Spheniscidae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Spheniscidae Penguins
David W. Winkler, Shawn M. Billerman, and Irby J. Lovette
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
- Year-round
- Breeding
- Non-breeding
Conservation Status
| Least Concern |
38.9%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
11.1%
|
| Vulnerable |
22.2%
|
| Endangered |
22.2%
|
| Critically Endangered |
5.6%
|
| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
|
| Extinct |
0%
|
| Not Evaluated |
0%
|
| Data Deficient |
0%
|
| Unknown |
0%
|
Data provided by IUCN (2024) Red List. More information
