King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, Francesc Jutglar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2014
Text last updated February 25, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Koningpikkewyn |
| Bulgarian | Кралски пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí reial |
| Croatian | kraljevski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák patagonský |
| Dutch | Koningspinguïn |
| English | King Penguin |
| English (United States) | King Penguin |
| Finnish | kuningaspingviini |
| French | Manchot royal |
| French (France) | 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 |
| Zulu | inguzenkulu |
Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller, 1778
PROTONYM:
Aptenodytes patagonica
Miller, 1778. Icones Animalium: Various subjects of natural history, wherein are delineated birds, animals and many curious plants, with the parts of fructification of each plant, all of which are drawn and coloured from nature pt4, pl.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality; South Georgia designated by Mathews, 1911, Birds Australia, 1, p. 274.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the King Penguin
