Bird group

Penguins

19 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Adelie Penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
Least Concern≈ 10M

The Adelie Penguin is a flightless seabird of Antarctic and subantarctic coasts, islands, and pack-ice waters. It swims with powerful…

African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus
Critically Endangered≈ 19.8K

The African Penguin is a flightless seabird of coastal islands and waters of South Africa and Namibia. It swims with powerful flipper-like…

Chinstrap Penguin
Pygoscelis antarcticus
Least Concern≈ 8M

The Chinstrap Penguin is a flightless seabird of Antarctic Peninsula, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkneys, and nearby Southern Ocean…

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes filholi
Not Evaluated≈ Unknown

The Eastern Rockhopper Penguin is a flightless seabird of southern Indian and Pacific Ocean islands from Prince Edward Islands to New…

Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Near Threatened≈ 513K

The Emperor Penguin is a flightless seabird of Antarctic sea ice and coastal breeding colonies around the continent. It swims with powerful…

Erect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri
Endangered≈ 150K

The Erect-crested Penguin is a flightless seabird of Bounty and Antipodes Islands south of New Zealand. It swims with powerful flipper-like…

Fiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Near Threatened≈ 12.5K-50K

The Fiordland Penguin is a flightless seabird of rainy southwest New Zealand and Stewart Island coasts. It swims with powerful flipper-like…

Galapagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus
Endangered≈ 1.2K

The Galapagos Penguin is a flightless seabird of the Galapagos Islands and nearby equatorial Pacific waters. It swims with powerful…

Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Least Concern≈ 774K

The Gentoo Penguin is a flightless seabird of subantarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula colonies. It swims with powerful flipper-like…

Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti
Vulnerable≈ 23.8K

The Humboldt Penguin is a flightless seabird of Pacific coasts of Peru and Chile. It swims with powerful flipper-like wings, feeds mainly…

King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Least Concern≈ 2.17M-2.46M

The King Penguin is a flightless seabird of subantarctic islands and surrounding Southern Ocean waters. It swims with powerful flipper-like…

Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor
Least Concern≈ 469.8K

The Little Penguin is a flightless seabird of southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It swims with powerful…

Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Vulnerable≈ 12.6M

The Macaroni Penguin is a flightless seabird of subantarctic and Antarctic islands across the Southern Ocean. It swims with powerful…

Magellanic Penguin
Spheniscus magellanicus
Least Concern≈ 2.2M-3.2M

The Magellanic Penguin is a flightless seabird of Patagonian coasts, the Falklands, and nearby South Atlantic and Pacific waters. It swims…

Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes moseleyi
Endangered≈ 413.7K

The Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin is a flightless seabird of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island, Amsterdam Island, and St Paul Island. It swims…

Royal Penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli
Least Concern≈ 1.34M-1.66M

The Royal Penguin is a flightless seabird of Macquarie Island and nearby subantarctic waters. It swims with powerful flipper-like wings,…

Snares Penguin
Eudyptes robustus
Vulnerable≈ 63K

The Snares Penguin is a flightless seabird of the Snares Islands south of New Zealand. It swims with powerful flipper-like wings, feeds…

Western Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome
Vulnerable≈ 2.5M

The Western Rockhopper Penguin is a flightless seabird of Falkland Islands and islands off southern South America. It swims with powerful…

Yellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Endangered≈ 2.6K-3K

The Yellow-eyed Penguin is a flightless seabird of coastal New Zealand and nearby subantarctic islands. It swims with powerful flipper-like…