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November 24, 2009
Photo Gallery
The penguin family is made up of 17 species belonging to six groups or genera. There is the crested group, whose members have festive feathers over their eyes; the banded group, which includes the African penguin, with the typical black-and-white bands across the chest; and the brush-tailed group, named for their long, stiff tails. King and emperor penguins belong to the large penguin group, while yellow-eyed and little penguins comprise their own groups.

Meet representatives from all six groups here, in our photo gallery.

Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysome)
Magellanic Penguin
Magellanic (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Chinstrap Penguin
Chinstrap (Pygoscelis antartica)

King Penguin
King (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Yellow-Eyed Penguin
Yellow-Eyed (Megadyptes antipodes)
Little or Fairy Penguin
Little or Fairy (Eudyptula minor)

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Source: Lynch, Wayne. 1997. Penguins of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books.

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