Spheniscidae (Penguins) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Spheniscus magellanicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Eudyptula minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN Endemic

Spheniscus mendiculus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Spheniscus humboldti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

CR

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Eudyptes robustus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Megadyptes antipodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Pygoscelis papua

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU

Eudyptes chrysolophus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Eudyptes schlegeli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN

Eudyptes moseleyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Pygoscelis adeliae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Penguins

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~70%
	Magellanic Penguin			~70%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	5	~50%
	Little Penguin			~30%
	Fiordland Penguin			~20%
	Snares Penguin			Insufficient data
	Yellow-eyed Penguin			~10%
	Royal Penguin			Insufficient data
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Galápagos Penguin			~20%
4	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Humboldt Penguin			~20%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	African Penguin			~10%
	King Penguin			<5%
6	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	~10%
	Fiordland Penguin			~10%
	Little Penguin			<5%
	Yellow-eyed Penguin			Insufficient data
	Adelie Penguin			Insufficient data
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	~10%
	Magellanic Penguin			Insufficient data
	Gentoo Penguin			Insufficient data
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Fiordland Penguin			Insufficient data
	Little Penguin			<5%
9	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Humboldt Penguin			Insufficient data
11	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
12	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
13	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
	Fiordland Penguin			Insufficient data
14	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Macaroni Penguin			Insufficient data
	Magellanic Penguin			<5%
15	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			<5%
16	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Fiordland Penguin			Insufficient data
	Little Penguin			<5%
17	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	African Penguin			<5%
18	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	African Penguin			<5%
	Northern Rockhopper Penguin			Insufficient data
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Penguin			Insufficient data
21	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Magellanic Penguin			Insufficient data
22	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data