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Humboldt and Magellanic Penguins

Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus magellanicus

Description:

The Humboldt penguin has just one band on the chest. The Magellanic penguin has two bandes.

Habitat:

Live in templates enviroments. Humboldt penguins lives in coasts of Central Chile to Peru. Magellanic penguins live in coasts of Southern Chile and Argentina.

Notes:

Piñuil is the only ecosystem in the world where Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together.

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Región de Los Lagos, Chile

Spotted on Jan 25, 2007
Submitted on Dec 9, 2011

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