Spheniscus magellanicus Forster 1781 (Magellanic penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

Belongs to Spheniscus according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Spheniscus chilensis, Spheniscus demersus, Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus megaramphus, Spheniscus mendiculus, Spheniscus muizoni, Spheniscus urbinai

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spheniscus magellanicus in the database

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