Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae - Penguins (2025 update)

EnglishScientificRange
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusbreeds on beaches of subantarctic islands, in Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, and Heard islands, and Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia); disperses widely at sea mostly around Antarctic Convergence
Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteribreeds in scattered colonies on Antarctic continent edge and up to 200 km from open sea; ranges Antarctic seas to edge of ice pack and beyond, juveniles dispersing most widely
Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliaebreeds circumpolarly along coastline of Antarctica and associated islands; winters near edge of ice pack
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Pygoscelis papua taeniatasubantarctic waters, breeding on southern Indian Ocean islands (Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Heard), Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia); population on Kerguelen Island tentatively placed here, but represent a distinct taxon
Pygoscelis papua papuabreeds on the Falkland Islands and, locally, in Tierra del Fuego
Pygoscelis papua ellsworthibreeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland, South Orkney, and South Sandwich islands
Pygoscelis papua poncetiibreeds on South Georgia Island
Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticusbreeds on Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, including Balleny Island (eastern Antarctica); winters mostly south of Antarctic Convergence, to southern South America and subantarctic islands
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Eudyptula minor novaehollandiaecoastal southern Australia including Tasmania
Eudyptula minor iredaleicoastal northern North Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor variabiliscoastal southern North Island and Cook Strait (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor minorcoastal western and southern South Island and Stewart Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor albosignataeastern South Island (New Zealand)
Eudyptula minor chathamensisChatham Islands (east of New Zealand)
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusbreeds coastal southern Namibia and southern South Africa; ranges to central Namibia and southeastern Africa
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiHumboldt Current region of coastal northern Peru to central Chile
Galapagos PenguinSpheniscus mendiculuscoastal western Galapagos (Fernandina and Isabela)
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusbreeds coastal central Chile and central Argentina to Cape Horn and Falkland Islands; winters to southeastern Brazil
Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodesvery local on coasts of South (where now very rare), Stewart and satellites, Auckland, and Campbell islands (New Zealand)
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchusbreeds inland in forests of southwestern South Island, western and southern Stewart Island, and satellites (New Zealand); winters to seas south of Australia
Erect-crested PenguinEudyptes sclateribreeds among rocks of Bounty and Antipodes islands (New Zealand); winters to waters of eastern South Island
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophussubantarctic islands in South Atlantic Ocean and southern Indian Ocean
Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegelibreeds on coastal slopes of Macquarie and nearby Bishop and Clerk islands (southeast of Australia); winters mostly near colonies, with juveniles ranging farther
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomebreeds far southern Chilean islands of Magallanes Province to Cape Horn Archipelago and Falkland Islands; winters northward along Patagonian coast
Eastern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes filholibreeds coastally on Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard (southern Indian Ocean), Macquarie (southeast of Australia), and Auckland, Campbell, and Antipodes islands (New Zealand)
Northern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes moseleyibreeds among coastal rocks and tussocks of Tristan da Cunha group and Gough (South Atlantic), and St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (South Indian Ocean)
Snares PenguinEudyptes robustusbreeds coastal forest of Snares Islands; disperses westward to waters off southeastern Australia, and northward off New Zealand