Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Sphenisciformes > Spheniscidae > Pygoscelis

Pygoscelis (Adelie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The genus Pygoscelis ("rump-legged") contains three living species of penguins collectively known as "brush-tailed penguins".
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Species

Pygoscelis adeliae (Adelie Penguin) (Attributes)
Pygoscelis antarcticus (Chinstrap Penguin) (Attributes)
Pygoscelis calderensis
Pygoscelis grandis
Pygoscelis papua (Gentoo Penguin) (Attributes)
Pygoscelis tyreei (Tyree's penguin)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0