Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (2)
Isabel Martínez, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 9, 2016
Text last updated March 9, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Suidelike Geelkuifpikkewyn |
| Bulgarian | Южен скален пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí salta-roques meridional |
| Croatian | žutouhi pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák skalní |
| Dutch | Zuidelijke Rotspinguïn |
| English | Southern Rockhopper Penguin |
| English (United States) | Southern Rockhopper Penguin |
| Finnish | kalliotöyhtöpingviini |
| French | Gorfou sauteur |
| French (France) | Gorfou sauteur |
| German | Felsenpinguin |
| Icelandic | Klettamörgæs |
| Japanese | イワトビペンギン |
| Norwegian | klippehopperpingvin |
| Polish | pingwin skalny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pinguim-de-penacho-amarelo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pinguim-de-penachos-amarelos |
| Russian | Пингвин-скалолаз |
| Serbian | Pingvin skakač |
| Slovak | tučniak skalný |
| Slovenian | Skalni pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino Saltarrocas Meridional |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pingüino Penacho Amarillo |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pingüino de penacho amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino saltarrocas meridional |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pingüino Penacho Amarillo |
| Swedish | klipphopparpingvin |
| Turkish | Zıplar Penguen |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін чубатий |
| Zulu | inguzeqamatshe yaseNingizimu |
Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781)
PROTONYM:
Aptenodytes chrysocome
Forster, 1781. Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis 3(1780), p.133,135.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tasmania and Falkland Islands = Falkland Islands; further restricted to Kidney Island, Berkeley Sound, East Falkland Island, by Carins, 1974, Emu, 74, p. 56.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUDYPTES
- chrysocome / chrysocomus
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 Southern Rockhopper Penguin
