Penguins

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is a 12 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Penguins

Order

Sphenisciformes

Weight

12 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Photo: (c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist