Royal penguin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the royal penguin lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudyptes schlegeli
Group	Penguins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Mass	150 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Sphenisciformes
Family	Spheniscidae

Where does the royal penguin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the royal penguin in 5 countries and territories across Antarctica, Oceania and 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 royal penguin?

Wikidata records the following for the royal penguin: mass 150 g (birth weight).

Is the royal penguin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the royal penguin?

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

About the royal penguin

The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a species of penguin, which can be found only on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the royal penguin as Least Concern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Royal penguin (revision 1362234066), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q745262 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).