Magellanic Penguin

Summary

Magellanic Penguin is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,067 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Magellanic Penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Magellanic Penguin is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Ferdinand Magellan is named after Magellanic Penguin^[5].
• Magellanic Penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Magellanic Penguin is classified within Spheniscus^[7].
• Magellanic Penguin's scientific name is Spheniscus magellanicus^[8].
• Magellanic Penguin's Commons category is recorded as Spheniscus magellanicus^[9].
• Magellanic Penguin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spheniscus magellanicus^[10].
• Magellanic Penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Spheniscus magellanicus^[11].
• Magellanic Penguin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. magellanicus'}^[12].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin Magellan'}^[13].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Magellanic Penguin'}^[14].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Magellanpinguin'}^[15].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino magallánico'}^[16].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí de Magallanes'}^[17].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák magellanský'}^[18].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'patagoonia pingviin'}^[19].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Magellanpingvin'}^[20].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Магелланов пингвин'}^[21].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マゼランペンギン'}^[22].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Magellanpingvin'}^[23].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'patagonianpingviini'}^[24].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Magellán-pingvin'}^[25].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin magellański'}^[26].
• Magellanic Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'tučniak dvojpásy'}^[27].

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Classification

Magellanic Penguin's scientific name is Spheniscus magellanicus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Spheniscus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin Magellan'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Magellanpinguin'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino magallánico'}^[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí de Magallanes'}^[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák magellanský'}^[18].

Discovery and Description

Ferdinand Magellan is named after Magellanic Penguin^[5].

Identifiers

Magellanic Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3812^[28]. Magellanic Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37081^[29]. Magellanic Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512090^[30]. Magellanic Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229385^[31]. Magellanic Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174464^[32].

Why It Matters

Magellanic Penguin ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,067 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]