Humboldt Penguin
At the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Spheniscus Species: S. humboldti
Binomial name
Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834

The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) or Patranca is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galápagos Penguin. The penguin is named after Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist and explorer who first described the animal to the scientific community. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1146x2000, 459 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Penguin Humboldt Penguin User:Cburnett Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens ... The Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens is a zoo in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... “Aves” redirects here. ... This article is about penguin birds. ... This article is about penguin birds. ... Species Spheniscus demersus Spheniscus predemersus (fossil) Spheniscus mendiculus Spheniscus humboldti Spheniscus magellanicus The genus Spheniscus (wedge-shaped) contains four living species of penguins collectively known as the banded penguins, due to their similar coloration. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. ... Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (June 28, 1804 - September 2, 1840) was a German physician and botanist. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Modern genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For prehistoric genera, see Systematics Some penguins are curious. ... Binomial name Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Blackfooted Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the... Binomial name Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781) The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil. ... Binomial name Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871 The Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. ... An 1859 portrait of Alexander von Humboldt by the artist Julius Schrader, showing Mount Chimborazo in the background. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Humboldt Penguins are medium-sized penguins, growing to 65-70 cm (26-28 in) long and a weight of 4.7 kg (10.4 lbs). They have a black head with a white border running from behind the eye, around the black ear-coverts and chin, to join on the throat. They have blackish-grey upperparts and whitish underparts, with a black breast-band extending down the flanks to the thigh. They have a fleshy-pink base to the bill. Juveniles have dark heads and no breast-band. Look up Chin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Throat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

This penguin nests on islands and rocky coasts, burrowing holes in guano and sometimes using scrapes or caves. The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... The Chincha guano islands in Peru. ... Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ...

The current status of this penguin is vulnerable, due to a declining population caused in part by over-fishing. Historically it was the victim of guano over-exploitation. Penguins are also declining in numbers due to habitat destruction. The current population is estimated at between 3,300 and 12,000. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The Traffic Light colour convention, showing the concept of Harvest Control Rule (HCR), specifying when a rebuilding plan is mandatory in terms of precautionary and limit reference points for spawning biomass and fishing mortality rate. ...

Gallery

A pair of Humboldt Penguins in a zoo Humboldt penguin from de wikipedia Photograph: Mirko Thiessen (User:Baldhur) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1120x747, 377 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Humboldt Penguin User:Roadmr Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...

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References

• BirdLife International (2005). Spheniscus humboldti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable

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External Links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Spheniscus humboldti

• Humboldt penguins from the International Penguin Conservation Web Site
• www.pinguins.info : information about all species of penguins
• The Humboldt Penguin Colonies at Chanaral Island, Chile
• Chanaral Island: the biggest Humboldt Penguin Colony in the world
• BirdLife Species Factsheet