Reference photo — Liam Quinn from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Size
- 85–95 cm (standing)
- Weight
- 9.3–18 kg
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Lifespan
- 15–25 yrs
- Habitat
- Subantarctic islands, Beaches, Open ocean
About
The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin, smaller than but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.