Royal penguin
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Name (Latin)
Royal penguin
Other forms of name
Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli
Eudyptes schlegeli
See Also From tracing topical name
Crested penguins
MARC
MARC
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(Royal penguin. The Royal penguin (scientific name: Eudyptes schlegeli) is one of seventeen species of flightless birds in the family of penguins. It is one of six "Crested Penguins" in the genus Eudyptes which also includes the Macaroni, Fiordland crested, Snares crested and Big-crested penguins. Royal Penguins are often confused with Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). In fact, both of these species were at one time considered to be the same species.)
- World register of marine species, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014(Eudyptes schlegeli. Rank: species. Vernacular name: royal penguin)
- ITIS, Feb. 28, 2014(Eudyptes schlegeli - valid - Royal Penguin)
- Australian Dept. of the Environment Species Profile and Threats Database, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014(Eudyptes schlegeli - Royal Penguin. Other names: Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli. The Royal Penguin was previously regarded as a subspecies (Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli) of the widespread Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus). Today it is conventionally accepted as a species in its own right (E. schlegeli))
- Avibase, via WWW, Feb. 28, 2014(Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli))
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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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