Penguin
Appearance
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes) are small to medium sized, flightless birds. Despite association with the South Pole. Only 5 species live there, the emperor, adelie, gentoo, chinstrap and macaroni penguins, however the latter 3 live on the northern tip of Antarctica.
Species (Modern)
[edit | edit source]- Emperor
- King
- Gentoo
- Chinstrap
- Macaroni
- Little (aka Fairy)
- Rockhopper
- Humboldt
- Galapagos
- Royal
- Snares
- Erect-Crested
- Fiordland
- Yellow-Eyed
- Adelie
- Magellanic
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Emperor penguin
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King penguin
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Gentoo penguin in Antarctica
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Chinstrap penguin
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Macaroni penguin
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Fairy penguin
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Northern rockhopper penguin
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Humboldt penguin
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Galápagos penguin live near the Equator
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Royal penguin
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Snares penguin
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Erect-crested penguin
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Fiordland penguin
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Yellow-Eyed penguin
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Adelie penguin
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Magellanic penguin
Species (Extinct)
[edit | edit source]- Waimanu
- Muriwaimanu
- Sequiwaimanu
- Crossvallia
- Petradyptes
- Kaiika
- Kumimanu
- Kupoupou
- Archaeodyptes
- Daniadyptes
- Waimanutaha
- Waiparadyptes
- Anthropornis
- Paleeudyptes
- Archaeospheniscus
- Notodyptes
- Delphinornis
- Mesetaornis
- Marambiornis
- Aprosdokitos
- Perudyptes
- Eretiscus
- Palaeospheniscus
- Paraptenodytes
- Arthrodytes
- Madrynornis
- Pachydyptes
- Anthropodyptes
- Marambiornopsis
- Icadyptes
- Kairuku
- Platydyptes
- Inkayacu
- Pakudyptes