King Penguin[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Aequorlitornithes |
Clade: | Ardeae |
Clade: | Aequornithes |
Clade: | Austrodyptornithes |
Order: | Sphenisciformes |
Family: | Spheniscidae |
Genus: | Aptenodytes |
Species: | A. patagonicus |
Binomial name | |
Aptenodytes patagonicus (Miller,JF, 1778)[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aptenodytes patagonica |
The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is a large penguin and a member of the Spheniscidae family. It is the second largest living penguin species, after the Emperor Penguin.
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- ^ a b c Lepage, Denis. "Aptenodytes patagonicus". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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