Bird families · Sphenisciformes

Penguins

Spheniscidae · 18 species

Penguins (Spheniscidae) is a family of 18 bird species in the order Sphenisciformes. They live mostly in marine habitats. The smallest is the Little Penguin and the largest the Emperor Penguin.

• Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
• African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
• Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
• Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
• Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
• Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
• Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
• Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
• Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
• King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
• Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
• Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
• Royal Penguin Eudyptes schlegeli
• Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
• Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
• Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes