Magellanic penguin - Spheniscus magellanicus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Spheniscus magellanicus
Author (J. R. Forster, 1781)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174464
Common Names English: Magellanic Penguin
Spanish: Pingüino magallánico
Portuguese: pinguim-de-magalhães
French: Manchot de Magellan
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Sphenisciformes
          Family: Spheniscidae
            Genus: Spheniscus
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN174464
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)24
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets3
Year1970 - 1984
Latitude-65.50 - -38.55
Longitude-90.00 - 145.17
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