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Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus
(Forster, JR, 1781)
Pingüino Patagónico
Pinguim-de-magalhães
Family: Spheniscidae
Order: Sphenisciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Puerto Deseado

Other common names: Pingüino De Magallanes.

Synonyms: Aptenodytes magellanicus.


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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPetrel Gigante Común (Macronectes giganteus)12/03/2023Santos Di Mauro
BirdsPetrel Gigante Común (Macronectes giganteus)26/01/2018Carlos Hugo Amerio



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 666490
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 633520
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/05/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 633385
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/04/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 573717
  Squab
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/18/2024
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 573716
  Squab
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/18/2024
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 562252
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/14/2014
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 528209
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/17/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 421316
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/08/2015
Christian Altamirano



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 5603
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/12/2023
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 5602
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/12/2023
Santos Di Mauro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244273024/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoFrancisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
244272923/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto DeseadoFrancisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
241254618/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240092118/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
241282114/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPunta Cascajo, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241251914/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
239971214/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
228495805/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
228443704/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
224380804/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.