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  Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)





Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus photo
Magellanic penguin near Punta Arenas, Chile

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Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus photo
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) -adult and 2 chicks, Chile.

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Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus photo
Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), East Falkland

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Magellanic Penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus photo
Magellanic penguin (Peninsula Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina)

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MAGELLANIC PENGUIN FACTS

distribution map showing range of Spheniscus magellanicus in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Spheniscus
Species:magellanicus
Common Name:Magellanic Penguin