Sealife guideThe gentoo penguinPygoscelis papua
Last updated on 08/22/2024 at 10:37 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Gentoo penguin
French namesManchot papou
Scientific namePygoscelis papua (Forster, 1781)
FamilySpheniscidae
OrderSphenisciformes
Did you know ?
The gentoo penguin is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The gentoo penguin appears in the IUCN Red List since 2020 within the category Least Concern !
The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) © Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith sous licence Creative Commons
Within the same genus
Within the same family
African penguinSpheniscus demersus
Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsteri
Galapagos penguinSpheniscus mendiculus
King penguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegeli
Southern rockhopper penguinEudyptes chrysocome
Yellow-eyed penguinMegadyptes antipodes
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