Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834

Spheniscidae — Penguins

Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, breeds on the Pacific coast of South America from northern Peru to central Chile. It is a penguin of islands and rocky shores, where it nests in burrows dug in guano, and it also uses scrapes or caves. Named for Alexander von Humboldt, it is found only along this coastal stretch in South America. The species was described by Meyen in 1834. Its range overlaps with the Magellanic Penguin on the central Chilean coast, and it is also recorded as a migrant.

Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae — Penguins
Breeding range
South America: coastal n Peru to c Chile
Humboldt Penguin
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in Peru 4, Chile 3

Paracas Reserve and Ballestas Islands: Two-Day Birding
Paracas Reserve and Ballestas Islands: Two-Day Birding
Peru / Paracas Custom tour 2 days

Bird the bays, beaches and desert margins of Paracas, then explore Ballestas seabird colonies by boat on a two-day journey with one hotel ni...

From USD 363
Humboldt Current Pelagic Birding from Callao
Humboldt Current Pelagic Birding from Callao
Peru / Callao Custom tour 5h

Join a five-hour seabird outing from Callao through island colonies and offshore Humboldt Current waters, looking for penguins, diving petre...

Villa Wetlands, Pucusana and Lurín Birdwatching Day
Villa Wetlands, Pucusana and Lurín Birdwatching Day
Peru / Lima Custom tour 1 day

Combine Lima’s reed-fringed Villa wetlands with a one-hour seabird boat trip at Pucusana and land-bird stops in the Lurín valley on a ful...

From USD 225
5-Day Private Birds of Central Chile Tour
5-Day Private Birds of Central Chile Tour
Chile / Santiago Private tour 5 days

A five-day private birding circuit through the Central Andes, sclerophyll forest, Pacific coast, pelagic waters and wetlands near Santiago....

2-Day Private Birding Chiloé Island
2-Day Private Birding Chiloé Island
Chile / Ancud Private tour 2 days

Two days of private birding around Caulín Bay, Puñihuil and the Chepu River, combining coastal birds, penguin colonies, wetlands and nativ...

20-Day Chile Birding From Desert to Ice
20-Day Chile Birding From Desert to Ice
Chile / Arica Private tour 20 days

A 20-day Chilean birding journey spanning the northern desert and Altiplano, central Andes and coast, Lake District, Chiloé and southern Pa...

Lima Coast Birding: Pantanos de Villa and Pucusana - Half Day
Lima Coast Birding: Pantanos de Villa and Pucusana - Half Day
Peru / Lima Private tour 7h

A coastal birding morning linking the lagoons of Pantanos de Villa with a short boat trip from Pucusana to Chuncho Island. Wetland birds, Pa...

From USD 220