Taxonomy & Nomenclature
| Scientific Name |
Eudyptes chrysocome |
| Author |
(J. R. Forster, 1781) |
| Taxonomic Rank |
Species |
| Taxonomic # |
559996 |
| Common Names |
English: Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Rockhopper Penguin |
| Taxonomic Parents |
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Eudyptes
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Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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| ITIS# | 559996 |
| Status | ESA:Threatened |
| #records | 439 |
| #datasets | 8 |
| Years | 1897 - 2004 |
| Latitudes | -61.17 - -33.78 |
| Longitudes | -75.70 - 178.80 |
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