The world's most endangered penguins
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's penguins
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes moseleyi | Northern Rockhopper Penguin | EN | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes sclateri | Big-crested Penguin, Erect-crested Penguin | EN | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Megadyptes antipodes | Yellow-eyed Penguin | EN | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Spheniscus demersus | African Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Jackass Penguin | EN | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Spheniscus mendiculus | Galapagos Penguin, Galápagos Penguin | EN | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes chrysocome | Rockhopper Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin | VU | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes chrysolophus | Macaroni Penguin | VU | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes pachyrhynchus | Fiordland Crested Penguin, Fiordland Penguin | VU | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes robustus | Snares Crested Penguin, Snares Islands Penguin, Snares Penguin | VU | stable |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptes schlegeli | Royal Penguin | VU | stable |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Spheniscus humboldti | Humboldt Penguin, Peruvian Penguin | VU | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Aptenodytes forsteri | Emperor Penguin | NT | stable |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Pygoscelis adeliae | Adelie Penguin | NT | increasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Pygoscelis papua | Gentoo Penguin | NT | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Spheniscus magellanicus | Magellanic Penguin | NT | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Aptenodytes patagonicus | King Penguin | LC | increasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Eudyptula minor | Blue Penguin, Fairy Penguin, Little Penguin | LC | decreasing |
| SPHENISCIDAE | Pygoscelis antarcticus | Chinstrap Penguin | LC | increasing |
The full resolution version of this
birds-penguins chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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