Species that are closely related to the African penguin Results 1 - 15
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Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
The Galapagos penguin is the most northerly of all penguins, occurring on the Galapagos Islands, on the equator. It is the third s...  More  19 Images  11 Videos
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Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Information on the Adelie penguin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  41 Images  10 Videos
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Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
The yellow-eyed penguin is one of the most endangered of all penguin species. These birds are slate grey with a white breast. As t...  More  16 Images  11 Videos
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Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)
Previously classed as a single species, the rockhopper penguin has now been split into a northern (Eudyptes moseleyi) and southern...  More  16 Images  0 Videos
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Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Erect-crested penguins are perhaps some of the most mysterious of all penguin species. This species is one of the largest of the c...  More  21 Images  3 Videos
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Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
The Magellanic penguin is named in honour of the maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who first recorded it during an expedition ...  More  48 Images  8 Videos
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
The king penguin is the second largest penguin in the world, exceeded in size solely by its closest relative, the even more grandl...  More  50 Images  5 Videos
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Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
Standing over a metre in height and weighing up 40 kilograms, the emperor penguin is the undisputed heavyweight of the penguin wor...  More  46 Images  4 Videos
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Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
One of the smaller members of the penguin family, the Fiordland crested penguin has a black head, throat and back, a white front a...  More  13 Images  14 Videos
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Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Humboldt penguins are named after the cold current of water running from the Antarctic to the equator along the west coast of Sout...  More  13 Images  9 Videos
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Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
This charismatic marine bird is easily distinguished from other penguins by its bright orange-red bill and the conspicuous white p...  More  61 Images  8 Videos
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Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
This large, crested penguin is similar in appearance to other members of the genus Eudyptes; the macaroni penguin is, however, lar...  More  20 Images  16 Videos
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Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
Royal penguins differ from the other crested penguins by having white or pale grey faces and chins. They have black crowns, backs ...  More  16 Images  7 Videos
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Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
This medium-sized species has the immediately recogniseable pattern of most penguins of snowy-white underparts and dark blue-black...  More  26 Images  7 Videos
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Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
The chinstrap penguin owes its name to a thin band of black feathers that runs just below the chin from ear to ear. In addition to...  More  16 Images  0 Videos

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