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Emperor Penguin King Penguin Southern Rockhopper Penguin Macaroni Penguin Northern Rockhopper Penguin Fiordland Penguin Snares Penguin Royal Penguin Erect Crested Penguin Little Penguin Yellow Eyed Penguin Adelie Penguin Chinstrap Penguin Gentoo Penguin African Penguin Humboldt Penguin Magellanic Penguin Galapagos Penguin
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∙ 9y ago- Great penguins
- King penguin
- Emperor penguin
- Brush-tailed penguins
- Adélie penguin
- Chinstrap penguin
- Gentoo penguin
- Little penguins
- Little blue penguin
- White-flippered penguin, (provisional)
- Banded penguins
- Magellanic penguin,
- Humboldt penguin
- Galapagos penguin
- African penguin
- Yellow-eyed penguin
- Waitaha penguin, (extinct)
- Crested penguins
- Fiordland penguin,
- Snares penguin
- Erect-crested penguin
- Western rockhopper penguin
- Eastern rockhopper penguin
- Northern rockhopper penguin
- Royal penguin, (disputed)
- Macaroni penguin
- Chatham penguin,(extinct)
- I got this whole list of penguins on en.Wikipedia.org, so its them you should thank for this list, not me. i took out the scientific names because they were to hard to read.
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How many penguin are there?
There are seventeen species of penquins.
What is the cutest species of penguin?
This is strictly a personal choice -- and you have 17 types to choose from.
What kind of body does a penguin have?
All 17 species of penguin have the same body cover:- they have normal feathers just tightly compacted to help keep it waterproof. Penguins then make their feathers waterproof by spreading an oily substance on their tales produced by a gland in the tail in a process called 'preening'.
How many species of penguins are there?
Penguins are all from the order Sphenisciformes and family Spheniscidae. There are believed to be 17 species of penguin. They include:AdelieEmperorFairy (also known as Little or Little Blue)ChinstrapGentooYellow-eyedAfricanGalapagosRockhopperMacaroniFjordlandMagellanicHumboldtErect-crestedSnaresKingRoyalSome sources state that Rockhopper penguins have been split into several sub species. The species status of the Royal Penguin is disputed.
What kind of body cover does a penguin have?
All 17 species of penguin have the same body cover:- they have normal feathers just tightly compacted to help keep it waterproof. Penguins then make their feathers waterproof by spreading an oily substance on their tales produced by a gland in the tail in a process called 'preening'.
What are the penguin kinds?
There are many penguin species, such as the Emperor penguin, the Adelie penguin, the Rockhopper penguin, and many, many more. Only tow species actually live in Antarctica the Emperor and the Adelie.
What are the names of all the different species of penguins?
Penguins are all from the order Sphenisciformes and family Spheniscidae. There are believed to be 17 species of penguin. They include:AdelieEmperorFairy (also known as Little or Little Blue)ChinstrapGentooYellow-eyedAfricanGalapagosRockhopperMacaroniFjordlandMagellanicHumboldtErect-crestedSnaresKingRoyalSome sources state that Rockhopper penguins have been split into several sub species. The species status of the Royal Penguin is disputed.
What is the second smallest penguin?
The Galapagos is the second smallest penguin species. This penguin is about 19 inches in length and weighs about 5 pounds. The smallest penguin is the blue penguin whose length is about 17 inches.
How many penguin species are there in antarctica?
Of the 17 known species of penguins, only two of them actually breed on Antarctica. For more information, see the related link.
What is the species name for penguin?
there are 17 species the Adelie, African, Chinstrap, Emperor, Erect-crested, Fiordland, Galapagos, Gentoo, Humboldt, King, Little or Blue, Macaroni, Magellanic, Rockhopper, Royal, Snares, and Yellow-eyed penguins
Are penquins getting endangered?
there are 17 species of penguin and they are all protected around the world but still the population of penguins is decreasing but most species of penguin are not endangered. According to the ESA the most vulnerable species of penguin is the Galapagos penguin. The African penguin is also being considered having the status of an endangered species. The southern rock hopper is named as threatened.This is a list of som of the other species of penguin.Gentoo penguin - Near threatenedMagellanic penguin - Near threatenedRockhopper penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Macaroni penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Fiordland crested penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Snares Island penguin - Vulnerable (population small but currently stable)Royal penguin - (Vulnerable - population still recovering from being exploited in the past)Emperor penguin - Least concern (population stable)King penguin - Least concern (population stable or increasing)Adelie penguin - Least concern (population increasing in some regions, decreasing in others)Chinstrap penguin - Least concernFairy penguin - Least concernHope this helps xxx
Which kinds of penguins are classified as endangered?
Only four species of penguins are fully considered to be endangered (ie, imminently in danger of becoming extinct in the wild) by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). However of the 17 species of penguins, all but 5 are considered at least vulnerable or threatened.There are 17 species of penguins and they are all protected, meaning they cannot be hunted legally, or have their eggs collected. Despite this protection, penguin populations are decreasing, and in some areas they have decreased as much as 80%, but not all are endangered yet.Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the penguin which is most at risk is the Galapagos penguin. It is listed as endangered, and this essentially means it is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughmost of its range.Currently, the African penguin is also under consideration for being added to this endangered species list.The Southern Rockhopper is under consideration for being included on the threatened list.Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Humboldtpenguin is also listed as endangered.Under the IUCN listing, the Erect Crested penguin and the Yellow eyed penguin are listed as endangered.The status of the other penguins is as follows:Gentoo penguin - Near threatenedMagellanic penguin - Near threatenedRockhopper penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Macaroni penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Fiordland crested penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)Snares Island penguin - Vulnerable (population small but currently stable)Royal penguin - (Vulnerable - population still recovering from being exploited in the past)Emperor penguin - Least concern (population stable)King penguin - Least concern (population stable or increasing)Adelie penguin - Least concern (population increasing in some regions, decreasing in others)Chinstrap penguin - Least concernFairy penguin - Least concern
