Galápagos penguin

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bird endangered species flightless bird penguin

The Galápagos penguin is a small, endangered penguin species endemic to the Galápagos Islands and notable for being the only penguin that lives and breeds naturally north of the equator.

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Galápagos penguins	3

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird ⓘ endangered species ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ penguin ⓘ
binomialName	Spheniscus mendiculus NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyLength	about 49 cm ⓘ
bodyMass	about 2.5 kg ⓘ
breedingPattern	opportunistic breeder ⓘ
breedsOn	Bartolomé Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernandina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Floreana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabela Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiago Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sombrero Chino Islet NERFINISHED ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
climateAdaptation	tropical climate ⓘ
conservationAction	control of invasive species ⓘ habitat protection ⓘ population monitoring ⓘ
describedBy	Alphonse Milne-Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	cephalopods ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ
distributionIncludes	western Galápagos Islands ⓘ
endemicTo	Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
family	Spheniscidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foragingStrategy	pursuit diving ⓘ
genus	Spheniscus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	coastal lava formations ⓘ nearshore marine waters ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ
hasMarking	black band across the chest ⓘ white line that loops from the eye around the ear and chin ⓘ
IUCNRedListCategorySystem	IUCN 3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Endangered ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild	up to about 15–20 years ⓘ
nativeTo	Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestType	nests in crevices and caves in lava rock ⓘ
notableFor	only penguin species that breeds naturally north of the equator ⓘ only penguin species that lives naturally north of the equator ⓘ
order	Sphenisciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	black and white ⓘ
protectedBy	Ecuadorian law ⓘ Galápagos National Park regulations ⓘ
reproduction	lays two eggs per clutch ⓘ
socialBehavior	colonial nester ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	El Niño events NERFINISHED ⓘ climate change ⓘ fishing-related mortality ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ
usesCurrent	Cromwell Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearDescribed	1871 ⓘ

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Galápagos National Park → protectsSpecies → Galápagos penguin ⓘ

Galápagos Marine Reserve → protects → Galápagos penguin ⓘ

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Fernandina Island → fauna → Galápagos penguin ⓘ

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Isabela Island → hasWildlife → Galápagos penguin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galápagos penguins