Chinstrap penguin - Pygoscelis antarcticus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pygoscelis antarcticus
Author (J. R. Forster, 1781)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 723249
Common Names English: Chinstrap Penguin
Spanish: Pingüino barbijo
Portuguese: pinguim-de-barbicha
French: Manchot à jugulaire
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Sphenisciformes
          Family: Spheniscidae
            Genus: Pygoscelis
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN723249
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)1,219
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets15
Year1908 - 2024
Latitude-67.99 - -24.05
Longitude-110.21 - 178.80
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