Penguins are fascinating marine birds

 I think penguins are such interesting birds.
They're so cute waddling on land.
They don't soar through the air like other birds.
 These birds are beautiful swimmers and appear to soar through the water.





There are 17 species of penguins.

Here's a little info on each species of penguin-

1.  The Adelie is small and feisty.  Black head with white around the eyes.
2.  The African or Blackfoot live and breed on the coast of South Africa. Black spots on chest.
3.  The Chinstrap is the most common species of penguin. White-faced.
4.  The Emperor are the largest penguins and don't build nests.  Orange glow throats.
5.  The Erect-Crested- grow to 6-8 lbs., lays two eggs.   Yellow erect plumes over the eyes.
6.  The Fiordland- lays two eggs. Yellow crest feathers over eyes and white cheek feathers
7.  The Galapagos- 4-6 lbs. Mostly black with C-shaped band. Warm weathered.
8.  The Gentoo are the fastest swimmers.  A white band runs behind the head from eye to eye.
9.  The Humboldt live along the coast of Chili and Peru. They look like the African penguin.
10. The King is about 3' tall and has orange on front of the neck and near the ears
11. The Little, Blue, Fairy-3-5 lbs- coastal south Australia &New Zealand. Dk. blue back & head
12. The Macaroni have orange and black spiky head feathers
13. The Magellanic-coast of Chili, Argentina and Falkland Islands. White bands face and chest.
14. The Rockhopper have prominent yellow head feathers and hop with their feet together.
15. The Royal- migratory birds. Orange, yellow, black crest head feathers with white face
16. The Snares- Snares Island, south of New Zealand;  large vocalization; yellow crested
17. The Yellow-eyed- rare and endangered penguins; pale yellow ring around head and iris

And, here's more fun facts and trivia about these birds.