Macaroni penguin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the macaroni penguin lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudyptes chrysolophus
Group	Penguins
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, South America
Mass	142 g (birth weight); 4.99 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Sphenisciformes
Family	Spheniscidae

Where does the macaroni penguin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the macaroni penguin in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a macaroni penguin?

Wikidata records the following for the macaroni penguin: mass 142 g (birth weight); 4.99 kg (adult weight).

Is the macaroni penguin endangered?

The macaroni penguin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the macaroni penguin?

The macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a bird in the order Sphenisciformes and the family Spheniscidae, genus Eudyptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the macaroni penguin

The macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. One of eight species of crested penguin, it is very closely related to the royal penguin, and some authorities consider the two to be a single species. It bears a distinctive yellow crest on its forehead. Its face and upperparts are black and sharply delineated from the white underparts. Adults weigh on average 5.5 kg (12 lb) and are 70 cm (28 in) in length. The male and female are similar in appearance; the male is slightly larger and stronger with a larger bill. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine life.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Macaroni penguin (revision 1376351045), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q217494 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).