Galapagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculusSundevall, CJ, 1871
English (US) Galapagos Penguin
The Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) 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: coastal western Galapagos (Fernandina and Isabela)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spheniscus mendiculus
- Family
- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Galapagos Penguin
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1871
- Type locality
- Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871, pt.1 p.126,129
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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