Great Auk
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Summary
Great Auk is an extinct taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of extinct taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,771 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: extinct species[4]
- Parent taxon: Pinguinus[5]
- Location of discovery: North Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Taxon name: Pinguinus impennis[7]
- Commons category: Pinguinus impennis[8]
- Start time: -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
- End time: 1852[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pinguinus impennis[11]
- Commons gallery: Pinguinus impennis[12]
- Described by source: Eine ausgestorbene Vogelart[13], Umschau über die Naturschutzbewegung[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Encyclopedia Americana[16]
- Taxon common name: Great Auk[17], Riesenalk[18], Alca gigante[19], alca gegant[20], alka velká[21], hiidalk[22], Geirfugl[23], Бескрылая гагарка[24], オオウミガラス[25], Gejrfugl[26], siivetönruokki[27], óriásalka[28], alka olbrzymia[29], alka veľká[30]
- Height: 85 cm[31]
- Mass: 5 kg[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q12715459[33]
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Identifiers
Great Auk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4540[34]. Great Auk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94623[35]. Great Auk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509347[36]. Great Auk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229273[37]. Great Auk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177037[38].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Great Auk include The Auk[39], a scientific journal[40], in United States[41], founded in 1884[42].
Why It Matters
Great Auk has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include The Auk[39], a scientific journal[40], in United States[41], founded in 1884[42].