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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidaebrush-tailed penguins.

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Examples

  • However, in the case of Brush-tailed (Pygoscelis) and Banded (Spheniscus) penguins, both eggs hatch.

    Penguins 2010

  • Gentoo penguin—Pygoscelis papua There are two subspecies of Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua papua and the smaller Pygoscelis papua ellsworthii.

    The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

  • Chinstrap penguins Pygoscelis antarcticus, 255, 283

    The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

  • Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua is present year round on the islands, and its breeding population at Heard Island represents about six percent of the world population.

    Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia 2008

  • Population size and breeding success of the gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua at Macquarie Island.

    MacQuarie Island, Australia 2008

  • The Islands are also very important for various seabirds including the Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua).

    Patagonian grasslands 2007

  • Adelice Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) feeding young.

    WN.com - Articles related to Bestselling books the week of 7/29/10 according to IndieBound* 2010

  • Adelice Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) feeding young.

    WN.com - Articles related to Bestselling books the week of 7/29/10 according to IndieBound* 2010

  • Penguins fall under the following taxonomic classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Sphenisciformes; Family: Spheniscidae; Genus: There are six genera, including Aptenodytes (the great penguins), Pygoscelis (the brush-tailed penguins), Eudyptes (the crested penguins), Spheniscus (the banded or jackass penguins), Megadyptes (the Yellow-eyed penguin is the only one in this genus), and Eudyptula (the Little Blue penguin is the only one in this genus).

    The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

  • Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); chinstrap penguin (P. antarctica); gentoo penguin (P. papua); emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri); king penguin (A. patagonicus); rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes crestatus); and, macaroni penguin (E. chrysolophus).

    Antarctic Peninsula 2009

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