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Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli Finsch, FHO 1876

The royal penguin is a species of penguin, which can be found on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and adjacent islands. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the royal penguin as near threatened. The scientific name commemorates the German zoologist Hermann Schlegel. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Sphenisciformes
Family:
  Spheniscidae
Genus:
   Eudyptes
Scientific:
  Eudyptes schlegeli

Original description

Citation:
  Finsch, FHO 1876

Reference:
   Trans. Proc. New Zeal. Inst. 8 p.204

Protonym:
  Eudyptes schlegeli

Type locality:
  Macquarie Island.

Link:
  http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_08/rsnz_08_00_001130.pdf

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  01A11B3AEBD2A3BD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-01A11B3A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/01A11B3A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559998

Geographic range:

  • Eudyptes schlegeli: Macquarie Island and adjacent islets
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Royal Penguin
Catalan:
Pingüí de Schlegel
Czech:
tučňák královský
Danish:
Hvidkindet Pingvin
German:
Haubenpinguin
Spanish:
Pingüino de Schlegel
Spanish (Spain):
Pingüino de Schlegel
Finnish:
macquarienpingviini
French:
Gorfou de Schlegel
Croatian:
makvorijski pingvin
Hungarian:
Royal-pingvin
Icelandic:
Hærumörgæs
Italian:
Pinguino reale
Japanese (romaji):
roiyarupengin
Japanese:
ロイヤルペンギン
Lithuanian:
Šlėgelio kuoduotasis pingvinas
Dutch:
Schlegels Pinguïn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitkinnpingvin
Norwegian:
Hvitkinnpingvin
Polish:
pingwin krótkoczuby
Portuguese:
Pinguim-real
Portuguese (Portugal):
pinguim-real
Russian:
Пингвин Маккуори
Slovak:
tučniak bielolíci
Serbian:
Šlegelov pingvin
Swedish:
vitkindad pingvin
Ukrainian:
Пінгвін білогорлий
Chinese:
白颊黄眉企鹅
Chinese (Traditional):
皇家企鵝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gorfou de Schlegel ( Eudyptes schlegeli) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Gorfou de Schlegel ( Eudyptes schlegeli) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Eudyptes schlegeli [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eudyptes schlegeli [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Eudyptes schlegeli [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Eudyptes [chrysolophus or schlegeli] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Şleqeli pinqvini
Bulgarian: Качулат пингвин
Bengali: যাজকীয় ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): rājakīẏa pēṅgu'ina
Catalan: Pingüí de Schlegel
Czech: Tucnák královský, tučňák královský
Chuvash: Маккуори пингвинĕ
Danish: Hvidkindet Pingvin
German: Haubenpinguin
English: Royal Penguin
English, HBW: Royal Penguin
English (IOC): Royal Penguin
English (United States): Royal Penguin
Esperanto: Ŝlegela eŭdipto, Ŝlegela pingveno
Spanish: Pingüino cara blanca, Pingüino de Schlegel, Pingüino Real
Spanish (Argentine): Pingüino cara blanca
Spanish (Spain): Pingüino de Schlegel
Spanish (HBW): Royal Penguin
Estonian: tanupingviin
Finnish: macquarienpingviini, Töyhtöpingviini
French: Gorfou de Schlegel
Hebrew: פינגווין שלגל
Croatian: makvorijski pingvin
Hungarian: Royal-pingvin
Icelandic: Hærumörgæs
Italian: Eudipte della Nuova Zelanda, Pinguino reale, Pinguino reale dal ciuffo dorato
Japanese (romaji): makaronipengin, roiyarupengin
Japanese: マカロニペンギン, ロイヤルペンギン
Kazakh: Шлегель пингвині
Kirghiz: Шлегель пингвини
Scientific: Catadyptes chrysolophus redimitus, Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli, Eudyptes schlegeli
Lithuanian: Šlėgelio kuoduotasis pingvinas
Dutch: Schlegel-pinguïn, Schlegels Pinguïn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitkinnpingvin
Norwegian: Hvitkinnpingvin
Polish: pingwin krótkoczuby, Skocz krótkoczuby
Portuguese: Pinguim-real
Portuguese (Portugal): pinguim-real
Russian: Пингвин Маккуори, Пингвин Шлегеля
Slovak: tučniak bielolíci
Serbian: Šlegelov pingvin
Swedish: Kungstofspingvin, vitkindad pingvin
Turkish: Ak Yüzlü Penguen
Ukrainian: Пінгвін білогорлий
Chinese: 白颊黄眉企鹅
Chinese (Traditional): 皇家企鵝

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