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Spheniscidae

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Spheniscidae is the family of penguins, flightless aquatic birds of the order Sphenisciformes, found almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. The family includes the genus Aptenodytes, containing the emperor penguin and king penguin, and the genus Eudyptes, the crested penguins, and members are adapted for swimming with flipper-like wings and dense, insulating plumage.

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Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Family 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: African Penguin
Source Chinstrap Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Galapagos Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Humboldt Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Little Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Magellanic Penguin (Wikidata)
Source Yellow-eyed Penguin (Wikidata)
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1. Penguin (Wikipedia)
live almost exclusively in the Southern HemisphereView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Penguin
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Sphenisciformes
Wikidata Q9147, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Chinstrap Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chinstrap Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Little Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Little Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Yellow-eyed Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Humboldt Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Humboldt Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Magellanic Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Magellanic Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Galapagos Penguin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Galapagos Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: African Penguin
Parent Taxon Of: African Penguin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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