Gentoo Penguin - Pygoscelis papua

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pygoscelis papua
Author (J. R. Forster, 1781)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174447
Common Names English: Gentoo Penguin
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Sphenisciformes
          Family: Spheniscidae
            Genus: Pygoscelis
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi
Subspecies: Pygoscelis papua papua
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#174447
StatusIUCN:NT
#records607
#datasets9
Years1900 - 2007
Latitudes-65.18 - -46.17
Longitudes-67.50 - 160.00