Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, David Christie, 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 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Императорски пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí emperador |
| Croatian | carski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák císařský |
| Dutch | Keizerspinguïn |
| English | Emperor Penguin |
| English (United States) | Emperor Penguin |
| Finnish | keisaripingviini |
| French | Manchot empereur |
| French (France) | Manchot empereur |
| German | Kaiserpinguin |
| Icelandic | Keisaramörgæs |
| Japanese | コウテイペンギン |
| Norwegian | keiserpingvin |
| Polish | pingwin cesarski |
| Russian | Императорский пингвин |
| Serbian | Carski pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak obrovský |
| Slovenian | Carski pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino Emperador |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pingüino Emperador |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pingüino emperador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino emperador |
| Swedish | kejsarpingvin |
| Turkish | İmparator Penguen |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін імператорський |
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844
PROTONYM:
Aptenodytes forsteri
Gray, 1844. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (1), 13, p.315.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality; antarctic seas, G. R. Gray, 1844, List Birds Brit. Mus., pt. 3, p. 156.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APTENODYTES
- forsteri / forsterii / forsterorum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Emperor Penguin
