How many types of penguin are there.

There are aproximately 16 types of penguins

There are 17 species of penguin, each slightly different. Some of the species have nicknames which can cause people to think there are more than 17 species (for example the Little penguin is also known as the Blue penguin).

All of the species live in the Southern hemisphere. Many live at the South Pole on Antarctica. But some don't live in such cold places. They are found on the coasts of South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Galapagos Islands.

The Emperor penguin is the only species that breeds and nests in Antarctica through the frigid winter.

List of Penguin Species:
1.Adelie Penguin
2.African Penguin
3.Chinstrap Penguin
4. Emperor Penguin
5. Erect-Crested Penguin
6. Fiordland Penguin
7. Galapagos Penguin
8. Gentoo Penguin
9. Humboldt Penguin
10. King Penguin
11. Little (or Blue) Penguin
12. Macaroni Penguin
13. Magellanic Penguin
14. Rockhopper Penguin
15. Royal Penguin
16. Snares Penguin
17. Yellow-eyed Penguin

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There are 16 different species of penguin living in the world today. Each species belongs to a larger grouping of closely related species known as a genus. The living penguins comprise six genera (the plural of genus). You can see which species belong to each genus by clicking on the genus name on the blue bar above. Otherwise, if you wish to go straight to the information about a particular species.

there are 16 species in the world today.

SPECIES,not "types".
Count them yourself.

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