Humboldt Penguin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q224151
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Summary

Humboldt Penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,970 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Alexander von Humboldt[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[5]
  • Parent taxon: Spheniscus[6]
  • Taxon name: Spheniscus humboldti[7]
  • Commons category: Spheniscus humboldti[8]
  • Commons gallery: Spheniscus humboldti[9]
  • Taxon common name: Humboldt Penguin[10], Pingüino de Humboldt[11], Humboldtpinguin[12], Manchot de Humboldt[13], Pinguino di Humboldt[14], Humboldtpinguïn[15], Humboldtpingvin[16], Гумбольдтов пингвин[17], フンボルトペンギン[18], perunpingviini[19], pingwin peruwiański[20], guaanopingviin[21], tučňák Humboldtův[22], tučniak jednopásy[23]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[24]

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Identifiers

Humboldt Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3814[25]. Humboldt Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9240[26]. Humboldt Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512091[27]. Humboldt Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229386[28]. Humboldt Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174463[29].

Why It Matters

Humboldt Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → humboldt-penguin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: humboldt-penguin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933550|humboldt penguin (#289933550)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Named after → —
    Named after → Alexander von Humboldt
    Taxon rank → species
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007531194205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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