Spheniscus demersus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Jackass penguin
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Spheniscus demersus

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Ciconiiformes | Spheniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

.  Subtropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Indian Ocean and Eastern Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 91362); Peso massimo pubblicato: 3.1 kg (Ref. 356)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Population decline was recorded in the 19th century wherein 295,000 birds in 1956 became 170,000 birds in 1978. Threats include oil pollution, fisheries, and competition for food and space (Ref. 84934). This is a gregarious species that is commonly found in small groups and within 50 km of shoreline. It breeds in huge colonies in burrows (Ref. 91362), mainly on offshore islands (Ref. 84934). Underwater pursuit (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Harrison, P. 1987. (Ref. 91362)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2ace+3bce+4ace); Date assessed: 09 September 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)


Threat to humans

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.