Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 18, 2017
Text last updated March 18, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Magellaanpikkewyn |
| Bulgarian | Магеланов пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí de Magallanes |
| Croatian | mageljanski pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák magellanský |
| Dutch | Magelhaenpinguïn |
| English | Magellanic Penguin |
| English (United States) | Magellanic Penguin |
| Finnish | patagonianpingviini |
| French | Manchot de Magellan |
| French (France) | Manchot de Magellan |
| German | Magellanpinguin |
| Icelandic | Magellansmörgæs |
| Japanese | マゼランペンギン |
| Norwegian | magellanpingvin |
| Polish | pingwin magellański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pinguim-de-magalhães |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pinguim-de-magalhães |
| Russian | Магелланов пингвин |
| Serbian | Magelanov pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak dvojpásy |
| Slovenian | Magellanov pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino Magallánico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pingüino Patagónico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pingüino de Magallanes |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pingüino de Magallanes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino magallánico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pingüino de Magallanes |
| Swedish | magellanpingvin |
| Turkish | Macellan Pengueni |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін магеланський |
Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781)
PROTONYM:
Aptenodytes magellanicus
Forster, 1781. Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis 3(1780), p.134,143 pl.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Straits of Magellan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPHENISCUS
- magellani / magellanica / magellanicus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Magellanic Penguin
