Alternatively, they may form superspecies.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - 10 files


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