Species:Brush-tailed penguins
Published: January 15, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 27, 2011, 4:04 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor:
C Michael Hogan
The Brush-tailed penguins (scientific name: Pygoscelis - "rump-legged") are a genus of three penguin species within the penguin family of seventeen species:
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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:--- Chordata
Class:------ Aves
Order:-------- Sphenisciformes
Family:-------- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus:--------- Pygoscelis (Brush-tailed Penguins)
Species:-------- Three species
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Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
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Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Brush-tailed penguins are the most characteristic penguins when compared to popular notions of the species with an erect posture, stiff wings, excellent swimming ability, awkward movement out of water, and very simple coloring.The black backs and white fronts, make all penguins difficult to see when swimming, blending against the sea from above and the sky from below.
Brush-tailed penguins are found on the sub-Antarctic islands and the northern edge of Antarctica:
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Gentoo
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Gentoo, Chinstrap
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Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adelie Penguin
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Chinstrap, Adelie Penguin
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Prince Edwards Islands/Crozet Islands/Kerguelen Islands/Heard Island/McDonald Island
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Gentoo
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Gentoo
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Chinstrap, Gentoo, Adelie Penguin
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Adelie penguin. Source: Armin Rose/WoRMS/Encyclopedia of Life
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Chinstrap penguin. Source: Martin Rauschert/WoRMS/Encyclopedia of Life
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Gentoo penguin. Source: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus/BioLib/Encyclopedia of Life
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The conservation status of the three species is as follows:
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Least Concern
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Least Concern
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Near Threatened
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Further Reading
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Pygoscelis Penguinworld.com (accessed March 29, 2009)
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[www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2009/ Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist]. Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G., eds (2009), Species 2000: Reading, UK.
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Encyclopedia of Life (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Brush-tailed penguins". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 15, 2010; Last revised Date November 27, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Brush-tailed_penguins?topic=49540>
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The Brush-tailed penguins (scientific name: Pygoscelis - "rump-legged") are a genus of three penguin species within the penguin family of seventeen species:
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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:--- Chordata
Class:------ Aves
Order:-------- Sphenisciformes
Family:-------- Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus:--------- Pygoscelis (Brush-tailed Penguins)
Species:-------- Three species
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Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
-
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Brush-tailed penguins are the most characteristic penguins when compared to popular notions of the species with an erect posture, stiff wings, excellent swimming ability, awkward movement out of water, and very simple coloring.The black backs and white fronts, make all penguins difficult to see when swimming, blending against the sea from above and the sky from below.
Brush-tailed penguins are found on the sub-Antarctic islands and the northern edge of Antarctica:
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Gentoo
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Gentoo, Chinstrap
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Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adelie Penguin
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Chinstrap, Adelie Penguin
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Prince Edwards Islands/Crozet Islands/Kerguelen Islands/Heard Island/McDonald Island
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Gentoo
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Gentoo
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Chinstrap, Gentoo, Adelie Penguin
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Adelie penguin. Source: Armin Rose/WoRMS/Encyclopedia of Life
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Chinstrap penguin. Source: Martin Rauschert/WoRMS/Encyclopedia of Life
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Gentoo penguin. Source: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus/BioLib/Encyclopedia of Life
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The conservation status of the three species is as follows:
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Least Concern
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Least Concern
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Near Threatened
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Further Reading
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Pygoscelis Penguinworld.com (accessed March 29, 2009)
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[www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2009/ Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist]. Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G., eds (2009), Species 2000: Reading, UK.
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