Adelie penguin

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

Adelie penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,112 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Adélie Land[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Pygoscelis[6]
  • Taxon name: Pygoscelis adeliae[7]
  • Commons category: Pygoscelis adeliae[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pygoscelis adeliae[9]
  • Commons gallery: Pygoscelis adeliae[10]
  • Short name: P. adeliae[11]
  • Taxon common name: pengwin Adélie[12], Adelie Penguin[13], Adeliepinguin[14], Pingüino de Adelia[15], pingüí d'Adèlia[16], tučňák kroužkový[17], adeelia pingviin[18], Adeliepingvin[19], Пингвин Адели[20], アデリーペンギン[21], jääpingviini[22], Adélie-pingvin[23], pingwin białooki[24], tučniak okatý[25]
  • Mass: 124 g[26], 5.35 kg[27], 4.74 kg[28]

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Identifiers

Adelie penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3810[29]. Adelie penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9238[30]. Adelie penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512077[31]. Adelie penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481663[32]. Adelie penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174445[33].

Why It Matters

Adelie penguin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range → South America, United States
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