Magellanic penguin
spheniscus magellanicus latin

Magellanic Penguins travel in large flocks when hunting for food.

A noxious smell gives away a colony of Magellanic penguins.

In Magellanic penguins, the mother also lays two eggs and allows both to hatch; only then does she begin to discriminate.

The swimming began when six new Magellanic penguins arrived at the zoo here on Dec. 24.

The monument is the only known shared breeding site for Humboldt and Magellanic penguins.

We observe a variety of marine life native to these waters including cormorants, sea otters and Magellanic penguins.

Since 1987, the number of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo has declined by 30 percent.

This grim conclusion comes after a study of two male Magellanic penguins whose movements were tracked during the past breeding season by a satellite radio network.

Climate change has displaced fish populations, so Magellanic penguins must swim an extra 25 miles (40 km) further from the nest for fish.

We now have a pool full of gentoo, rockhopper and Magellanic penguins, recently joined by a group of 17 king penguins.

Punta Tombo, a colony of a half million Magellanic penguins, is only a morning's rumble away down a rock-paved road.

Researchers say the Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, which have steadily decreased in number for more than a decade, are not alone.

Elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, right whales, guanacos, armadillos and foxes are almost guaranteed sightings during their high seasons.

Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Magellanic Penguins and Striated Caracaras.

Magellanic penguins nest in the undergrowth, but must evade the predatory sea lions which patrol the kelp forests offshore.

But late last year and early this year, the summer breeding season in the Southern Hemisphere, Magellanic penguins like Harry did disappear at sea.

Over toward Gypsy Cove stripy Magellanic penguins brayed and peered out of their earth burrows.

The survival of the colony is not at stake since the population of Magellanic penguins in the southern coast of Argentina exceeds one million birds.

Meanwhile, Magellanic penguins appear to be threatened in many other parts of the South Atlantic, including the Falkland Islands.

Magellanic Penguins, Imperial Shags and Sooty Shearwaters are present.

Punta Tombo is a coastal location where abundant wildlife congregates-specifically the seasonal breeding ground of large numbers of Magellanic penguins.

Ten flightless Magellanic penguins waddled into their rookeries, guanay cormorants and other survivors, including an oystercatcher, took cover in nesting cavities.

Badly oiled Magellanic penguins are sometimes encountered wandering aimlessly along coastal roads in Argentina, Uruguay and even Brazil.

Other popular attractions include the two nearby rookeries for Magellanic Penguins, and the rebuilt site of the failed Fuerte Bulnes settlement.

The Penguin enclosure, which is next to the Sea Lion Pool, opened in 2009 and houses a flock of Magellanic Penguins.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

The Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, is the most numerous of the Spheniscus family.

This organism infects the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and the South American penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).

Signature marine fauna include the Southern right whale, the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), the Orca and elephant seals.

The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil where they are occasionally seen as far north as Rio de Janeiro.