Magellanic Penguin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q207246
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Summary

Magellanic Penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,069 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Ferdinand Magellan[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Spheniscus[6]
  • Taxon name: Spheniscus magellanicus[7]
  • Commons category: Spheniscus magellanicus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Spheniscus magellanicus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Spheniscus magellanicus[10]
  • Short name: S. magellanicus[11]
  • Taxon common name: pengwin Magellan[12], Magellanic Penguin[13], Magellanpinguin[14], Pingüino magallánico[15], pingüí de Magallanes[16], tučňák magellanský[17], patagoonia pingviin[18], Magellanpingvin[19], Магелланов пингвин[20], マゼランペンギン[21], patagonianpingviini[22], Magellán-pingvin[23], pingwin magellański[24], tučniak dvojpásy[25]
  • Mass: 107 g[26], 4.47 kg[27], 3.77 kg[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]

Body

Identifiers

Magellanic Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3812[30]. Magellanic Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37081[31]. Magellanic Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512090[32]. Magellanic Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229385[33]. Magellanic Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174464[34].

Why It Matters

Magellanic Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . 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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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil, South America, United Kingdom
    Parent taxon → Spheniscus
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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