Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus
Fairly common to locally common; often seen in inshore waters and from ferries. Breeds around coasts of southern Chile, Argentina, and in the Falklands; nests in colonies in underground burrows. Only identification concern is limited range overlap in central Chile with Humboldt Penguin, which has single (not double) black breast band, narrower white eyebrow, and big pink patch at base of bill. Immatures of the two species very similar and not always safely identified in the field, but Humboldt often shows big pink patch at base of bill.
识别特征
Magellanic penguins are medium-sized penguins which grow to be 61–76 cm (24–30 in) tall and weigh between 2.7 and 6.5 kg (6.0 and 14.3 lb). The males are larger than the females, and the weight of both drops while the parents raise their young.<p>Adults have black backs and white abdomens. There are two black bands between the head and the breast, with the lower band shaped in an inverted horseshoe. The head is black with a broad white border that runs from behind the eye, around the black ear-coverts and chin, and joins at the throat. Chicks and younger penguins have grey-blue backs, with a more faded grey-blue colour on their chest. Magellanic penguins can live up to 25 years in the wild, but as much as 30 years in captivity. Captain Eo, a male Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo, died in 2022 at the age of 40.<p>Young birds usually have a blotched pattern on their feet, which fades as they grow up into adulthood. By the time these birds reach about ten years of age, their feet usually become all black.<p>Like other species of penguins, the Magellanic penguin has very rigid wings used to swim under water.
分类信息
Genus: Spheniscus; Family: Spheniscidae; Order: Sphenisciformes.
- 学名
- Spheniscus magellanicus
- 命名信息
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
- 目
- Sphenisciformes
- 科
- Spheniscidae
- 属
- Spheniscus
分布与栖息地
Breeding range: SA : coastal c Chile and c Argentina to Cape Horn and Falkland Is.. Non-breeding range: to se Brazil.
- 繁殖区
- SA : coastal c Chile and c Argentina to Cape Horn and Falkland Is.
- 非繁殖区
- to se Brazil
- 迁徙
- Complete migrants
行为
Migration pattern: Complete migrants.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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