Adelie penguin

a species of bird common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent
Taxon taxon Q187958
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Adelie penguin

Summary

Adelie penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Adelie penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Adelie penguin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Adélie Land is named after Adelie penguin[5].
  • Adelie penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Adelie penguin belongs to the parent taxon Pygoscelis[7].
  • Adelie penguin's scientific name is Pygoscelis adeliae[8].
  • Adelie penguin's Commons category is recorded as Pygoscelis adeliae[9].
  • Adelie penguin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pygoscelis adeliae[10].
  • Adelie penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Pygoscelis adeliae[11].
  • Adelie penguin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. adeliae'}[12].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin Adélie'}[13].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adelie Penguin'}[14].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Adeliepinguin'}[15].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de Adelia'}[16].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "pingüí d'Adèlia"}[17].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák kroužkový'}[18].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'adeelia pingviin'}[19].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Adeliepingvin'}[20].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Пингвин Адели'}[21].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アデリーペンギン'}[22].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Adeliepingvin'}[23].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'jääpingviini'}[24].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Adélie-pingvin'}[25].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin białooki'}[26].
  • Adelie penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'tučniak okatý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Adelie penguin is Pygoscelis adeliae[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pygoscelis[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin Adélie'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adelie Penguin'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Adeliepinguin'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de Adelia'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "pingüí d'Adèlia"}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák kroužkový'}[18].

Discovery and Description

Adélie Land is named after Adelie penguin[5].

Identifiers

Adelie penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3810[28]. Adelie penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9238[29]. Adelie penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512077[30]. Adelie penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481663[31]. Adelie penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174445[32].

Why It Matters

Adelie penguin ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Pygoscelis
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