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| Spheniscus demersus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Spheniscidae |
Order: Sphenisciformes |
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African penguin |
Manchot du Cap |
Pingüino del Cabo |
Brillenpinguin |
| Migration: partial |
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adults sedentary, juveniles disperse far from colony |
Adults sedentary. Pre-moult period at sea 35 days; birds remain at sea for 4 months, after completion of moult
and before start of subsequent breeding season. Juveniles, on becoming independent, disperse far from colony;
birds from E head W, those from W and S move N. Most birds later return to moult and breed at natal colony.
Recorded N to Gabon and Mozambique. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |