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Spheniscus humboldti
Struthioniformes to find information from
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscus within the Avian Nutrition
Rheiformes
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Casuariiformes Wild diet: Anchovies, Sardine,
Apterygiformes Herring and occasionally Squid. Cus
Galliformes Feeding strategy: During
Anseriformes breeding season they will dive
Sphenisciformes
close to the colony (around 5-20
miles) and hunt in small groups.
Spheniscus
They will attack from below the
Gaviiformes
school to prevent being seen.
Procellariiformes Humboldt’s in Chile were observed
Podicipediformes to have two behaviours; short
dives (bird’s would remain within
Phoenicopteriformes
© Samantha Lympany about a metre of the surface) and
Ciconiiformes bounce dives (penguins would dive
Pelecaniformes to the seabed and immediately
Falconiformes return to the surface)

Gruiformes Wild weight ranges: 4-5kg

Turniciformes
Charadriiformes
Columbiformes References
Psittaciformes
Cuculiformes Wild data
Strigiformes Diet of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in northern and
southern Chile >
Caprimulgiformes
Apodiformes Rory P. Wilson, Marie-Pierre Wilson, David Cameron Duffy, Braulio Araya M,
Norbert Klages: Diving behaviour and prey of the Humboldt Penguin, Springer-
Coliiformes
Verlag, 1989. >
Trogoniformes
Coraciiformes
Upupiformes
Bucerotiformes
Captive data information
Piciformes
Passeriformes Husbandry guideline
Penguin Taxon Advisory Group, Penguin Husbandry Manual Third Edition
2005. AZA American Zoo and Aquarium Association >

PENGUINS: NUTRITION AND DIETARY HUSBANDRY. NUTRITION ADVISORY

GROUP HANDBOOK >

Known dietary health issues

Liver and plasma retinol (vitamin A) in wild, and liver retinol in captive
penguins (Spheniscidae) >

Metabolic bond disease in juvenile Humboldt Penguins >

Examples of diets in use

There are no diets in use yet for the Humboldt Penguin.

Please keep us up-to-date and contact us with your own updates or new diets
used for the Humboldt Penguin.

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