Home›Species›Taxonomy›SpheniscidaeTaxaSpheniscidaeBird FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedSpheniscidae is the family of penguins, flightless aquatic birds of the order Sphenisciformes, found almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. The family includes the genus Aptenodytes, containing the emperor penguin and king penguin, and the genus Eudyptes, the crested penguins, and members are adapted for swimming with flipper-like wings and dense, insulating plumage.FactsSpheniscidaeConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedFamily 2SpheniscidaeFilter Results7 entriesCommon GroupAllPenguins And Seabirds (7)HabitatAllChaparral (1)Desert (1)Ice Sheet (1)Marine (2)Open Ocean (1)Temperate Forest (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Endangered (2)Least Concern (3)Vulnerable (1)EcosystemAllAntarctic Peninsula (1)Atacama Desert (1)Galapagos (1)Everyday GroupAllPenguins And Seabirds (7)DietAllCarnivore (1)Piscivore (6)System (Realm)AllMarine (7)Terrestrial (6)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (5)Hunted or Fished (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (7)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Antarctica (1)Argentina (1)Australasia (2)Australia (2)Brazil (1)Chile (1)Colombia (3)Ecuador (2)Mozambique (1)New Zealand (4)Norway (7)Peru (1)South Africa (1)South America (3)Southern Africa (1)Uruguay (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7African PenguinSpheniscidaeChinstrap PenguinSpheniscidaeGalapagos PenguinSpheniscidaeHumboldt PenguinSpheniscidaeLittle PenguinSpheniscidaeMagellanic PenguinSpheniscidaeYellow-eyed PenguinSpheniscidaeConnectionsParent Taxon OfAfrican Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: African PenguinChinstrap Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Chinstrap Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2Galapagos Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Galapagos Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2Humboldt Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Humboldt Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2Little Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Little Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2Magellanic Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Magellanic Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2Yellow-eyed Penguin, Species Well-attested Source Yellow-eyed Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InBrazilAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Penguin (Wikipedia)live almost exclusively in the Southern HemisphereView the Source2. Wikipedia: PenguinTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the SourceWikidata: SphenisciformesWikidata Q9147, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceChinstrap Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinstrap Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceLittle Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Little Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceYellow-eyed Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceHumboldt Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Humboldt Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceMagellanic Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Magellanic Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGalapagos Penguin (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Galapagos Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: African PenguinParent Taxon Of: African Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.