Back Magellaanpikkewyn Afrikaans بطريق ماجلاني Arabic البطريق الماجلانى ARZ Magellan pinqvini Azerbaijani Магеланов пингвин Bulgarian Mank Magalhães Breton Pingüí de Magallanes Catalan Spheniscus magellanicus CEB Tučňák magellanský Czech Pengwin Magellan Welsh
| Magellanic penguin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Spheniscus |
| Species: | S. magellanicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781)
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The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo. Vagrants have been found in El Salvador, the Avian Island in Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand.[1] It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus banded penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Humboldt penguin, and the Galápagos penguins. The Magellanic penguin was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the birds in 1520.[2] The species is listed as being of Least Concern by the IUCN.[1]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2020). "Spheniscus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22697822A157428850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22697822A157428850.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Rafferty, John P. "Magellanic penguin". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-06-16.