King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, Francesc Jutglar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Koningpikkewyn |
| Bulgarian | Кралски пингвин |
| Croatian | kraljevski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák patagonský |
| Dutch | Koningspinguïn |
| English | King Penguin |
| English (United States) | King Penguin |
| Finnish | kuningaspingviini |
| French | Manchot royal |
| French (French Guiana) | Manchot royal |
| German | Königspinguin |
| Icelandic | Konungsmörgæs |
| Japanese | オウサマペンギン |
| Norwegian | kongepingvin |
| Polish | pingwin królewski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pinguim-rei |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pinguim-rei |
| Russian | Королевский пингвин |
| Serbian | Kraljevski pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak veľký |
| Slovenian | Kraljevi pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino Rey |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pingüino Rey |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pingüino rey |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pingüino Rey |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino rey |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pingüino Rey |
| Swedish | kungspingvin |
| Turkish | Kral Penguen |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін королівський |
Aptenodytes patagonicus "Miller, JF", 1778
PROTONYM:
Aptenodytes patagonica
"Miller, JF", 1778. Icon. Anim. pt4, pl.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality; South Georgia designated by Mathews, 1911, Birds Australia, 1, p. 274.
Definitions
- APTENODYTES
- patagonica / patagonicus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the King Penguin