Everything about Spheniscus totally explained
The genus
Spheniscus ("wedge-shaped") contains four living species of
penguins collectively known as "the banded penguins", due to their similar coloration. They are sometimes also known as "Jack-ass penguins" due to their loud locator calls sounding similar to a donkey braying. Common traits include a band of black that runs around their bodies bordering their black dorsal coloring, black beaks with a small vertical white band, distinct spots on their bellies, and a small patch of unfeathered or thinly feathered skin around their eyes that can be either white or pink. All members of this genus lay their eggs and raise their young in burrows.
Ranges
The African, Humboldt, and Magellanic species all live in more temperate climates such as
South Africa and the southern coasts of
Chile and
Argentina while the Galápagos Penguin is native to the
Galapagos Islands, making it the most northerly of all penguin species. The
Spheniscus penguins are not (and apparently never were) Antarctic.
Species
Extant
The four extant (living) species of banded penguins are:
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Extinct
Several
extinct species are known from
fossils:
- Spheniscus chilensis (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
- Spheniscus megaramphus (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
- Spheniscus urbinai (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of C Andean coast)
The extinct
Inguza predemersus (formerly called
Spheniscus predemersus) is now placed in a
monotypic genus,
Inguza.
Further Information
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