Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 20, 2017
Text last updated April 20, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Пингвин на Адели |
| Catalan | pingüí d'Adèlia |
| Croatian | adelijski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák kroužkový |
| Dutch | Adéliepinguïn |
| English | Adelie Penguin |
| English (United States) | Adelie Penguin |
| Finnish | jääpingviini |
| French | Manchot d'Adélie |
| French (France) | Manchot d'Adélie |
| German | Adeliepinguin |
| Icelandic | Aðalsmörgæs |
| Japanese | アデリーペンギン |
| Norwegian | adeliepingvin |
| Polish | pingwin białooki |
| Russian | Пингвин Адели |
| Serbian | Adeli pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak okatý |
| Slovenian | Adeli pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino de Adelia |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pingüino de Adelia |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pingüino de Adelia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino de Adelia |
| Swedish | adéliepingvin |
| Turkish | Adeli Pengueni |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін Аделі |
Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Catarrhactes adeliae
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841. Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16, p.320.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Adelie Land.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PYGOSCELIS
- adelia / adeliae
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 Adelie Penguin
