Species profile
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus
Quick answer
Southern Africa
- Scientific name
- Spheniscus demersus
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Genus
- Spheniscus
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
Recording African Penguin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Spheniscidae
- Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- Anthropodyptes gilli (Anthropodyptes gilli)
- Anthropornis nordenskjoldii (Anthropornis nordenskjoldii)
- Aptenodytes ridgeni (Aptenodytes ridgeni)
- Aptenodytes spec (Aptenodytes spec)
- Archaeospheniscus lopdelli (Archaeospheniscus lopdelli)
- Archaeospheniscus lowei (Archaeospheniscus lowei)
- Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)