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
Current Standing valid
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)

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ITIS TSN174447
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)399
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets11
Year1895 - 2024
Latitude-65.25 - -45.47
Longitude-67.50 - 178.81
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