Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Annica Lila Carlson and Jens Steven Townsdin
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 23, 2012
Text last updated March 23, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Галапагоски пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí de les Galápagos |
| Croatian | galapagoski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák galapážský |
| Dutch | Galapagospinguïn |
| English | Galapagos Penguin |
| English (United States) | Galapagos Penguin |
| Finnish | galapagosinpingviini |
| French | Manchot des Galapagos |
| French (France) | Manchot des Galapagos |
| German | Galápagospinguin |
| Icelandic | Dropamörgæs |
| Japanese | ガラパゴスペンギン |
| Norwegian | galapagospingvin |
| Polish | pingwin równikowy |
| Russian | Галапагосский пингвин |
| Serbian | Galapagoski pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak galapágsky |
| Slovenian | Galapaški pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino de Galápagos |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pingüino de Galápagos |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pingüino de Galápagos |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino de Galápagos |
| Swedish | galápagospingvin |
| Turkish | Galapagos Pengueni |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін галапагоський |
Spheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871
PROTONYM:
Spheniscus mendiculus
Sundevall, 1871. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, p. 126,129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Galapagos Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPHENISCUS
- mendiculus
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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)
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Distribution of the Galapagos Penguin
