Taxon data and maps: Pygoscelis papua
Taxonomy details
Context
- Taxon Id
- 1088
- Common Name
- Gentoo Penguin
- Authority
- (Forster,1781)
- Naming Status
- Currently accepted name
- Status
- Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
See map of extents - Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.
Hierarchy
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- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Genus
- Pygoscelis
Data and maps
Observation / specimen counts
There are 333 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1901 to 2006.
333 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS
238 species distribution records are south of 60 deg south.
Habitat domain - Marine
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| ABBBS Bird Banding records from the Australian Antarctic Territory and Heard Island. Details | 9 data pts | |
| Inventory of Antarctic seabird breeding sites Details | 296 data pts | |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Details | 28 data pts | |
Distribution map
Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.
Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.