King Penguin

second largest species of penguin
Taxon taxon Q182209
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King Penguin

Summary

King Penguin is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • King Penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • King Penguin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • King Penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • King Penguin is classified within Aptenodytes[6].
  • King Penguin's scientific name is Aptenodytes patagonicus[7].
  • King Penguin is a type of penguin[8].
  • King Penguin's Commons category is recorded as Aptenodytes patagonicus[9].
  • King Penguin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aptenodytes patagonicus[10].
  • King Penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Aptenodytes patagonicus[11].
  • King Penguin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[12].
  • King Penguin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. patagonicus'}[13].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Penguin'}[14].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Königspinguin'}[15].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino rey'}[16].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí reial'}[17].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák patagonský'}[18].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kuningpingviin'}[19].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kongepingvin'}[20].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Королевский пингвин'}[21].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オウサマペンギン'}[22].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kongepingvin'}[23].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kuningaspingviini'}[24].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'királypingvin'}[25].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin królewski'}[26].
  • King Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin Patagonia'}[27].

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Classification

King Penguin's scientific name is Aptenodytes patagonicus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aptenodytes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Königspinguin'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino rey'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí reial'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák patagonský'}[18], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kuningpingviin'}[19].

Identifiers

King Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3821[28]. King Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9234[29]. King Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512073[30]. King Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481660[31]. King Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174450[32].

Why It Matters

King Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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. [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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . 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 . avesargentinas.org.ar. Provenance: 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag king-penguin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: king-penguin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945508|king penguin (#289945508)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
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