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 Taxonomic Rank Connections
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)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Penguin (Wikipedia)
2. Wikipedia: Penguin
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Sphenisciformes
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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