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| + | [[Image:Magellanic_Penguin.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Peter Bono <br/>Location: Seno Otway Colony near Punta Arenas, [[Chile]].]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
70cm. Black-grey above and white below. Head black with broad white band from bill-base, black throat. Narrow black horseshoe band on breast extending down flanks to thigh area. Bill black with grey band and narrow fleshy margin at base, feet black. | 70cm. Black-grey above and white below. Head black with broad white band from bill-base, black throat. Narrow black horseshoe band on breast extending down flanks to thigh area. Bill black with grey band and narrow fleshy margin at base, feet black. | ||
Revision as of 06:09, 28 February 2009
- Spheniscus magellanicus
Identification
70cm. Black-grey above and white below. Head black with broad white band from bill-base, black throat. Narrow black horseshoe band on breast extending down flanks to thigh area. Bill black with grey band and narrow fleshy margin at base, feet black.
Distribution
Chile and Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Grassy islands, woodlands, sandhills and coastal bluffs.
Status
Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2008).
Behaviour
Nests in burrows in guano or sand, holes among rocks. The nest is lined with leaves, feathers and small stones. 1-2, chalky-white eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes and young tended by both sexes.
Diet includes small fish, particularly pilchards and anchovies, also cuttlefish and squid.
References
BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Spheniscus magellanicus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/6/2008.
