Penguin

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The penguin is the fastest underwater swimmer among the wing-propelled diving birds.[1]

Species of penguin

  • Emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri
  • King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
  • Little penguin, Eudyptula minor
  • Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
  • Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Northern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi
  • Fiordland penguin, Eudyptes pachyrynchus
  • Snares penguin, Eudyptes robustus
  • Royal penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed)
  • Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
  • Yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes
  • Adélie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
  • Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica
  • Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
  • African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
  • Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti
  • Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
  • Galápagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus

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