Spheniscus demersus (Jackass Penguin)

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Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Order:
  Sphenisciformes
Family:
  Spheniscidae
Genus:
  Spheniscus

Scientific:
Spheniscus demersus

Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.132

Protonym:
Diomedea demersa

Avibase ID:
9B183BDD66511DD8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9B183BDD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174462

ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

Spheniscus demersus: Coasts and islands off Namibia, South Africa and adj. waters

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Jackass Penguin
Czech:
  tučňák brýlový
German:
  Brillenpinguin
Danish:
  Æselpingvin
Spanish:
  Pingüino de El Cabo
Finnish:
  afrikanpingviini
French:
  Manchot du Cap
Italian:
  Pinguino africano
Japanese:
  ke-pupengin
Japanese:
  ケープペンギン
Dutch:
  Zwartvoetpinguïn
Norwegian:
  Kappingvin
Polish:
  pingwin przyladkowy
Portuguese:
  Pinguim do cabo
Russian:
  Очковый пингвин
Slovak:
  tučniak okuliarnatý
Swedish:
  sydafrikansk pingvin
Chinese:
  南非企鹅

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Manchot du Cap ( Spheniscus demersus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Manchot du Cap ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 1st edition:
   Cape Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 3rd edition:
   Cape Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 4th edition:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements, version 2015:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements, version 2016:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements, version 2017:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Clements, version 2018:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 1.50:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 1.52:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 1.53:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 1.54:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 1.55:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 2015:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 2016:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 2017:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
eBird version 2018:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
James Lee Peters:
    Spheniscus demersus
James Lee Peters (original):
    Spheniscus demersus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Spheniscus demersus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Jackass Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Spheniscus demersus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Spheniscus demersus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Related taxa

Other related concepts

Spheniscus [demersus x humboldti] (hybrid)
Spheniscus [demersus x magellanicus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Brilpikkewyn, Brilpikkewyn (Afrikapikkewyn)
Bulgarian: Очилат пингвин
Catalan: Pingüí del Cap
Czech: Tucnák brýlový, tučňák brýlový
Danish: Æselpingvin, Brillepingvin
German: Brillenpinguin
English: African Penguin, Black-footed Pangu, Black-footed Pengu, Cape Penguin, Jackass Penguin
Spanish: Pingüino de Anteojos, Pingüino de El Cabo, Pingüino del cabo
Spanish (Argentine): Pingüino del cabo
Spanish (Spain): Pingüino del Cabo
Estonian: aafrika pingviin (prillpingviin)
Finnish: Afrikanpingviini
French: Manchot du Cap
Irish: Piongain chosdubh
Hebrew: פינגווין בינוני
Croatian: Magarasti pingvin
Hungarian: pápaszemes pingvin
Italian: Pinguino africano, Pinguino del Capo, Sfenisco demerso
Japanese: keapupengin, ke-pupengin
Japanese: ケアプペンギン, ケープペンギン
Latin: Diomedea demersa, Spheniscus demersus
Lithuanian: Akiniuotasis pingvinas
Dutch: Zwartvoetpinguïn
Norwegian: Kappingvin, Kapp-pingvin
Polish: pingwin przyladkowy, pingwin przylądkowy, Pingwin toniec
Portuguese: Pinguim do cabo, Pinguim-do-cabo
Russian: очковый пингвин
Slovak: Tučniak okuliarnatý
Slovenian: Ocalasti pingvin
Serbian: Magarasti pingvin
Swedish: Sydafrikansk pingvin
Turkish: Gözlüklü Penguen, Kap Pengueni
Xhosa: Inguza
Chinese: 南非企鹅
Chinese (Traditional): 斑嘴環企鵝