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title: "Magelhaenpinguïn"
description: "Spheniscus magellanicus — Vogels. The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/magellanic-penguin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Magelhaenpinguïn

> Spheniscus magellanicus — Vogels. The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo.

- Scientific name: *Spheniscus magellanicus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 8978
- Wikidata: [Q207246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207246)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3812](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3812)

## Names

- en: Magellanic Penguin
- de: Magellanpinguin
- es: Pingüino de Magallanes
- fr: Manchot de Magellan
- nl: Magelhaenpinguïn
- pt: Pinguim-de-magalhães
- pl: Pingwin magellański

## Countries with the most observations

AR (5070), CL (1960), FK (532), BR (365), UY (310)

## Summary

The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally seen as far north as Espírito Santo. Vagrants have been found in El Salvador, the Avian Island in Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus banded penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African penguin, the Humboldt penguin, and the Galápagos penguins. The Magellanic penguin was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Analía Belaus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88190362

## Machine access

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