Penguins in Chile
Our list for Chile has 6 penguins recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Chile in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldtiResidentUncommon65–70 cmRecorded all year
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Sep–May
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusSummer visitorRare70–76 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Rockhopper Penguin 45–58 cm
- Magellanic Penguin 60–75 cm
- Humboldt Penguin 65–70 cm
- Macaroni Penguin 70–76 cm
- Gentoo Penguin 75–90 cm
- King Penguin 70–100 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made