WoRMS taxon details
Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758)
212659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212659)
accepted
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marine
Not documented
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: Adult black above white below with black band extending from upper breast down sides of body to...
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: Adult black above white below with black band extending from upper breast down sides of body to feet, occasionally with a second narrower complete or incomplete black neck band and very sparce black spotting on belly; face black with broad white band separating face patch from crown and back of head. Immature sooty black on back, white on belly with sparce black spotting. Bare parts: iris hazel; bill black with cream band behind tip; feet blackwith pink blotches; skin above eye red. [details]
WoRMS (2021). Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212659 on 2021-05-08
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: Adult black above white below with black band extending from upper breast down sides of body to feet, occasionally with a second narrower complete or incomplete black neck band and very sparce black spotting on belly; face black with broad white band separating face patch from crown and back of head. Immature sooty black on back, white on belly with sparce black spotting. Bare parts: iris hazel; bill black with cream band behind tip; feet blackwith pink blotches; skin above eye red. [details]Remark Listed in the SA Red Data Bk. & IUCN Red Data Bk. as Vulnerable [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zwartvoetpinguïn | [details] |
| English | jackass penguinAfrican penguin | [details] |
| French | manchot du Cap | [details] |
| German | Brillenpinguin | [details] |
| Turkish | Afrika pengueni | [details] |
