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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
15/05/2024 07:07:03 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
African Penguin*
Id (Atlas):
Spheniscus demersus
Description (10 )
African Penguin
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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.
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)... )
Listen to XC126522
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus ) [XC126522 ]
by Daniel Danckwerts from Stony Point, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC207022
African Penguin (Spheniscus ) [XC207022 ]
by Peter Boesman from Bird Island, South Africa (call)
Breeding Season (Guide )
Breed all year round.
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the African Penguin see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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