Brush-tailed Penguins
Pygoscelis
The genus Pygoscelis ("rump-legged") contains three living species of penguins collectively known as "brush-tailed penguins".
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Gentoo Penguin
speciesPygoscelis papua
Adelie Penguin
speciesPygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin
speciesPygoscelis antarcticus
Pygoscelis adeliae × antarcticus
hybridPygoscelis adeliae × antarcticus
Pygoscelis adeliae × papua
hybridPygoscelis adeliae × papua
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3807.