Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Гигантска гагарка |
| Catalan | gavot gegant |
| Croatian | velika njorka |
| Czech | alka velká |
| Danish | Gejrfugl |
| Dutch | Reuzenalk |
| English | Great Auk |
| English (United States) | Great Auk |
| Faroese | Gorfuglur |
| French | Grand Pingouin |
| French (France) | Grand Pingouin |
| German | Riesenalk |
| Hungarian | Óriásalka |
| Icelandic | Geirfugl |
| Japanese | オオウミガラス |
| Norwegian | geirfugl |
| Polish | alka olbrzymia |
| Russian | Бескрылая гагарка |
| Serbian | Velika njorka (izumrla) |
| Slovak | alka veľká |
| Slovenian | Orjaška njorka |
| Spanish | Alca Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alca gigante |
| Swedish | garfågel |
| Turkish | Büyük Alk |
| Ukrainian | Гагарка велика |
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Definitions
- PINGUINUS
- impennis
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Authors
William A. Montevecchi and David A. Kirk
Recommended Citation
Montevecchi, W. A. and D. A. Kirk (2020). Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.greauk.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1996
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Authors
William A. Montevecchi and David A. Kirk
Revisors
William A. Montevecchi and David A. Kirk
Recommended Citation
Montevecchi, W. A. and D. A. Kirk (1996). Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.260
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1996
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Recommended Citation
Montevecchi, W. A., and D. A. Kirk. 1996. Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). In The Birds of North America, No. 260 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.260.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 27, 2017
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
Recommended Citation
(2017). Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
