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title: "Humboldtpinguïn"
description: "Spheniscus humboldti — Vogels. The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a medium-sized penguin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/humboldt-penguin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Humboldtpinguïn

> Spheniscus humboldti — Vogels. The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)  is a medium-sized penguin.

- Scientific name: *Spheniscus humboldti*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2947
- Wikidata: [Q224151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224151)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3814](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3814)

## Names

- en: Humboldt Penguin
- de: Humboldt-Pinguin
- es: Pingüino de Humboldt
- fr: Manchot de Humboldt
- nl: Humboldtpinguïn
- pt: Pinguim-de-humboldt
- pl: Pingwin peruwiański

## Countries with the most observations

PE (963), CL (763), EC (9)

## Summary

The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)  is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Magellanic penguin and the Galápagos penguin. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place. The current wild population is composed of roughly 23,800 mature individuals and is declining. It is a migrant species.
Humboldt penguins nest on islands and rocky coasts…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_penguin

## Photo

![Humboldtpinguïn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/humboldt-penguin/medium.jpg)

Photo: anidamk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148151590

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/humboldt-penguin?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).