Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.

plural of penguin

(Australia) The little penguin, Eudyptula minor.

A species of penguin, Pygoscelis papua, with a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head.

A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus, which breed on The Snares, an island group off South Island, New Zealand.

A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, with distinctive blue-grey upperparts, which breed on the Fiordland coast and on nearby islands.

Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.

An extinct species of penguin (†Aptenodytes ridgeni), from New Zealand during the Pliocene epoch.

African penguin.

A species of penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus, with a distinctive black strip under the head.