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African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Pingüino Africano
Family: Spheniscidae
Order: Sphenisciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Critically Endangered

Other common names: Pingüino De El Cabo.

Synonyms: Diomedea demersa.


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Number of Photography: 12



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Number of Records: 8



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
192391010/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.500Luis Cesar Tejo
191231510/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.500Daniela Espinosa
75195918/04/2018South AfricaCabo OccidentalRobben IslandUlises Balza
50423022/10/2016South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.Adrian Braidotti
37730807/10/2015South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.Luis Cesar Tejo
4131424/11/2010South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.Carmelo López Abad
45868803/09/2003South AfricaCabo OccidentalColonia de pingüinos de Boulders Beach, Ciudad del Cabo.Hugo Caverzasi
57277327/12/1986ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboArtículo Rumboll, M. A. E. 1990. Tres aves nuevas para Argentina. Nuestras Aves, 22: 28. 
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.