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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

King Penguin belongs to Spheniscidae, within the order Sphenisciformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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King Penguin · Aptenodytes patagonicus
Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Marine
Reported mass
11731.1 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

南大洋:亚南极岛屿海滩:火地岛、福克兰群岛、南乔治亚岛、南桑威奇群岛(南大西洋西南部)、爱德华王子群岛、克罗泽群岛、凯尔盖朗群岛和赫德岛(南印度洋西南部、东南部)、麦夸里岛(澳大利亚极东南方,南太平洋西南部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · CC BY-SA 4.0

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