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Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus

74Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr10
May20
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct44
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
74
Peak month
October
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Spheniscus magellanicus
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Spheniscus
Name with authority
Spheniscus magellanicus (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Described
1781

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q207246 · GBIF 5229385