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Penguin

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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)

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  • Emperor
  • King
  • Gentoo
  • Chinstrap
  • Macaroni
  • Little (aka Fairy)
  • Rockhopper
  • Humboldt
  • Galapagos
  • Royal
  • Snares
  • Erect-Crested
  • Fiordland
  • Yellow-Eyed
  • Adelie
  • Magellanic

Species (Extinct)

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  • 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