Banded Penguins
Spheniscus
The banded penguins are penguins that belong to the genus Spheniscus. There are four living species of penguins known as banded penguins, and all have 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...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Magellanic Penguin
speciesSpheniscus magellanicus
African Penguin
speciesSpheniscus demersus
Humboldt Penguin
speciesSpheniscus humboldti
Galápagos Penguin
speciesSpheniscus mendiculus
Spheniscus humboldti × magellanicus
hybridSpheniscus humboldti × magellanicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3811.