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Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
| Scientific Classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Species: | Spheniscus mendiculus |
| Common: | Galápagos penguin |
The Galápagos penguin is a species of penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is the only penguin that lives north of the equator.
Identification
Adult Male
The adult male Galápagos penguins have a black head with a white border running from behind the eye, around the black ear-coverts and chin, to join on the throat. They have blackish-grey upperparts and whitish underparts, with two black bands across the breast, the lower band extending down the flanks to the thigh.
Adult Female
The The adult female Galápagos penguin is smaller than the male, but are otherwise quite similar.
Immature
Immature Galápagos penguins differ in having a wholly dark head, grayer on the side and chin, and no breast-band.
Gallery
Adult
Bartolomé, Galápagos (2010)
Related Page Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)Class: Aves (birds)Order: Sphenisciformes (penguins)Family: Spheniscidae (penguins)Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)