Royal penguin
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q745262
Library of congress:
sh2014000492
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Smith, G.T. Studies on the behaviour and reproduction of the royal penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli), 1970.
- Copson, G.R. The abundance of royal penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli, Finsch) breeding at Macquarie Island, 1987.
- The encyclopedia of Earth website, Feb. 28, 2014
- World register of marine species, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014
- ITIS, Feb. 28, 2014
- Australian Dept. of the Environment Species Profile and Threats Database, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014
- Avibase, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014
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Wikipedia description:
The royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a species of penguin, which can be found only on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the royal penguin as Least Concern. The scientific name commemorates the German zoologist Hermann Schlegel.
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