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Spheniscus demersus, the African penguin | | Scientific classification | | | | Species | | Spheniscus demersus
Spheniscus predemersus (fossil)
Spheniscus mendiculus
Spheniscus humboldti
Spheniscus magellanicus Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x885, 84 KB) African Penguins at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...
Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa...
{{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Classes and Clades See below Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata (within the phylum Chordata), specifically, those chordates with backbones or spinal columns. ...
For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...
This article is about penguin birds. ...
This article is about penguin birds. ...
Mathurin Jacques Brisson (April 30, 1723 - June 23, 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher. ...
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
Binomial name Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Jackass Penguin (after its donkey-like braying call), is found on the south-western coast of Africa. ...
Binomial name Spheniscus predemersus Simpson, 1971 Spheniscus predemersus is an extinct species of penguin. ...
An ammonite fossil Eocene fossil fish of the genus Knightia Petrified wood fossil formed through permineralization. ...
Binomial name Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871 The Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galapagos Islands. ...
Binomial name Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834 The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. ...
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. ...
| The genus Spheniscus ("wedge-shaped") contains four living species of penguins collectively known as "the banded penguins", due to their similar coloration. They are sometimes also known as "Jack-ass penguins" due to their loud locator calls sounding similar to a donkey braying. Common traits include a band of black that runs around their bodies bordering their black dorsal coloring, black beaks with a small vertical white band, distinct spots on their bellies, and a small patch of unfeathered or thinly feathered skin around their eyes that can be either white or pink. Modern Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For extinct genera, see Systematics Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of aquatic, flightless birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
The four extant species of banded penguins are:
In addition, several extinct species are known from fossils: Binomial name Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Jackass Penguin (after its donkey-like braying call), and the Blackfooted Penguin, is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth...
Binomial name Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871 The Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. ...
Binomial name Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834 The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. ...
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. ...
In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ...
A fossil Ammonite Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other traces such as footprints. ...
- Spheniscus chilensis (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
- Spheniscus megaramphus (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
- Spheniscus urbinai (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
- Spheniscus predemersus (Late Pliocene)
Contrary to the popular thoughts on penguins, the Spheniscus penguins are not (and apparently never were) Antarctic. The African, Humboldt, and Magellanic species all live in more temperate climates such as South Africa and the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina while the Galápagos Penguin is native to the Galapagos Islands, making it the most northerly of all penguin species. Binomial name Spheniscus predemersus Simpson, 1971 Spheniscus predemersus is an extinct species of penguin. ...
NASA Satellite photo of the Galápagos archipelago. ...
External links - Monterey Bay Aquarium Penguins Page
- www.pinguins.info : information about all species of penguins
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