The other banded penguins are the African penguin 's closest relatives , and are all found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere : the Humboldt penguin and Magellanic penguins found in southern South America , and the Galápagos penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator .
The closest relatives of the African Penguins are the Humboldt and Magellanic penguins found in southern South America and the Galápagos Penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator .