Macaroni Penguin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q217494
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Summary

Macaroni Penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,586 views/month, #1,179 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
  • Parent taxon: Eudyptes[5]
  • Taxon name: Eudyptes chrysolophus[6]
  • Commons category: Eudyptes chrysolophus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eudyptes chrysolophus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Eudyptes chrysolophus[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[10]
  • Taxon common name: pengwin macaroni[11], Macaroni Penguin[12], Goldschopfpinguin[13], Pingüino de macarrones[14], pingüí de cresta daurada[15], tučňák žlutorohý[16], tuttpingviin[17], Gulltoppingvin[18], Золотоволосый пингвин[19], マカロニペンギン[20], Guldlokket Pingvin[21], kultatöyhtöpingviini[22], bóbitás pingvin[23], pingwin złotoczuby[24]
  • Wingspan: 70 cm[25]
  • Mass: 142 g[26], 4.985 kg[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[28]
  • Litter size: 2[29]

Body

Identifiers

Macaroni Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3825[30]. Macaroni Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79627[31]. Macaroni Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512086[32]. Macaroni Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481643[33]. Macaroni Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174452[34].

Why It Matters

Macaroni Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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] ↑ . global.canon. Retrieved . global.canon. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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