Spheniscus humboldti
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae - Penguins
© Phill Clayton
Distribution: Coasts of Chile and Peru.
Habitat: Marine
Diet: Fish & squid
Breeding: Breed in small colonies, nest in caves, holes or cracks
Clutch size: 2 eggs
Incubation: 40-42 days
Rearing: The young are fed by both sexes.
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Protocol established 2010
Used on 38 individuals
Success rate 84.00%
Rating
Protocol used for at least 5 individuals with over 75% success | * |
Used by 2 or more institutions | * |
Points on minimizing imprinting | |
Birds went on to produce fertile eggs | * |
Birds went on to successfully parent rear | * |
Warning points
None
View Seaview Wildlife Encounter (Flamingo Park) protocol file >
Protocol established 1998
Used on 50 individuals
Success rate 80.00%
Rating
Protocol used for at least 5 individuals with over 75% success | * |
Used by 2 or more institutions | * |
Points on minimizing imprinting | |
Birds went on to produce fertile eggs | * |
Birds went on to successfully parent rear | * |
Warning points
None
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Artificial incubation and hand-rearing of Humboldt penguins: Spheniscus humboldti at Birdworld, Farnham. D. C. DEEMING. International Zoo Yearbook. Vol 30. Pages 165-173
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-1090.1991.tb03480.x/abstract
Del Hoya, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. (1992). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Hand-rearing Humboldt's penguin. V. J. A. MANTON. International Zoo Yearbook. Vol 18. Pages 59 - 61