WoRMS taxon details
Spheniscus Brisson, 1760
- Species Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834
- Species Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781)
- Species Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871
- Species Spheniscus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826 accepted as Eudyptula novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: black with a white line from eyebrow encircling ear coverts; underparts white; black line...
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: black with a white line from eyebrow encircling ear coverts; underparts white; black line encirdling body from upper breast down sides of body to feet. Bare parts: pink skin around lores and eyes; feet and bill blackish. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Spheniscus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205911 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
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Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Unreviewed
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: black with a white line from eyebrow encircling ear coverts; underparts white; black line encirdling body from upper breast down sides of body to feet. Bare parts: pink skin around lores and eyes; feet and bill blackish. [details]
