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Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

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Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

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Galapagos penguin Penguins Penguins Birds Chordate Animals
Galápagospinguïn Pinguins Pinguïns Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Spheniscus mendiculus Spheniscidae Sphenisciformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Tagus Cove (Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador)

2015:05:06 13:46:31
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
TG-3, 1/100 sec at F2.8, ISO 200

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Sullivan Bay (Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador)

2015:05:02 06:28:37
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F2.8, ISO 250, distance 44.67 m

The Galapagos penguin only occurs on the Galapagos, and even there it is not very common. There are only about1500 birds. These were the first penguins we saw during our cruise, pretty far away.

Chinese Hat area

2015:05:10 08:54:39
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/3200 sec at F2.8, ISO 320, distance 10.00 m

Elizabeth Bay (Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador)

2015:05:06 15:02:53
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/3200 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 10.00 m

Where I have seen this species

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