Image Credits

Last updated: June 12, 2026

The hero photos for all 18 penguin species on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under each image's original license. Each photo is credited below with its photographer, license (including version), and source link, to meet the attribution requirements of CC BY and CC BY-SA. Public domain images are listed as well.

Hand-drawn illustrations are original to this site. Venue photos are either taken by the site author or sourced from Wikimedia Commons.

Species hero photos (18)

• Emperor Penguin

  Photo: Ian Duffy from UK · License: CC BY 2.0 · Source

• King Penguin

  Photo: Godot13 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Adelie Penguin

  Photo: Godot13 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Chinstrap Penguin

  Photo: Godot13 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Gentoo Penguin

  Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada · License: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

• Little Blue Penguin

  Photo: Duncan Wright · License: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

• Magellanic Penguin

  Photo: Polinova · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Humboldt Penguin

  Photo: Christian Ursilva from København, Danmark · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• African Penguin

  Photo: Matti Blume · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Galapagos Penguin

  Photo: Charles J. Sharp · License: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

• Southern Rockhopper Penguin

  Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada · License: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

• Northern Rockhopper Penguin

  Photo: Arjan Haverkamp · License: CC BY 2.0 · Source

• Macaroni Penguin

  Photo: Godot13 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Royal Penguin

  Photo: M. Murphy · License: Public domain · Source

• Fiordland Penguin

  Photo: travelwayoflife · License: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

• Snares Penguin

  Photo: (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Erect-crested Penguin

  Photo: C00ch · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

• Yellow-eyed Penguin

  Photo: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl · License: CC BY 2.5 · Source

Licenses

Full license texts: CC BY 2.0, CC BY 2.5, CC BY-SA 2.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 4.0. Public domain images carry no copyright restrictions.

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