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Kairuku

genus of birds
Taxon fossil_taxon Q2247912
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Kairuku

Summary

Kairuku is a fossil taxon[1]. Kairuku ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kairuku's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Kairuku is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Kairuku is classified within Sphenisciformes[5].
  • Kairuku's scientific name is Kairuku[6].
  • Kairuku's Commons category is recorded as Kairuku[7].
  • Kairuku began on -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Kairuku ended on -28400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kairuku's different from is recorded as Kairuku Aerodrome[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kairuku is Kairuku[6]. Kairuku is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Kairuku is classified within Sphenisciformes[5].

Identifiers

Kairuku's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47444262[11]. Kairuku's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8523699[12].

Why It Matters

Kairuku ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2] Kairuku has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ~2026-40204-36 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Different from → Kairuku Aerodrome
    Start time → -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P171]]: [[Q12198609]]"
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