Species Part 2
Humboldt Penguin
Height : 22-28 inches
Weight : 8-13 lbs
Appearance : black head with a white border around it ~ white chest
Habitat : South America
Food : crustaceans (krill), squid, fish
King Penguin
Height : 28 - 39 inches
Weight : 21 - 40 lbs
Appearance : black head, back, throat ~ orange/yellow spots on the sides of their heads
Habitat : Antarctica
Food : crustaceans (krill), squid, small fish (lantern fish)
Little (or Blue) Penguin
Height : 12 - 14 inches
Weight : 3.3 lbs
Appearance : a small body ~ blue/grey back and face ~ white chest
Habitat : Australia
Food : squid, small crustaceans (krill), small fish (pilchards, anchovies)
Macaroni Penguin
Height : 28 inches
Weight : 12 lbs
Appearance : black face and back ~ white chest ~ commonly known for their long, yellow/orange eyebrows
Habitat : sub-Antarctic Islands
Food : fish, squid, small crustaceans (krill)
Magellanic Penguin
Height : 24-30 inches
Weight : 6 - 14.3 lbs
Appearance : black face and back ~ white chest ~ known for the white stripes on their faces
Habitat : South America
Food : squid and fish (anchovies)
Rockhopper Penguin
Height : 22 inches
Weight : 6 lbs
Appearance : black face and back ~ white chest ~ commonly known for their red eyes and long, yellow eyebrows
Habitat : Antarctica, Chile, New Zealand
Food : myctophid fish, small crustaceans (krill), squid
Royal Penguin
Height : 28 inches
Weight : 9 - 13 lbs
Appearance : black head and back ~ white chest and face ~ commonly known for their long, yellow plumes on their heads
Habitat : sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, Australia
Food : crustaceans (krill), squid, fish
Snares Penguin
Height : 20 - 28 inches
Weight : 5.5 - 8.8 lbs
Appearance : black face and back ~ white chest ~ commonly known for their bright yellow, dangling eyebrows
Habitat : Snares Islands in New Zealand, Tasmania, and South Australia
Food : crustaceans (krill), fish, squid
Yellow-eyed Penguin
Height : 24 inches
Weight : 11 - 13 lbs
Appearance : black head and back ~ white chest ~ commonly known for their yellow eyes and stripes on their faces
Habitat : New Zealand
Food : fish (blue cod/ red cod), and squid (arrow squid)