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Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Alcidae
genus
Pinguinus
species
Pinguinus impennis

Name

Synonyms
Alca impennis Linnaeus, 1758
Penguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plautus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Alca gigante in Spanish
Alca impenne in Italian
Geirfugl in Norwegian
Gejrfugl in Danish
Grand Pingouin in French
Grand Pingouin in French
Grand Pingouin in French
Grand pingouin in French
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great auk in English
Großalk in German
Reuzenalk in Dutch
Riesenalk in German
alca gegant in Catalan–Valencian
alka olbrzymia in Polish
alka velká in Czech
alka veľká in Slovak
didžioji alka in Lithuanian
garfågel in Swedish
hiidalk in Estonian
milzu alks in Latvian
orjaška njorka in Slovenian
reuzenalk in Dutch
siivetönruokki in Finnish
torda-grande in Portuguese
óriásalka in Hungarian
Бескрылая гагарка in Russian
オオウミガラス in Japanese
大海雀 in Chinese
大海雀 in Chinese
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Great Auk in English
Reuzenalk in Dutch
garfågel in Swedish
geirfugl UTDØDD in Norwegian Bokmål
geirfugl UTDØDD in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Grand Pingouin in French
Riesenalk in German
alca gigante in Spanish
alka olbrzymia in Polish
büyük dalıcımartı in Turkish
colcair in Scottish Gaelic
colcairean in Scottish Gaelic

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  4. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  5. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  6. Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p.
  7. Tyrberg, T. (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Förstafynd - en historik över förstafynd av fåglar i Sverige
  8. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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