Magellanic Penguin

Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magellanic Penguin in Península Valdés?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Magellanic Penguin sighting in Península Valdés, based on 226 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Magellanic Penguin in Península Valdés?

February has the highest sighting rate for Magellanic Penguin in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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