Magellanic Penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster & JR 1781)

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Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanic Penguin) is a species of birds in the family penguins. They are listed as near threatened by IUCN. They are found in The Neotropics and antarctica. They are diurnal. Individuals are known to live for 30 years. They have parental care (pair provides care).

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nearThreatened
Definition: A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22697822

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Antarctia

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
Definition: Both parents feed and nurture offspring.
Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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EOL has data for 38 attributes, including:

bill length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BillLength
- Definition: Length of the bill.
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54.5 mm
biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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The Neotropics
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
- Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
- Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg
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foraging habitat
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ForagingHabitat
- Definition: Primary habitat where the species forages during the breeding season.
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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marine pelagic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023
- Definition: The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Santa Catarina
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387
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growth rate
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/260865002
- Definition: The rate of increase in the size of an organism per unit time.
- Comment: Replace with GO:growth and PATO:rate once it is available through BATTO.
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0.069 /day
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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pelagic zone
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000208
- Definition: An open ocean region.
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middle toe length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/MiddleToeLength
- Definition: length of the middle toe
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76 mm
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Decreasing
prenatal development duration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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40 days
temperature at range midpoint latitude
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureAtRangeMidpointLatitude
- Definition: The temperature at the range midpoint latitude of an organism.
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18.02 degrees celsius
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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vertivore
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
- Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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9.65 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Magellanic Penguin. View this species on GBIF

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