Mathews · 1928
King Penguin
Plate 30: Aptenodytes patagonica & Patagonica Boehm
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01King Penguin
Name changed; taxon retained
The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.
Name recorded with the plateaptenodytes patagonicus
Name used todayAptenodytes patagonicusKing Penguin
What connects the names
The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands and the Australasian South Polar quadrant, Single volume
- Plate
- 30
- Creator
- Gregory M. Mathews; plates include work by Henrik Grönvold, Roland Green and F. W. Frohawk
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.