Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - HBW 1, p. 159
French: Manchot du Cap
German: Brillenpinguin
Spanish: Pingüino del Cabo
Other common names: African/Black-footed/Cape Penguin
Taxonomy: Diomedea demersa Linnaeus, 1758, Cape of Good Hope.
Sometimes considered conspecific with S. humboldti and S. magellanicus; alternatively they may form superspecies (see page 141). Monotypic.
Distribution: South Africa and Namibia.
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A pair in a breeding colony, one of the birds excavating a possible nest Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 5 years ago 32 sec 4.7 -
A breeding colony with some nests in holes Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 5 years ago 20 sec 4.5 -
A well grown chick in a breeding colony Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 5 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird feeding two chicks, inside a tube Locality Lambert's Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 4 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
An adult in a nest with two chicks Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 5 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
Several individuals in a breeding colony Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 5 years ago 50 sec 4.4
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Individual on the beach.
Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Miriam Bauman 8 October 2008 1 year ago 4.6 -
An adult in the sand.
Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 24 November 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Two birds together.
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 6 August 2011 26 weeks ago 4.3 -
Close up of an adult.
Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 24 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
penguin leaving the water after preening and bathing
Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 19 March 2009 2 years ago 4.1 -
Juvenile in transition to adult plumage.
Locality Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Miriam Bauman 8 October 2008 1 year ago 4
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