Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Authority: (Forster, 1781)
Red List Category
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Justification of Red List categoryThis species has fluctuated in numbers in different parts of its range. Updated data regarding population trends suggest that the population is overall stable or slowly declining at <10% over three generations. Bycatch from fisheries, particularly during the migration stage, and the potential for further oil development in the region may impact the species, but the extent of these developments and the degree of the potential impacts are currently too uncertain to project population declines in the future with confidence. The species is therefore listed as Least Concern.
Population size:
2200000-3200000
Population trend:
Decreasing
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
2,340,000 km
2
Country endemic:
No
Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome