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    Humboldt Penguin

    Spheniscus humboldti

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    VUVulnerableAlso known as: Peruvian Penguin

    Natural History

    Habitat

    rocky coastal islands and cold inshore current of Peru and Chile

    Classroom Facts

    • Its scientific name is Spheniscus humboldti, and biologists group it in the Spheniscidae family (order Sphenisciformes).
    • The IUCN Red List assesses this species as Vulnerable (VU).
    • Where it lives: rocky coastal islands and cold inshore current of Peru and Chile.

    Live Cameras

    1 humboldt penguin camera in the catalog.

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    Humboldt Penguin · Chester

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    Chester Zoo Penguin Cam

    Humboldt penguins on Penguin Island

    Chester Zoo · Chester, United Kingdom

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