Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus(Forster, JR, 1781)
English (US) Magellanic Penguin
The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) 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: breeds coastal central Chile and central Argentina to Cape Horn and Falkland Islands; winters to southeastern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spheniscus magellanicus
- Family
- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magellanic Penguin
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aptenodytes magellanicus
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
- Type locality
- Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis 3(1780) p.134,143 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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