Great Auk

Summary

Great Auk is an extinct taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,508 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Auk's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon^[3].
• Great Auk is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Great Auk's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species^[5].
• Great Auk belongs to the parent taxon Pinguinus^[6].
• Great Auk's location of discovery is recorded as North Atlantic Ocean^[7].
• Great Auk's scientific name is Pinguinus impennis^[8].
• Great Auk's Commons category is recorded as Pinguinus impennis^[9].
• Great Auk began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Great Auk ended on 1852^[11].
• Great Auk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pinguinus impennis^[12].
• Great Auk's Commons gallery is recorded as Pinguinus impennis^[13].
• Great Auk's described by source is recorded as Eine ausgestorbene Vogelart^[14].
• Great Auk's described by source is recorded as Umschau über die Naturschutzbewegung^[15].
• Great Auk's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Great Auk's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[17].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Auk'}^[18].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenalk'}^[19].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alca gigante'}^[20].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alca gegant'}^[21].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'alka velká'}^[22].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hiidalk'}^[23].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Geirfugl'}^[24].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Бескрылая гагарка'}^[25].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオウミガラス'}^[26].
• Great Auk is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gejrfugl'}^[27].

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Classification

Great Auk's scientific name is Pinguinus impennis^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Pinguinus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenalk'}^[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alca gigante'}^[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alca gegant'}^[21], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'alka velká'}^[22], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hiidalk'}^[23].

Identifiers

Great Auk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4540^[28]. Great Auk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94623^[29]. Great Auk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509347^[30]. Great Auk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229273^[31]. Great Auk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177037^[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Great Auk include The Auk^[33], a scientific journal^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1884^[36].

Why It Matters

Great Auk ranks in the top 4% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,508 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include The Auk^[33], a scientific journal^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1884^[36].