Family Overview

Great penguins (Aptenodytes)
King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus

Emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri

 

Brush-tailed penguins (Pygoscelis)

Adélie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae

Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica

Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua

 

Banded penguins (Spheniscus)
Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus

Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti

Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus

African penguin, Spheniscus demersus

 

Crested penguins (Eudyptes)
Fiordland penguin, Eudyptes pachyrynchus

Snares penguin, Eudyptes robustus

Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri

Rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome

Royal penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed)

Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus

 

Little penguins (Eudyptula)
Little blue penguin, (Eudyptula minor)

 

Megadyptes

Yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes

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