The Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus breeds along the southern coasts of South America and the Falkland Islands. Its
breeding distribution extends from the northern Patagonian coast in the Atlantic (42°S) southwards to Cape Horn (Williams 1995), and then northwards to Pajaro Niño Island (33°S) on the Pacific coast (Simeone et al. 2003). Magellanic Penguins in the Atlantic disperse northward after breeding to follo...
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| Summary: | breeding distribution extends from the northern Patagonian coast in the Atlantic (42°S) southwards to Cape Horn (Williams 1995), and then northwards to Pajaro Niño Island (33°S) on the Pacific coast (Simeone et al. 2003). Magellanic Penguins in the Atlantic disperse northward after breeding to follow fish schools, usually reaching the southern coast of Brazil [up to 23°S (Harrison 1985)]. Sightings of vagrants have been reported in Australia (Marchant & Higgins 1990), New Zealand (Robertson et al. 1972), sub-Antarctic islands (Rootes 1998) and the Antarctic Peninsula (Barbosa et al. 2007). On the eastern Pacific coast, Magellanic Penguins seem to be highly migratory, with many individuals moving north of breeding sites during the austral winter (Jaramillo 2003). However, the extent of this northward movement is still unknown. We sighted, captured, measured and photographed an adult Magellanic Penguin at Punta San Juan, Peru (15°45′S, 75°42′W) on 9 July |
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