Penguins

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a 4.4 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Penguins

Order

Sphenisciformes

Weight

4.4 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Chile, Peru, United States, ZZ, Germany, Ecuador, Sweden.

Where to see it: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa · Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla (Peru); Estero Mantagua (Chile); Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile); SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile).

Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist