Breeding activity of the Humboldt penguin on the islands of Chañaral and Choros, 2021 to 2025

Coquimbo, Landau, 12 August 2026.
Since 2021, a research group led by Dr. Alejandro Simeone (1) has been conducting research on the population, breeding success and foraging of the Humboldt penguin in Chile on behalf of Sphenisco. The project is funded by the Karlsruhe Zoo Conservation Foundation, Dresden Zoo and the Hagenbeck Zoo Association. Guillermo Luna-Jorquera (2), Nicolás Luna (2) (3), Karen Lau (2), Mylene Seguel (2) (4) submitted a final report in August 2026 regarding the breeding success in the period 2021 to 2025. The report is entitled "Reproductive behaviour of the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) on the islands of Chañaral and Choros in the "Pingüino de Humboldt" National Reserve, period 2021–2025" (see PDF file). The researchers plan to publish the report in a journal. Excerpts and short chapters are reproduced below: