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;[[:Category:Spheniscus|Spheniscus]] magellanicus | ;[[:Category:Spheniscus|Spheniscus]] magellanicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 70 cm<br /> | |
| + | Blackish-grey above and white below. Head blackish with broad white band from bill-base, curving over eye to meet on upper breast enclosing black throat. Narrow black horseshoe band on breast extending down flanks to thigh area. Bill blackish with grey band and narrow fleshy margin at base, feet blackish. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Differs from [[Humboldt Penguin]] (''S. peruvianus'') in double breast band and wider white stripe over eye. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Atlantic coast of [[South America]] from about 400S southwards to Cape Horn and on the Pacific coast north to Santa Maria Island, [[Chile]]. Also breeds on the [[Falkland Islands]] and on the Juan Fernandez Islands off Chile. | ||
| − | [[Chile]] and [[ | + | Non-breeders occur north to Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]] and about 300S off Chile. |
| + | |||
| + | Vagrants recorded in [[South Georgia]] and in [[New Zealand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Nests in burrows close to the shore otherwise at sea, often in groups and further from shore than Humboldt Penguin. | |
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008). | Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008). | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Nests in burrows in guano or sand, holes among rocks. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | Breeds throughout the year. Colonial breeder on grassy islands, woodlands, sandhills and coastal bluffs. Nests in burrows in guano or sand, holes among rocks etc. lined with leaves, feathers and small stomes. Sometimes nests above ground. Eggs: two, sometimes 1, chalky-white, incubated by both sexes and young tended by both sexes. | |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They eat small fish, particularly pilchards and anchovies, also cuttlefish and squid. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Voice''': A braying call. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: ''Spheniscus magellanicus''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3863&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 24/6/2008. | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: ''Spheniscus magellanicus''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3863&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 24/6/2008. |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Spheniscus+magellanicus}} | + | {{GSearch|Spheniscus+magellanicus}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Spheniscus]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Magellanic_Penguin}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Spheniscus]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 01:20, 21 February 2013
- Spheniscus magellanicus
Identification
70 cm
Blackish-grey above and white below. Head blackish with broad white band from bill-base, curving over eye to meet on upper breast enclosing black throat. Narrow black horseshoe band on breast extending down flanks to thigh area. Bill blackish with grey band and narrow fleshy margin at base, feet blackish.
Similar Species
Differs from Humboldt Penguin (S. peruvianus) in double breast band and wider white stripe over eye.
Distribution
Atlantic coast of South America from about 400S southwards to Cape Horn and on the Pacific coast north to Santa Maria Island, Chile. Also breeds on the Falkland Islands and on the Juan Fernandez Islands off Chile.
Non-breeders occur north to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and about 300S off Chile.
Vagrants recorded in South Georgia and in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Nests in burrows close to the shore otherwise at sea, often in groups and further from shore than Humboldt Penguin.
Status
Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008).
Behaviour
Breeding
Breeds throughout the year. Colonial breeder on grassy islands, woodlands, sandhills and coastal bluffs. Nests in burrows in guano or sand, holes among rocks etc. lined with leaves, feathers and small stomes. Sometimes nests above ground. Eggs: two, sometimes 1, chalky-white, incubated by both sexes and young tended by both sexes.
Diet
They eat small fish, particularly pilchards and anchovies, also cuttlefish and squid.
Vocalisation
Voice: A braying call.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Spheniscus magellanicus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/6/2008.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magellanic Penguin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magellanic_Penguin
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