PENGUINs of the World

Order Sphenisciformes    Family Spheniscidae


Except for captive situations, penguins are not found in North American. In fact, they are almost exclusively found in the southern hemisphere. The range for each of the following penguins species was obtain via Wikipedia.

Penguin, Adelie Pygoscelis adeliae   Found: Antarctica (coast), neighboring islands
Photographed by Armin Rose


Penguin, African aka Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus   Found: Africa (southern)
Photographed by: 1) Armin Rose 2) Jonathan Heger


Penguin, Chinstrap Pygoscelis antarctica   Found: Antarctica (coast), neighboring islands
Photographed by Armin Rose


Penguin, Emperor  Aptenodytes forsteri   Found: Antarctica
Photographed by: 1, 4) Armin Rose 2, 3 ) Staphy


Penguin, Galapagos  Spheniscus mendiculus   Found: Galapagos Islands, Fernandina Island, and Isabela Island
Photographed by Javarman


Penguin, Gentoo  Pygoscelis papua   Found: Antactica, South America
Photographed by 1) Joshua Haviv  2, 3) Steve Estvanik


Penguin, Humboldt  Spheniscus humboldti   Found: South America
Photographed by 1) Christian Musat  2) Eric Gevaert 3) Eva Browning  4) William Perry  5) Henrik Lehnerer


Penguin, King  Aptenodytes patagonicus   Found: Antarctica (coast), neighboring islands
Photographed by: 1) Jan Will  3) Wee Choon Peng Jeremy  4) Eksele  2, 5) Vladimir Seliverstov
5) Juvenile


Penguin, Little Blue  aka Little Penguin  Eudyptula minor   Found: Australia, New Zealand
Photographed by: 1 - 3) Dick Daniels in captivity at Featherdale Wildlife Park, Australia and the Antarctic Center in NZ  4) Susan Flashman


Penguin, Magellanic Spheniscus magellanicus   Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Stefanie Van Der Vinden   2, 3) Julia Burzan


Penguin, Snare's  Eudyptes robustus   Found: New Zealand
Photographed by Eugene Feygin


Penguin, Southern Rockhopper  Eudyptes chrysocome   Found: Antarctica, Falkland Islands, islands of Argentina and southern Chile
Photographed by Vladimir Seliverstov


Penguin, Yellow-eyed  Megadyptes antipodes   Found: New Zealand (southern) and the environs
Photographed by Chris Jewiss




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