King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicusMiller, JF, 1778

English (US) King Penguin

The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Spheniscidae (Penguins) in the order Sphenisciformes.

Range: breeds on beaches of subantarctic islands, in Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, and Heard islands, and Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia); disperses widely at sea mostly around Antarctic ConvergenceRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name: Aptenodytes patagonicus
Family: Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Order: Sphenisciformes
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
English (US): King Penguin
Described by: Miller, JF, 1778

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Taxonomic history

First described as: Aptenodytes patagonica
Described by: Miller, JF, 1778
Type locality: no locality; South Georgia designated by Mathews, 1911, Birds Australia, 1, p. 274.
Original description: Icones Animalium: Various subjects of natural history, wherein are delineated birds, animals and many curious plants, with the parts of fructification of each plant, all of which are drawn and coloured from nature pt4 pl.23

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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