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Penguins are flightless birds normally found in cold climates in the coastal regions of the southern hemisphere.
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonica patagonica, Aptenodytes patagonica halli).
Erect-crested penguins (E. atratus or E. sclateri), Fiordland penguins (E. pachyrhynchus), Macaroni and Royal penguins (E. chysolophus), Rockhopper penguins (E. crestatus, E. chrysocome filholi, E. chrysocome moseleyi), and Snares Island penguins (E. robutsus).
Little penguins, also called Little Blue or Fairy penguins(E. minor albosignata, E. minor minor, E. iredalei, E. minor chathamensis, E. minor novaehollandiae).
Yellow-eyed penguins (M. antipodes), native only to New Zealand.
Adelie penguins (P. adeliae), Chinstrap penguins (P. antarctica), and Gentoo penguins, (P. papua papua, P. papua ellworthii).
African, Jackass, or Blackfooted penguins (S. demersus), Galapagos penguins (S. mendiculus), Humboldt or Peruvian penguins (S. humboldti), and Magellanic penguins (S. magellanicus).
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