African Penguin Spheniscus demersus Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Isabel Martínez, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 26, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 26, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Brilpikkewyn |
| Bulgarian | Африкански пингвин |
| Catalan | pingüí del Cap |
| Croatian | afrički pingvin |
| Czech | tučňák brýlový |
| Dutch | Zwartvoetpinguïn |
| English | African Penguin |
| English (United States) | African Penguin |
| Finnish | afrikanpingviini |
| French | Manchot du Cap |
| French (France) | Manchot du Cap |
| German | Brillenpinguin |
| Hebrew | פינגווין אפריקני |
| Icelandic | Gleraugnamörgæs |
| Japanese | ケープペンギン |
| Norwegian | kappingvin |
| Polish | pingwin przylądkowy |
| Russian | Очковый пингвин |
| Serbian | Magarasti pingvin |
| Slovak | tučniak okuliarnatý |
| Slovenian | Afriški pingvin |
| Spanish | Pingüino de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pingüino de El Cabo |
| Swedish | sydafrikansk pingvin |
| Turkish | Kap Pengueni |
| Ukrainian | Пінгвін африканський |
Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Diomedea demersa
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.132.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPHENISCUS
- demersa / demersus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Penguin