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Eudyptes is a genus of penguins within the family Spheniscidae. It belongs to the order Sphenisciformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Vieillot in 1816 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its habitat is marine.
Records for this taxon are held by several institutions, including USNM, MZLU, MNHN, UMZC, and SAMA. These records are associated with locations such as New Zealand, Australia, and the Terres Australes Françaises. The taxon has 109,552 occurrences and 25 records, with 7 media items available.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSphenisciformes
- FamilySpheniscidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Spheniscidae
- Collections
- USNM, MZLU, MNHN, UMZC, SAMA, QVMAG
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, No Information, Australia, Australie, Terres Australes FrançAises, Antarctica
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Encyclopedic overview
Eudyptes (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "true, well", and δύπτης (dúptes), meaning "diver", and thus, "true diver") is a genus of penguins whose members are collectively called crested penguins. The exact number of species in the genus varies between four and eight depending on the authority, and a Chatham Islands species became extinct in recent centuries. All are black and white penguins with yellow crests, red bills and eyes, and are found on Subantarctic islands in the world's southern oceans. All lay two eggs, but raise only one young per breeding season; the first egg laid is substantially smaller than the second.
Taxonomy
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