Great auk - Pinguinus impennis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pinguinus impennis
Author (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 177037
Common Names English: Great Auk
French: Grand Pingouin
Spanish: Alca gigante
Portuguese: torda-grande
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Alcidae
            Genus: Pinguinus
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN177037
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    EX (Europe)
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