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The Magellanic Penguin is a species of penguin found along the coasts of South America, particularly in Argentina and Chile. These flightless birds are important indicators of ocean health and are studied by scientists to understand changes in marine ecosystems and fish populations.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Spheniscus
- Named after
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Mass
- +3.77
- Image
- Magellanic-penguin.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P9714
- United Kingdom
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The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo. Vagrants have been found in El Salvador, the Avian Island in Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus banded penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Humboldt penguin, and the Galápagos penguins. The Magellanic penguin was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the birds in 1520. The species is listed as being of Least Concern by the IUCN.
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