Magellanic Penguin
📸 Photo by Gustavo Sánchez on Unsplash
Black-and-white ocean commuter of Patagonia, the Magellanic penguin nests in burrows on windy coasts, then spends months at sea chasing anchovies and squid. Its twin chest bands stand out—and warn us how oil spills and warming seas endanger life at the continent’s tip.
Technical factsheet
Type:Bird
Habitat:Coastal
Diet:Piscivore
Continents:South America, Oceania
Size:61–76 cm tall
Weight:2.7–6.5 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Colony
Lifespan:15–20 years in the wild
Habitat: The Magellanic Penguin can be found in Argentina, Chile, Falkland-is, Antarctica, Australia, New-zealand