African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus - Manchot du Cap

Manchot du Cap
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Sphenisciformes

  • Family
    :

    Sphéniscidés

  • Genus
    :

    Spheniscus

  • Species
    :

    demersus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 70 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 2100 à 3700 g
Longevity

11 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Manchot du Cap
adult
Manchot du Cap

African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is a species of bird in the Spheniscidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Manchot du Cap,
  • Pingüino de El Cabo,
  • pinguim-do-cabo,
  • Brillenpinguin,
  • pápaszemes pingvin,
  • Zwartvoetpinguïn,
  • Pinguino africano,
  • sydafrikansk pingvin,
  • Kappingvin,
  • tučniak okuliarnatý,
  • tučňák brýlový,
  • Æselpingvin,
  • afrikanpingviini,
  • Brilpikkewyn (Afrikapikkewyn),
  • pingüí del Cap,
  • pingwin przylądkowy,
  • Очковый пингвин,
  • ケープペンギン,
  • 南非企鹅,
  • sydafrikansk pingvin,
  • 斑嘴環企鵝,

Voice song and call

Manchot du Cap
adult

Habitat

Manchot du Cap
adult

Shrubland : Temperate ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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