Species profile
Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Quick answer
(MLP 38, MLP 449, MLP 451, MLP 463, MLP 468),
- Scientific name
- Pygoscelis papua
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Order
- Sphenisciformes
- Genus
- Pygoscelis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Gentoo penguin in your journal
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Related species in Spheniscidae
- Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Anthropodyptes gilli (Anthropodyptes gilli)
- Anthropornis nordenskjoldii (Anthropornis nordenskjoldii)
- Aptenodytes ridgeni (Aptenodytes ridgeni)
- Aptenodytes spec (Aptenodytes spec)
- Archaeospheniscus lopdelli (Archaeospheniscus lopdelli)
- Archaeospheniscus lowei (Archaeospheniscus lowei)