Sphenisciformes (Penguins)

Species in this group

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

LC

Spheniscus magellanicus

Eudyptula minor

Spheniscus mendiculus

Spheniscus humboldti

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

Spheniscus demersus

Eudyptes robustus

Megadyptes antipodes

Pygoscelis papua

Eudyptes chrysolophus

Eudyptes schlegeli

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Eudyptes moseleyi

Pygoscelis adeliae

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

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	P(≥1)
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	60–70%
	Magellanic Penguin			60–70%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	5	50–60%
	Little Penguin			20–30%
	Fiordland Penguin			10–20%
	Snares Penguin			Insufficient data
	Yellow-eyed Penguin			0–10%
	Royal Penguin			Insufficient data
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	20–30%
	Galápagos Penguin			20–30%
4	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	Humboldt Penguin			10–20%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	African Penguin			10–20%
	King Penguin			<5%
6	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	10–20%
	Fiordland Penguin			0–10%
	Little Penguin			<5%
	Yellow-eyed Penguin			Insufficient data
	Adelie Penguin			Insufficient data
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	10–20%
	Magellanic Penguin			Insufficient data
	Gentoo Penguin			Insufficient data
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	10–20%
	Fiordland Penguin			Insufficient data
	Little Penguin			<5%
9	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Humboldt Penguin			Insufficient data
11	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	0–10%
	Macaroni Penguin			Insufficient data
	Magellanic Penguin			<5%
12	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			<5%
13	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Fiordland Penguin			Insufficient data
	Little Penguin			<5%
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	African Penguin			<5%
15	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	African Penguin			<5%
	Northern Rockhopper Penguin			Insufficient data
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Penguin			Insufficient data
18	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Magellanic Penguin			Insufficient data
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Little Penguin			Insufficient data

Penguins

Species in this group

Magellanic Penguin

Little Penguin

Galápagos Penguin

Humboldt Penguin

Fiordland Penguin

African Penguin

Snares Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Gentoo Penguin

Macaroni Penguin

Royal Penguin

King Penguin

Northern Rockhopper Penguin

Adelie Penguin

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Penguins

Parks Ranked