Humboldt Penguin

Humboldt Penguins are a medium-sized black and white penguin from the Pacific coast of South America. Their body is covered in short, dense, waterproof feathers with a band of white feathers that runs across the top of their chest and up to their eyes. The white banding does not develop until the penguin reaches maturity, so young penguins are easy to spot by their more uniform charcoal-coloured feathers around the head and chest. The black and white colouring is a form of counter shading, rendering the penguin almost invisible to prey and predator in the water.