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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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Other common names: Pingüino De Magallanes.

Synonyms: Aptenodytes magellanicus.


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Latest feeding records
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPetrel Gigante Común (Macronectes giganteus)29/11/2016Hernán Tolosa



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Foto
Photography ID: 666490
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 589278
  Immature
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/26/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 273710
  Adult
Balneario San Cayetano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/29/2018
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241566723/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Provincial Cabo VirgenesHernán Tolosa
241476620/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241298818/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
241254618/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241282114/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPunta Cascajo, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241251914/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
221448214/12/2024ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboHernán Tolosa
205094926/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEscollera de Necochea, NecocheaHernán Tolosa
155015702/02/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
155013131/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.