African penguin
E595020
The African penguin is an endangered, medium-sized, black-and-white penguin species native to the coastal waters and islands of southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African penguin canonical | 5 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ penguin ⓘ |
| averageHeight | about 60–70 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 2–4 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName | Spheniscus demersus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
offshore islands
ⓘ
some mainland coastal sites ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
African penguin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black-footed penguin NERFINISHED ⓘ jackass penguin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
braying call similar to a donkey
ⓘ
horseshoe-shaped black band across the chest ⓘ |
| family | Spheniscidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | coastal marine waters ⓘ |
| foundOn |
Bird Island (Algoa Bay)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boulders Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Dyer Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Robben Island NERFINISHED ⓘ St Croix Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Spheniscus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
ⓘ
pink patches of skin above the eyes ⓘ white ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
excellent swimmer
ⓘ
flightless ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
coastal waters of Namibia
ⓘ
coastal waters of South Africa ⓘ islands off southern Africa ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Sphenisciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chicks
ⓘ
both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| pattern | black-and-white plumage ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Namibian law
ⓘ
South African law ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays two eggs per clutch ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
captive breeding programs in zoos and aquariums
ⓘ
conservation programs in South Africa ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
egg collection (historical) ⓘ guano scraping (historical) ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ predation by seals ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.