Magellanic penguin

Photo about Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) standing on the beach at Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. Image of wildlife, magellanicus, antarctica - 10964312

Magallanic Penguins, Carcass Island, Falkland Islands. | Photography by Ron Niebrugge

Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic Penguin. Fairly common to locally common; often seen in inshore waters and from ferries. Breeds around coasts of southern Chile, Argentina, and in the Falklands; nests in colonies in underground burrows. Adult penguins can regularly dive to depths of between 20 m to 50 m deep in order to forage for prey such as cuttlefish, squid, krill and other crustaceans. They ingest sea water with their prey. Their salt-excreting gland rids the salt from their bodies.

Magellanic penguin, alert near nest burrow, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands. Photo by Gavin Emmons. Image of wild animal (i.e. not trapped, captive, in game park, etc.).

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Oceanwide Expeditions on Instagram: “A fun fact about Magellanic penguins: they are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan whose crew first spotted them in the year 1520.…”

Magdalena Island near Punta Arenas is uninhabited but for birds and around 60'000 pairs of Magellanic penguins that occupy the flat island.

Two penguins snuggling on the beach of at the Magdalena Island. One of Chile's largest and most important Magellanic penguin breeding sites is situated on Magdalena Island in the Straits of Magellan.

The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil where they are occasionally seen as far north as Rio de Janeiro. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus penguins. The Magellanic penguin was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the birds in 1520. We can see them as part of our trip AUSTRAL SOUTH AMERICA #adventurer #eltitilife #outdoor