The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin. There are two subspecies: A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli; patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic and halli in the South Indian Ocean and at Macquarie Island. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Miller, JF 1778
Reference:
Icon. Animalium
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Protonym:
Aptenodytes patagonica
Type locality:
no locality; South Georgia designated by Mathews, 1911, Birds Australia, 1, p. 274.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649814
Avibase ID:
827A77C754AB120E
Avibase ID:
avibase-827A77C7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/827A77C7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174450
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Manchot royal ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Manchot royal ( Aptenodytes patagonica) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aptenodytes patagonicus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aptenodytes patagonica [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aptenodytes patagonicus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aptenodytes patagonicus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aptenodytes patagonicus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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