King Penguin
| Aptenodytes patagonicus | Order: Sphenisciformes | Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins) |
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins)
The second largest penguin in the world breeds at the northern reaches of Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, and other temperate islands. Roger Tory Peterson was known as “King Penguin” for this, his favorite bird.