Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldtiMeyen, FJF, 1834
English (US) Humboldt Penguin
The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Spheniscidae (Penguins) in the order Sphenisciformes.
Range: Humboldt Current region of coastal northern Peru to central ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spheniscus humboldti
- Family
- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Humboldt Penguin
- Described by
- Meyen, FJF, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Spheniscus Humboldti
- Described by
- Meyen, FJF, 1834
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 16 Suppl. p.110 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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