bird · Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called jackass penguin, Black-footed Penguin. Occurrence records of the African Penguin are shared on GBIF from around 17 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Boulders Penguin Colony (6 270 records).
IUCN: Critically endangered
17reserves with records
23 754records around them
1provinces
CRIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 270 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 6 150 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 3 648 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 613 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 601 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 186 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 104 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 53 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 49 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 22 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.