Magellanic penguin on the coast of the Valdes peninsula in Patagonia Argentina

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The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), also known as the Patagonian penguin, is a species of bird of the penguin family (Spheniscidae), which nests in the Falkland Islands and on the coasts and islands of Patagonia in Argentina and Chile, migrating northward in winter, reaching the waters of Uruguay and southeastern Brazil with warmer temperatures, being a vagrant species in Australia, Peru, Colombia2 3 4 and other islands of the South It is the most numerous of the genus Spheniscus. The other species in this genus are the Cape penguin, the Humboldt penguin, and the Galapagos penguin.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Peninsula de Valdes, Chubut, Argentina
Photo credit: © Justo Lassaga / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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