Humboldt Penguin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q224151
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Humboldt Penguin

Summary

Humboldt Penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Humboldt Penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Humboldt Penguin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Alexander von Humboldt is named after Humboldt Penguin[5].
  • Humboldt Penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[6].
  • Humboldt Penguin is classified within Spheniscus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Humboldt Penguin is Spheniscus humboldti[8].
  • Humboldt Penguin's Commons category is recorded as Spheniscus humboldti[9].
  • Humboldt Penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Spheniscus humboldti[10].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Humboldt Penguin'}[11].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de Humboldt'}[12].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Humboldtpinguin'}[13].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Manchot de Humboldt'}[14].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pinguino di Humboldt'}[15].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Humboldtpinguïn'}[16].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Humboldtpingvin'}[17].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Humboldtpingvin'}[18].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гумбольдтов пингвин'}[19].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フンボルトペンギン'}[20].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'humboldtpingvin'}[21].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'perunpingviini'}[22].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin peruwiański'}[23].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'guaanopingviin'}[24].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák Humboldtův'}[25].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'tučniak jednopásy'}[26].
  • Humboldt Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Humboldt-pingvin'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Humboldt Penguin is Spheniscus humboldti[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Spheniscus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de Humboldt'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Humboldtpinguin'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Manchot de Humboldt'}[14], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pinguino di Humboldt'}[15], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Humboldtpinguïn'}[16].

Discovery and Description

Alexander von Humboldt is named after Humboldt Penguin[5].

Identifiers

Humboldt Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3814[28]. Humboldt Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9240[29]. Humboldt Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512091[30]. Humboldt Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229386[31]. Humboldt Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174463[32].

Why It Matters

Humboldt Penguin ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 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] . 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] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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] . 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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    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable
    Named after
    Named after Alexander von Humboldt
    Taxon rank species
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